Mitch McConnell Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===2014=== {{Main|2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky}} In [[2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky|2014]], McConnell faced Louisville businessman [[Matt Bevin]] in the Republican primary.<ref>{{cite news|last=Killough|first=Ashley|title=Conservative challenger takes on top Senate Republican|url=https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/24/conservative-challenger-takes-on-top-senate-republican/|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=July 24, 2013|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127103455/https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/24/conservative-challenger-takes-on-top-senate-republican/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 60.2% won by McConnell was the lowest voter support for a Kentucky U.S. senator in a primary since 1938.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2014/05/20/mcconnell-records-weakest-kent/|title=McConnell Records Weakest Kentucky US Senate Incumbent Primary Victory in 75+ Years|work=Smart Politics|first=Eric|last=Ostermeier|date=May 20, 2014|access-date=January 27, 2020|archive-date=January 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127103735/https://editions.lib.umn.edu/smartpolitics/2014/05/20/mcconnell-records-weakest-kent/|url-status=live}}</ref> He faced Democratic Secretary of State [[Alison Lundergan Grimes]] in the general election, and defeated Grimes, 56.2β40.7%.<ref>{{cite news | title=Mitch McConnell Wins Re-Election, A.P. Says, as Republicans Make Election Day Push | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/us/politics/midterm-elections.html | access-date=November 4, 2014 | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=November 4, 2014 | archive-date=November 5, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105070126/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/us/politics/midterm-elections.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2014/2014%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf | title=2014 General Election Results | website=elect.ky.gov | publisher=Kentucky State Board of Elections | access-date=January 27, 2020 | archive-date=January 27, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127103450/https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%2520Results/2010-2019/2014/2014%2520General%2520Election%2520Results.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page