Rep. Thomas Massie wins reelection in Kentucky
Massie defeated challengers Matthew Lehman and Ethan Osborne to represent Kentucky's 4th congressional district in the U.S. House. He has been in Congress since 2012.
www.wcpo.comHere’s the latest reporting on Thomas Massie’s election—focused mainly on his upcoming Kentucky GOP primary and the political fight around it.
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Massie is in a high-profile May primary challenge. A recent NBC News report says that tomorrow’s vote will decide whether he retains his seat, and that his opponent is Ed Gallin, who was reportedly endorsed by President Donald Trump.[3]
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Trump has escalated attacks against Massie and is backing Gallin. The same NBC News report says Trump’s anger toward Massie has intensified, and it describes Massie as facing what could become an effort to remove a party adversary.[3]
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Spending/pressure from outside groups is already substantial. NBC News also reports that the primary is unusually expensive, citing advertising expenditures exceeding $32 million and describing heavy use of negative ads aimed at Massie.[3]
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Conservative groups are spending money to unseat him. A CBS News report from March 2026 says outside groups were already spending more than $5 million to try to defeat Massie in the May primary after Trump called for his defeat.[5]
If you tell me which election you mean (the May 2026 GOP primary vs. the 2024 general election vs. something else) and whether you want only headlines or a timeline of the story, I can narrow it down.