Incumbent West tops Crain in 27th Senate race

Republished from WEKU.

Unofficial results show incumbent Steve West is the winner of the 27th state Senate district race, beating a well-funded challenger.

West is a Republican who’s been in office since 2015. He turned back Democrat Molly Gene Crain. State election finance reports show Crain raised more than $190,000 for the primary and general election, compared to less than $174,000 for West. Last month, Crain told WEKU the 27th District was the Democrats’ best chance to flip a Senate seat. The 27th District includes Bourbon, Fleming, Harrison, Mason, Nicholas, Robertson, Rowan counties and part of Fayette.

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Originally published by WEKU.

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https://www.weku.org/the-commonwealth/2024-11-05/incumbent-west-tops-crain-in-27th-senate-race