The claim
“Thomas Massie lost his Republican primary election to Ed Gallrein, and that race was the most expensive U.S. congressional primary in history.”
Our verdict
True
Official Kentucky election results show Ed Gallrein defeating Thomas Massie in the Republican primary, and an MSN article describes the race as the most expensive U.S.
What we found
House primary in history.
The evidence
2 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
Kentucky Secretary of State live results show Ed Gallrein received 57,822 votes versus Thomas Massie's 47,539 in the 4th Congressional District Republican primary.
vrsws.sos.ky.gov· Election results show Massie lost - Background
MSN article states that the Massie‑Gallrein primary is the most expensive United States House primary race in history.
msn.com· News article calls race most expensive
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