That Kentucky state senate election featuring a human leech is over.

The open Kentucky Senate seat in Louisville will stay blue in 2026.

Gary Clemons is set to head to Frankfort during the upcoming legislative session, as the South End Democrat won a special election Dec. 16 for the chamber’s vacant District 37 seat.

Clemons, a labor union leader and U.S. Army veteran, won 72% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Calvin Leach, who received 25% of the vote, and Libertarian candidate Wendy Higdon, who took 2%. The unofficial results were released by the Jefferson County Clerk’s office at 7 p.m.

Clemons said in a statement that working families deserve a voice in Frankfort who understands their struggles and will fight for their future, and he’s ready to do so.

The Republican opponent’s downfall was probably the result of the odious things he said about women. But whatever, it’s good for a Democrat to win in Kentucky in a landslide