Incumbent James Comer wins GOP primary in Ky.’s 1st Congressional District

Incumbent James Comer wins GOP primary in Ky.’s 1st Congressional District


CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 27: Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) speaks during a press conference as former U.S. President Bill Clinton testifies in a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on February 27, 2026 in Chappaqua, New York. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is set to provide testimony to the Republican-led House Oversight Committee as part of an ongoing inquiry into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's case. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave her deposition the previous day. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) speaks during a press conference at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on February 27, 2026 in Chappaqua, New York. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Sophia Flores 
6:15 PM – Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Representative James Comer has won the Republican primary for Kentucky’s 1st Congressional District and will be moving on to November’s general election.

On Tuesday, James Comer (R-Ky.) won in a landslide. At the time of this reporting, according to the Associated Press with 52% of the vote counted, he had 48,698 votes, or 87.6% of the total. His nearest opponent, David Sims, trailed with 3,246 votes, or 5.8%.

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