Rep. Thomas Massie, a libertarian who has not been afraid to clash with House GOP leaders, comfortably won his Republican primary on Tuesday.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., prevailed in a three-way Republican primary on Tuesday night, paving the way to an eighth term representing his deep red Kentucky district. Massie enjoyed a decisive victory during what’s been a tumultuous period for both the House GOP and himself. The libertarian Republican was one of three GOP rebels pushing to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., from power over his bipartisan work on government spending and foreign aid.
Massie told reporters in late April that his voters were behind him, however, even as a litany of GOP lawmakers lined up to deride the effort and warn it would cost them the November election. 'I haven't gotten any blowback,' Massie said at the time. 'I explained the problem with Mike Johnson and the three big betrayals he's made to the majority of Republicans here and the majority of Republicans back home. And they understand.
’s threat in a statement to voters before polls closed, however, writing on X, 'Election Day in KY! It’s a referendum on whether a guy can go to DC and vote against foreign aid, foreign wars, and sanctions, while supporting free speech, privacy, & the . claims to have spent $400k against me. They won’t be happy tonight!' His challengers included former Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters and Michael McGinnis, a self-described 'sixth generation Kentuckian,' according to his campaign site.
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