It’s official: Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup, a five-term incumbent from Kentucky’s Third District, has lost her bid for re-election. This is a classic swing district that Northup had aptly catered to for the past decade. Her defeat is a very bad omen for Republican incumbents in similar districts across the country.
Three-quarters of the votes in Kentucky’s 3rd District are now in, and Republican incumbent Anne Northup still trails Democrat John Yarmuth by three points. Another bad, bad sign for the GOP’s prospects nationally.
– Steve Kornacki
Returns are now streaming in from Kentucky and Indiana, each home to several bellwether House races. With the caveat that we have no idea where in the district these numbers are coming from, the initial numbers from Kentucky’s 3rd District spell trouble for the GOP. With 37 percent reporting:
John Yarmuth (Dem) 51%
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