Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) the House of Representatives incumbent whose district includes the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site, easily won a Republican primary Tuesday night in Kentucky.
Comer, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, won 88% of the vote in the GOP primary for Kentucky’s first congressional district, according to results posted by WLKY.
The November general election will pit Comer against Democrat Megan Wingfield, who won her party’s primary with 51% of the vote, finishing ahead of two other Democrats.
Comer fared better than another Kentucky congressional incumbent, Rep. Thomas Massie (R), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, best known for his opening of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Massie lost 55% to 45% to Ed Gallrein, a former Navy Seal endorsed by President Donald Trump.
In the November general contest, Gallrein will now face Democrat Melissa Strange, who won 72% of the vote in her party’s primary for the 4th congressional district, according to WLKY.