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Kentucky's Republican Senators and Congressmen Urge Gubernatorial Candidates to Stand United

Kentucky’s Republican elected officials in Washington are asking Republican candidates for governor to unite behind whoever’s elected in the primary next month.

The GOP nominee will likely face off against Attorney General Jack Conway, who doesn’t have serious competition in the Democratic primary.

In a letter signed by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul as well as four Republican members of Kentucky’s Congressional delegation, the candidates were asked to show up to an event in Lexington a week and a half after the May 19th primary.

Louisville businessmen Hal Heiner and Matt Bevin as well as Agriculture Commissioner James Comer and former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott are all seeking the Republican nomination for governor.

The candidates are working to set themselves apart from one another ahead of the primary election, which historically has low voter turnout.

Ryland Barton is the Managing Editor for Collaboratives. He's covered politics and state government for NPR member stations KWBU in Waco and KUT in Austin. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas. He grew up in Lexington.

Email Ryland at rbarton@lpm.org.