Incumbents Prevail in Kentucky US House GOP Primaries

Incumbents prevailed across the board in Kentucky’s U.S. House primaries on May 17.
In the 1st Congressional District, neither Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) nor Democrat Jimmy Ausbrooks faced primary opponents Tuesday.
Comer is a former two-term Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner, 12-year state lawmaker, and gubernatorial candidate. He is the ranking Republican on the House Oversight Committee and an ardent advocate of former President Donald Trump.
Ausbrooks is a mental health counselor. He ran, but withdrew, from the U.S. Senate race in 2020 and is otherwise a relative political newcomer not expected to seriously challenge Comer in November.
Congressional District 2
In Congressional District 2, seven-term Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) scored 75 percent of the vote with 38 percent of the districts reporting at 8:54 p.m., according to Decision Desk HQ. He ran against challengers Brent Feher and Lee Watts in the GOP primary for the district….

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