{"id":356812,"date":"2026-05-19T19:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-backed-gallrein-ousts-massie-in-kentucky-gop-primary-abc-news-projects"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:04:56","slug":"trump-backed-gallrein-ousts-massie-in-kentucky-gop-primary-abc-news-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-backed-gallrein-ousts-massie-in-kentucky-gop-primary-abc-news-projects","title":{"rendered":"Trump-backed Gallrein ousts Massie in Kentucky GOP main, ABC Information tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie will lose his reelection bid to Ed Gallrein, who was backed by President Donald Trump, in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, ABC News projects.<\/p>\n

A conservative libertarian, Massie has been the subject of Trump\u2019s ire, given his push to\u00a0release the Jeffrey Epstein files<\/a>, his\u00a0vote against<\/a>\u00a0the president\u2019s sweeping domestic tax policy legislation and his\u00a0vocal opposition to the Iran war<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Rep. Thomas Massie in Washington Sept. 17, 2025 and Republican congressional candidate for Kentucky, Ed Gallrein in Covington, Ky., April 30, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The race is the most expensive House primary in history: $32.6 million was spent in advertising and ad reservations, according to AdImpact.<\/p>\n

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Rep. Andy Barr in Fancy Farm, Ky., Aug. 2, 2025 and Kentucky U.S. Senate candidate Daniel Cameron in Louisville, May 12, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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On the Senate side, ABC News projects that Trump-backed Rep. Andy Barr will win the Republican primary as voters weighed in on who will succeed Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Senate majority leader and the state\u2019s longest-serving senator who is retiring after more than 40 years in Congress.<\/p>\n

Barr was facing former attorney general and former gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron.<\/p>\n

Both candidates have past ties to McConnell, though they have made clear attempts to distance themselves from the senator, who represents establishment Republicanism.<\/p>\n

Trump waded into the race earlier this month, asking businessman Nate Morris to step aside and take a role in the administration and backing Barr. Morris’ name remained on the ballot, but his votes will not be counted, according to the Kentucky Secretary of State.<\/p>\n

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Kentucky has sided with Trump for the past three presidential elections, with Trump winning the state by 30 points in 2024.<\/p>\n

The predominantly red state is led by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who was first elected in 2019 and reelected in 2023. But Kentucky has not seen a Democratic senator since Wendell Ford, who served from 1974 to 1999.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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