Thomas Massie handily defeats GOP primary challengers, AP projects

Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie was projected to win his party primary in the fourth congressional district on Tuesday evening.

Massie handily triumphed over primary challengers Michael McGinnis and Eric Deters. As of press time, the incumbent led with 75.7% of the vote to McGinnis's 12.3% and Deters's 11.9% with 85% of precincts reporting.

"Tonight's victory is a referendum on thousands of independents votes I have cast in Washington DC on behalf of Kentucky's 4th District," Massie said in a statement. "I've consistently upheld the Constitution, by voting for and sponsoring legislation to support the right to keep and bear arms, the right to free speech, freedom of religion, and the right to privacy."

"I've also fought against endless foreign wars, foreign aid, and inflationary policies, regardless of who is in the White House," he went on.

Massie was one of a handful of lawmakers who signed on to Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bid to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson and has also been a prominent critic of aid to Ukraine and Israel.

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