Massie loses to Trump-backed challenger in Kentucky primary
The Kentucky race has been viewed as a key test of President Trump's grip on the Republican Party.
www.bbc.comRep. Thomas Massie fell the state Republican primary to Gallrein, Trump-endorsed. Massie acknowledged defeat after results were announced. The race was seen as a costly House-era contest, and a test of Trump's influence in the party. Trump endorsed Gallrein publicly while Massie criticized Trump on certain votes. Gallrein moves forward to the general election in a heavily Republican district, facing Democrat Melissa Strange. Massie was first elected in 2012 and fell into Trump's crosshairs in part by pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and denouncing the war in Iran.