wlwt.com: https://www.wlwt.com/article/northern-kentucky-primary-voters-trump-massie-gallrein/71365422

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Published: Thursday, May 21, 2026

House race with Trump-backed candidate Rep. Thomas Massie lost Tuesday's 4th Congressional District GOP primary to Ed Gallrein.

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Northern Kentucky primary voters reshape U.S. House race with Trump-backed candidate Skip to content NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at 10:00 Live Now Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Investigates Entertainment Health Money Monday Get the Facts News We Love Upload Weather Radar Alerts Map Room Traffic Politics Sports Bengals Reds FC Cincinnati High School Sports Olympics Community Project Community Let&#039;s Talk Cincy Ruth Lyons Holiday Guide Home Furnishings Mental Health Resources Pre-Owned Autos Advertise with WLWT Memorials About News Team MeTV Contact Very Local Titan TV Guide Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Northern Kentucky primary voters reshape U.S. House race with Trump-backed candidate Rep. Thomas Massie lost Tuesday's 4th Congressional District GOP primary to Ed Gallrein. Northern Kentucky primary voters reshape U.S. House race with Trump-backed candidate Rep. Thomas Massie lost Tuesday's 4th Congressional District GOP primary to Ed Gallrein. WHEN I COME BACK. SHEREE. ALL RIGHT, KEVIN, THANKS SO MUCH. OKAY, SO THE MOST EXPENSIVE PRIMARY IN THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS ABOUT TO PUT NORTHERN KENTUCKY ON A NEW COURSE. THAT’S RIGHT. LONGTIME U.S. CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE, LOSING TUESDAY’S PRIMARY THAT SETS UP THE SHOWDOWN NOW IN NOVEMBER, BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN AND THE DEMOCRAT, MELISSA STRANGE. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S TODD TODD -- HAS BEEN COVERING THIS FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS. HE’S IN COVINGTON FOR US. HI, TODD. HI, MIKE. THE GOP PRIMARY IN KENTUCKY’S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WILL GO DOWN IN THE HISTORY BOOKS PRIMARILY FOR TWO REASONS. ONE, BECAUSE OF ALL THE MONEY INVOLVED AND TWO, BECAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN INCUMBENT THOMAS MASSIE’S DEFEAT REPUBLICANS IN KENTUCKY’S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, WHICH FOLLOWS THE OHIO RIVER FROM JUST OUTSIDE LOUISVILLE TOWARD ASHLAND, MADE A DECISIVE CHOICE DURING TUESDAY’S PRIMARY. MY INITIAL TAKEAWAY IS THIS IS TRUMP’S REPUBLICAN PARTY STILL, BY A TEN POINT MARGIN, GOP VOTERS ELECTED TO SQUARE OFF AGAINST NORTHERN KENTUCKY DEMOCRAT MELISSA STRANGE IN NOVEMBER. GALLATIN, A FARMER AND VETERAN, WAS ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO MADE IT CLEAR HE WANTED INCUMBENT THOMAS MASSIE OUT OF OFFICE ASAP. AS A CLOSE OBSERVER OF POLITICS AND HIS ROLE AT NKU, DARREN WILSON SAID MASSIE’S VOTES AGAINST CERTAIN WHITE HOUSE PRIORITIES HURT HIM AT THE BALLOT BOX AS PEOPLE FEEL LESS SECURE ABOUT THEIR OWN SAFETY AND THEIR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND HEALTH CARE AND OTHER THINGS, I THINK PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO LISTEN TO AN OUTSIDER LIKE EDITOR, FOR EXAMPLE. YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO AN OUTSIDER AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD THIS PERSON HERE FOR HOW MANY YEARS AND WHAT HAVE THEY DONE FOR YOU? WILSON SAID. MASSIE’S PRINCIPLED APPROACH TO POLITICS MAY ALSO BE THE REASON HE’LL BE LEAVING CONGRESS AFTER 14 YEARS. I THINK IT SHOWS THAT THERE’S A LOT OF INFLUENCE IN T

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