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John McCain is the projected winner of Kentucky's eight electoral votes, according to CNN.

With just 10 percent of precincts reporting, the Republican leads the early results with 52 percent of the vote, while Barack Obama has 47 percent.

State Sen. Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green), who did not face a primary challenger in his campaign for the open seat in the 2nd Congressional District, took the opportunity of primary night to launch his general election campaign.

The Republican senator issued a statement laying out his platform, saying, "I am looking forward to the general election campaign where voters will hear from me about ending our nation's unsustainable dependence on foreign oil, keeping taxes low to foster job creation, pursuing solutions to lower the cost of health insurance, and bringing a much-needed change in attitude to Washington D.C."

Guthrie will square off against state Senator David Boswell (D-Sorgho) in the general election. Boswell beat Daviess County Judge/Executive Reid Haire (D-Owensboro) in the 2nd District Democratic primary Tuesday.

After winning the primary by a large margin, former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup (R-Louisville) got an encouraging review from the National Republican Congressional Committee as she heads into the general election campaign against current Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Louisville).

The NRCC issued a primary night preview of the rematch between Northup and Yarmuth:

Northup is in a good position to reclaim her seat, having over $500,000 cash on hand at the time of the latest FEC filing. Since arriving to Congress, Yarmuth's unabashed liberalism on issues such as taxes, illegal immigration and terrorist surveillance have left him vulnerable to a strong challenge.

Kentucky voters seem to be signaling a sense of buyer's remorse.

Northup narrowly lost the seat to Yarmuth in 2006.

Shortly after his victory over Greg Fischer in the U.S. Senate race's Democratic primary, Bruce Lunsford got a few words of encouragement from Sen. Charles Schumer, the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Schumer's statement looks toward the general election campaign against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell:

"Kentuckians who want to change the direction the country is headed will have a chance to do so in November by electing Bruce Lunsford. Bruce is an outstanding candidate, and as the Democratic Party's nominee for Senate, I know he will run a campaign that will make Kentucky proud. Republicans in Washington have obstructed change in our foreign and economic policies for too long, and by electing Bruce Lunsford, Kentucky can reject that obstructionism and move the country forward."

Sen. Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton: Getty Images PhotoHillary Clinton will win Kentucky's Democratic presidential primary, the Associated Press and television networks are projecting. Exit polling showed Clinton's victory over Sen. Barack Obama was so lopsided that the networks were able to project a winner as the final polling places closed at 7 p.m. ET.

"Tonight we've achieved an important victory," Clinton told a crowd in Louisville. "It's not just Kentucky bluegrass that's music to my ears, it's the sound of your overwhelming vote of confidence."

Clinton made it clear in her victory speech that she has no plans to drop out of the race.

"I'm going to keep making our case until we have a nominee, whoever she may be," she said.

Clinton leads the count with 65 percent to Obama's 30 percent, with nearly 95 percent of precincts reporting.

On the day before the primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Sen. Barack Obama by a substantial margin in Kentucky, a Suffolk University poll found.

Clinton scored 51 percent and Obama came in at 25 percent in the poll of 600 likely primary voters.

John Edwards, who dropped out of the Democratic field in January, still got 6 percent support.

Democrat Heather Ryan’s campaign in the 1st Congressional District sent out an eye-catching ‘E-Newsletter’ Friday morning.

The text reads: “As the Primary Election Approaches on May 20, REMEMBER: Every Time Someone Votes Republican, A Cute Baby Cries!”

The message is actually a fundraising plea for the Ryan campaign.

Clicking on “Please. Think Of The Babies” brings you to the ActBlue website.

Ryan, an outspoken Democratic activist, does not have a primary opponent in her challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield.