State Sen. Morgan McGarvey on Tuesday won the Democratic primary over state Rep. Attica Scott to replace retiring Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky’s only Democratic House member.

The contest for the state’s Democratic-majority 3rd Congressional District in Louisville, Kentucky, came down to the two progressive candidates, though McGarvey had the endorsement of Yarmuth and was seen as the more establishment figure. He won with over 65% of the vote. The district has been reconfigured somewhat since the 2020 Census but remains a Democratic stronghold, meaning McCarvey is strongly favored to win the general election in November.

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Both candidates support Medicare for all, liberalizing marijuana regulation, environmentalist legislation, and universal preschool education. McGarvey had the support of over two dozen state and city politicians in addition to Yarmuth, who is currently chairman of the House Budget Committee. McGarvey said his record in the state legislature, where he is minority leader of the state Senate, speaks for his ability to get things done.

“I’m not going to take the defeatist attitude that we can’t do things in government. I think we can still do big things. And the way I do that is not by talking but by listening,” he said. “I believe in government. I believe that our government can do big things that help people," McGarvey told the Associated Press last week.

Scott is an activist and a member of the state House. She was arrested while protesting the Louisville city government for the death of Breonna Taylor, a young black woman who was fatally shot when the police conducted a no-knock raid on her home.

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Republicans initially hoped that the district would be friendlier to them after the redistricting process, but it remained largely untouched.

In matchups between progressive and establishment Democrats, the establishment candidate has usually emerged as the victor during this midterm election cycle.