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Kentucky yesterday lost the Republican House primary** by [nearly 10 percentage points](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5827183/massie-gallrein-kentucky-race-results-trump). Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein secured the victory over Massie, who is the latest Republican lawmaker to lose his seat
Kentucky’s 4th District on Tuesday, in a primary that became the most expensive intraparty House fight on record. It’s the latest in a string of primary victories for the president that cements
much harder to say no, guys, that's not what we are elected on. People rely on us, people are struggling, people are really getting hurt." Senator Paul, one of the original grassroots "Tea Party
spent on TV ads and a lot of it aimed at Massie, according to NPR ad-tracking partner AdImpact. While Trump continues to rack up victories on his vengeance tour, general-election opponents are waiting
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. But it is Massie’s 4th District race that [may prove more troublesome for Trump](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/trump-and-kentucky-republicans-are-uniting-against-massie-he-could-still-win-00894312). The president finally fronted a challenger to the renegade Republican after Massie
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is up next with his primary on May 19. Still, in Louisiana, Trump hasn’t done much to boost his chosen candidate. On Friday, he reupped his support for Letlow, calling
Kentucky The race between Massie and Gallrein was the most expensive [congressional primary](/news/2026/5/18/massie-race-breaks-spending-record-as-pro-israel-groups-target-trump-critic) in US history, reaching more than $34m in publicity spending. More than $19m was spent to benefit Gallrein, with nearly
Kentucky. But the revenge tour is increasingly imperiling Trump’s midterm agenda on the Hill. That’s because for every apostate ousted by Trump this month, there’s a sign of not only his waning