*** Election Night Livewire *** Kentucky Decides Thomas Massie’s Fate As Voters in Six States Head to Polls

President Donald Trump spared little expense and political capital in targeting Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in the contentious marquee race of an Election Day in which voters from multiple states will decide which candidates will represent them in November or advance to a runoff.

The Republican brouhaha for Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District is perhaps the most high-profile primary of the 2026 cycle, with the Texas GOP Senate primary the only other contender. Trump went all-in for Ed Gallrein in the race against Massie, visiting the district himself in recent weeks and dispatching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth – in a private capacity – to the state to campaign with Gallrein Monday.

The President is riding high in recent weeks after securing retribution against most of the Indiana State Senators who voted against his redistricting plan and the defeat of Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). Cassidy failed to make the runoff