Captain Ed Gallrein, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, defeated Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in the election for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District.
Gallrein received 45,623 votes, or 54.4 percent of the vote, while Massie received 38,245 votes, or 45.6 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press.
The Associated Press called the race at 7:54 p.m.
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Prior to the election, a Quantus Insights poll, conducted between May 11-12 that surveyed 908 likely Republican voters, found that 48.3 percent of respondents supported Gallrein, while 43.1 supported Massie.
Trump has rallied his support for Gallrein, describing him as being a “winner” and an “American Hero.”
Trump said in January in a Truth Social post:
The incredible people of Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, who want desperately to get rid of Thomas Massie, the Worst ‘Republican’ Congressman we have had in many years, gave us a mandate to, MAKE AMERICA
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