Kentucky primary election results are out. Ed Gallrein, boosted by the backing of U.S. President Donald Trump, ousted incumbent Rep. Thomas Massie, a prominent Trump critic, on Tuesday to become the Republican Party's nominee to represent Kentucky's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, NBC News projected. S. Guthrie has won Republican nomination for U.S. House in Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District. James Comer won Republican nomination for U.S. House in Kentucky's 1st Congressional District. Melissa Strange won Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District.
Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Republican House primary Tuesday after a concerted effort by President Donald Trump to oust him from Congress through challenger and ultimate winner Ed Gallrein. The result showed the president’s persisting influence over GOP voters, adding to a growing number of Trump-backed primary challengers to defeat Republican lawmakers who angered him in his second term.
