The group has helped elect three dozen women in Kentucky, including seven state legislators who won races in 2018 and Lt. Gov. The win marked the first time Kentucky Democrats have flipped a state Senate seat since 2010. Democrats won a special election to fill a vacant Kentucky state Senate seat this week, flipping a district Republicans held for decades and signaling that the suburban shift that helped create a blue wave in 2018’s midterm elections may continue in 2020. Berg was likely helped by record turnout among Kentucky Democrats, thanks to expanded mail-in voting amid the coronavirus pandemic and a contested Democratic primary in the race to face GOP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this fall. Democrats have a long road back to the majority in Kentucky, where the GOP still holds a 28-10 advantage in the state Senate and a 24-seat grip on the state House.

Source: Huffington Post June 30, 2020 18:00 UTC