NYTimes
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Trump’s Push to Defeat Thomas Massie Is the Most Expensive House Primary in Recent Years - The New York Times
1 day ago - ... Nearly $33 million has been spent on ads and other media in the race between Representative Thomas Massie, left, a rare Republican critic of President Trump, and his Trump-backed challenger, Ed Gallrein.
Al Jazeera
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Massie race breaks spending record as pro-Israel groups target Trump critic | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera
The avalanche of spending, totalling more than $34m by Monday, according to official records, highlights the significance of the elections that could oust one of the few Republican opponents to the war with Iran.
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1 day agoThoughts on Kentucky's GOP Congressional Primary between Thomas Massie and Ed Gallrein?
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1 day agoThomas Massie lost his primary today. Are you surprised, and what is your post election analysis?
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1 day agoThe American Prospect
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The Billionaire Plot to Destroy a Billionaire Mascot - The American Prospect
1 day ago - Still doubt the reality of MAGA’s civil war? Behold the $35 million oligarch campaign to destroy Thomas Massie.
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POLITICO
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Massie’s primary is the most expensive in history. Pro-Israel groups have played a huge part. - POLITICO
3 days ago - It’s the most the group has ever spent in a House primary, according to AdImpact. AIPAC, meanwhile, has put almost $5 million behind a trio of spots slamming Massie for siding with progressive Reps.
NOTUS
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Out-of-State Money Helped Take Down Thomas Massie - NOTUS — News of the United States
16 hours ago - The figures underscore Massie’s ... are itemized individual contributions with no donor name recorded, which total $81,000 and $151,000 for Massie and Gallrein, respectively....
Bloomberg
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Massie’s Defeat in Kentucky Was a Costly Revenge - Bloomberg
12 hours ago - But it was a devastating blow for democracy. The total cost of the takedown: $33 million. That price tag made it the most expensive congressional primary in history, with about $565 spent for every vote for Massie’s challenger, Ed Gallrein.
The Atlantic
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The Lessons of Thomas Massie's Defeat
9 hours ago - Massie used Trump’s attacks on him to raise plenty of his own funds, and the total spent on both sides swelled to some $33 million, making the race the most expensive House primary in U.S.
The Hill
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Donald Trump scores major victory with Thomas Massie's primary defeat in Kentucky
1 day ago - Federal Election Commission (FEC) ... working to influence the race spent roughly $35 million combined. Massie’s campaign outspent Gallrein’s, $5.8 million to $2.6 million, according to FEC data....
Zeteo
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BREAKING: Thomas Massie Loses Primary in Big Win for Trump and AIPAC
1 day ago - AIPAC’s super PAC, which called Massie the “most anti-Israel Republican in the House,” poured more than $4 million into the race to defeat him, according to campaign finance records.
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Massie, Gallrein GOP primary becomes most expensive in U.S. history
2 days ago - Conversely, Gallrein has faced a slew of ads financed by pro-Massie PACs, including Kentucky First PAC and Kentucky 4th PAC, according to Axios. The outlet reports the total spending at around $5.6 million.
Reuters
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Trump purges another Republican critic with Massie defeat in Kentucky | Reuters
12 hours ago - Combined spending in the Massie-Gallrein race topped $32 million, surpassing the $25 million spent in a 2024 race that ousted Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman in New York, according to AdImpact.
Al Jazeera
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Trump critic Massie defeated: Takeaways from US primary election results | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera
The race between Massie and Gallrein was the most expensive congressional primary in US history, reaching more than $34m in publicity spending. More than $19m was spent to benefit Gallrein, with nearly $9.4m of that coming from American Israel ...
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Washington Post
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Thomas Massie loses to Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein in Kentucky GOP primary - The Washington Post
1 day ago - Ed Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL recruited by Trump, beat Massie in the most expensive U.S. House primary on record, the Associated Press projects. The race drew more than $32 million in ad spending.
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Thomas Massie DEFEATED: Did AIPAC Just Buy the Kentucky Primary? - YouTube
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Axios
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Inside the wild $25 million fight to oust top GOP Trump critic Thomas Massie
1 week ago - By the numbers: All of this is backed up by more than $25.6 million in ad spending, according to AdImpact, which makes the fight between Massie and Gallrein the most expensive U.S. House primary in history.
CNBC
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Another Trump victory: Republican Rep. Thomas Massie loses Kentucky primary
9 hours ago - The primary between Gallrein and Massie was the most expensive on record, with $32.6 million spent on ads, according to AdImpact. Of that, $7.9 million was used to fund attack ads aimed at Massie, as money from Trump allies and pro-Israel groups ...
Middle East Eye
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US: Anti-Aipac congressman Massie unseated in most expensive House primary ever | Middle East Eye
12 hours ago - Thomas Massie lost to the Trump-endorsed former Navy Seal, Ed Gallrein, in Kentucky race after millions spent by pro-Israel
Al Jazeera
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Republican Thomas Massie who stood up to Trump defeated in Kentucky primary | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera
5 hours ago - The contest, widely described as the most expensive House of Representatives primary in US history, saw more than $32m spent on advertising and offered the latest evidence of Trump’s hold over Republicans.
The Atlantic
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Why Thomas Massie Thought He Was Different - The Atlantic
9 hours ago - Massie used Trump’s attacks on him to raise plenty of his own funds, and the total spent on both sides swelled to some $33 million, making the race the most expensive House primary in U.S.
POLITICO
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Massie loses Kentucky House primary in a win for Trump - POLITICO
1 day ago - ally. Another super PAC stood up by Trump’s top political operatives spent nearly $7 million berating Massie over his votes against the president’s tax cuts, border wall and other priorities.