{"id":1478931,"date":"2022-05-18T05:59:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1478931"},"modified":"2022-05-18T05:59:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T09:59:51","slug":"all-three-trump-backed-gop-candidates-win-kentucky-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-three-trump-backed-gop-candidates-win-kentucky-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"All Three Trump-Backed GOP Candidates Win Kentucky Primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fall-three-trump-backed-gop-candidates-win-kentucky-primaries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1478931&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"header\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"label\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">American News<\/span> <span class=\"published\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">May 18, 2022 12:02 AM<br \/>\n                                EST<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt mb-4\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n                            Representatives Thomas Massie, Andy Barr, and Hal Rogers each won by wide margins in the Blue Grass State.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"content\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"reader-container\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<section class=\"cover\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"author\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"show-sm\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"story-body\" class=\"article\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"html-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<article class=\"html\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Three Trump-endorsed Republican representatives won their primaries in the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/kentucky-pro-life-law-temporarily-blocked-by-federal-judge-at-planned-parenthoods-request\">Kentucky<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/news\/campaign\/3483332-trump-endorses-massie-two-years-after-calling-for-him-to-be-booted-from-gop\/\">Thomas Massie<\/a>, Andy Barr, and Hal Rogers each won by wide margins following their endorsements by the former President.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Massie defeated challengers Claire Wirth, George Washington, and Alyssa Dara McDowell with 75 percent of the vote as of 7:55 PM EST.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Barr won his district by 88.5 percent of the vote against project manager Derek Leonard Petteys.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>House Dean Hal Rogers has likely secured his 22nd consecutive term, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/politics\/trump-endorsement-kentucky-massie\/2022\/05\/17\/id\/1070282\/\"><em>Newsmax<\/em><\/a>. He defeated four Republican opponents while securing 86 percent of the vote. Rogers was first elected to the position in 1981 and is the longest-serving member of the House.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Trump&#8217;s endorsement of Rogers included high praise, calling him &#8220;a tireless advocate for the people of Kentucky\u2019s 5th&#8221; Congressional District, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/news\/house\/3483410-trump-endorses-rep-hal-rogers-dean-of-the-house\/\">The Hill<\/a><\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;Hal is working hard to support our Military and Vets, Grow our Economy, Defend the Second Amendment, and Stop the Trafficking of Deadly Opioids into our Communities,&#8221; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Veteran Brett Guthrie also won his primary, with polls showing he defeated his opponent by 50 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>An endorsement was not made in Kentucky&#8217;s third district by Trump\u2014a seat that is considered a Democrat-voter stronghold.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"revcontent-slot\" data-v-4da339e1=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<p>Ads by revcontent<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"contributions-container\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"partial contributions-epic\" data-v-37b8bc14=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"inner\" data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">\n<h2 data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">Join and support independent free thinkers!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"words\" data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">\n<p data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">\n                We\u2019re independent and can\u2019t be cancelled. 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