Nine key takeaways from election night in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Georgia
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Via: vic-eldred • 6 months ago • 2 commentsBy: Victor Nava Published (New York Post)
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President Trump continued his hot streak Tuesday, powering several of his preferred Republican candidates to victory in key primary elections.
Here are nine takeaways from contests in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Alabama and Georgia.
Trump takes out Thomas Massie in Kentucky
The president claimed his latest political scalp in the hotly-contested House primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District.
6Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) gestures after losing the Republican party's nomination, May 19, 2026, in Hebron, Ky. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who has been a thorn in Trump's side for years, was defeated by the president's hand-picked challenger, Ed Gallrein.
Gallrein, who had very little name ID prior to receiving Trump's endorsement, beat Massie by about 10 percentage points.
Massie's defeat in what will go down as the most expensive primary race in US history reinforces Trump's dominance over Republican politics.
Massie hints he's not done yet
The congressman's supporters showered him in "2028" and "president" chants after his primary defeat - and Massie hinted that he may not be done with politics just yet.
6Republican congressional candidate Ed Gallrein wins the Republican party's nomination, May 19, 2026, in Covington, Ky. AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel
"What happens in 2028? Oh, you want me to run Congress again? I don't know what you're talking about," Massie said in response to the chants.
"Alright, you've made a compelling argument," he added. "You've spoken your peace, but I need a medical margarita now.
"We'll talk about it later."
Squad-backed candidate wins in Pennsylvania
Self-styled Democratic Socialist state Rep. Chris Rabb won Pennsylvania's 3rd District Democratic primary after receiving endorsements from far left "Squad" lawmakers.
Rabb, who is virtually assured to win the general election in the solidly blue district, was backed Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Summer Lee (D-Pa.) and several other lefty congressional lawmakers.
Georgia Republicans who spoke out against Trump got smoked
GeorgiaSecretary of State Brad Raffensperger and former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan - who were among the few Republicans to speak out against Trump's attempt to overturn his 2020 loss in the Peach State - received middling support from voters in their gubernatorial bids.
6Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger speaks to media on election day on May 19, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty Images
Duncan, who ran in the Democratic primary, received about 7% of the vote in the race won by former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Raffensperger, who famously defied Trump when asked to "find" votes in the Peach State after the 2020 election, received about 15% of the vote in the GOP gubernatorial primary and failed to make the runoff election.
Republicans will have to wait for their golden candidate to take down Sen. Jon Ossoff
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) and former college football coach Derek Dooley will head to a runoff election in the GOP Senate primary in Georgia after neither candidate received 50% of the vote.
Collins - at about 41% - was the top vote-getter, while Dooley, who was endorsed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, received about 30% support.
6Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) at his primary election watch party at The Carmichael House in Jackson, Ga. on May 19, 2026. Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
Trump has not endorsed a candidate in the contest.
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) was the odd man out, finishing in third place with 25% of the vote.
Alabama governor's race will be rematch of 2020 Senate election
Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, who served in the upper chamber from 2018 to 2021, won the Democratic primary for governor Tuesday night and will face retiring Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in November.
Tuberville unseated Jones in the 2020 Alabama Senate race.
6Former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) speaks during an event, Dec. 12, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson
The Republican senator and former college football coach is the heavy favorite in the race to replace term-limited GOP Gov. Kay Ivey.
Alabama Senate primaries head to runoffs
Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) clinched a spot in the Republican runoff election for the Alabama Senate seat being vacated by Tuberville.
Moore, who was endorsed by Trump, received just over 40% of the vote in Tuesday night's primary.
The race for the second spot in the June 16 GOP runoff is still too close to call.
6Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) during a House Judiciary Committee Field Hearing, April 17, 2023, in New York. AP Photo/John Minchillo
In the Democratic Senate primary, Everett Wess and Dakarai Larriett both advanced to the runoff.
The Republican nominee will be heavily favored in the November race.
Race to replace Mitch McConnell set
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) and former Democratic state Rep. Charles Booker won their respective primaries in the race to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell in the Senate.
Barr has already received Trump's endorsement.
Booker previously ran for Senate in 2022 but lost to incumbent Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
The Republican nominee will be heavily favored in November.
Midterm races set in Pennsylvania's battleground House districts
Midterm matchups in several Pennsylvania swing districts were finalized in Tuesday night's primary elections.
In Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) will take on Democrat Bob Harvie. The district went for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election but is rated a "likely" GOP seat by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
The Keystone State's 7th Congressional District will see incumbent Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pa.) face retired firefighter and union boss Bob Brooks, who was endorsed by socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). The district narrowly went for President Trump in 2024 and is rated a "toss up" by the Cook Political Report.
In Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District, another "toss up" won by Trump in 2024, former news anchor Janelle Stelson will take on incumbent Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.).
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It looks like Republicans got the message.
The most interesting races are not included such as the mayoral races in LA and DC.
If anyone is interested in the DC Mayoral race, here are the candidates in the democrat primary (the only one that counts in DC) selected by the lovely residents of DC:
The district is predominately minority with a population that is about 43% black. It has 14% of its residents foreign born.
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: District of Columbia
Noteworthy stats:
"The FBI data showed the total number of assaults, homicides, kidnappings, abductions and sex offenses fell in the capital from 23,914 in 2023 to 22,320 in 2024.
Separate data from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) also indicates a fall in overall crime between 2023 and 2024, but shows the past five years have seen the highest number of homicides in the capital since 2008.
Compared to the most populated states like California, New York and Texas, D.C. also appears to have a higher rate of crime against persons, according to the FBI data."
Map Shows How DC Crime Rates Compare to US States - Newsweek
"U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said Monday that a months-long federal investigation uncovered widespread misclassification of crime reports by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), making crime statistics across Washington, D.C. "artificially lower."
Pirro said the findings were based on a review of nearly 6,000 reports and interviews with more than 50 witnesses, showing that D.C.’s crime numbers were significantly understated.
"It is evident that a significant number of reports had been misclassified, making crime appear artificially lower than it was," Pirro said in a statement."
Federal investigation finds D.C. police misclassified crime reports | Fox News
The candidates:
"Former D.C. Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, 50, announced his mayoral run for D.C. after resigning from the council earlier this year.
McDuffie told FOX 5 DC's Tom Fitzgerald that he wants to focus on making D.C. affordable and safer – building on the falling crime rates. He aims to spur economic growth, increase police transparency and fight what he says are the Trump administration's threats to D.C. home rule."
"Janeese Lewis George, McDuffie's main opponent in this race, is a current Councilmember representing Ward 4 and describes herself as a democratic socialist.
A critic of what she calls Mayor Bowser's relationship with the Trump administration, Lewis George tells FOX 5 DC's Tom Fitzgerald that she instead intends to fight for D.C. in the courts for home rule."
"Gary Goodweather is a real estate manager and former U.S. Army captain who is running as a Democrat for this election."
Here's who is running in DC's mayoral primary on June 16 | FOX 5 DC
We were just talking about blue districts yesterday. Here is a very prime example.
(Prediction: Goodweather faces bad weather and comes in third!)