wlky.com: https://www.wlky.com/article/outside-spending-massie-politics-kentucky/71388889

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Published: Saturday, May 23, 2026

House history, but most of the money flowing in to unseat Thomas Massie came from out of state.

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Closer look: Outside spending in race that unseated Massie Skip to content NOWCAST TORNADO WARNING Live Now Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Get the Facts Investigate Consumer News Entertainment Seen on WLKY Upload Weather Radar Map Room Forecasting Our Future Politics Sports High School Playbook Community Project CommUNITY Bell Awards Wednesdays Child Memorials Advertise with WLKY About News Team Contact Titan TV Guide MeTV Very Local Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Closer look: Outside spending in race that unseated Massie The race for Kentucky’s 4th congressional seat goes down as the most expensive primary in U.S. House history, but most of the money flowing in to unseat Thomas Massie came from out of state. Closer look: Outside spending in race that unseated Massie The race for Kentucky’s 4th congressional seat goes down as the most expensive primary in U.S. House history, but most of the money flowing in to unseat Thomas Massie came from out of state. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS AUGUST 6TH. THE RACE FOR KENTUCKY’S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT BECAME THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE PRIMARY IN HISTORY, BUT MUCH OF THE MONEY SPENT TO DEFEAT THOMAS MASSIE CAME FROM OUTSIDE OF KENTUCKY. EDWARD SMITH FOLLOWED THE MONEY TRAIL. HE BREAKS DOWN THE NUMBERS FOR US. EDWARD. SINCE THE START OF THE YEAR, THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO ED RYAN AND THOMAS MASSIE’S CAMPAIGNS BY KENTUCKIANS DIDN’T CRACK 6%, BUT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. MADE UP 20% OF DONATIONS TO PAUL RYAN’S CAMPAIGN IN 15% OF MASSIE’S. I SPOKE WITH AN EXPERT ABOUT THE IMPACT THE OUTSIDE DOLLARS HAD ON THE RACE. WELCOME TO THE MOST EXPENSIVE CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY EVER IN THE 250 YEAR HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. ACCORDING TO ADIMPACT, $32.6 MILLION WAS SPENT ON THE ADVERTISING IN THE RACE THAT COST THOMAS MASSIE HIS SEAT ON CAPITOL HILL. PRO RYAN SPENDING TOPPED 18 MILLION, WHILE PRO MASSIE SPENDING NEARLY 14 MILLION. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION RECORDS SHOW PRO-ISRAEL GROUPS PLAYED A MAJOR PART IN THE FLOOD OF ADVERTISING. THE UNITED DEMOCRACY PROJECT, A GROUP SUPPORTED BY AIPAC, SPENT MORE THAN 4 MILLION ON ADVERTISING OPPOSING MASSIE AND SUPPORTING PAUL RYAN. MAGA KENTUCKYSHOW!, A POLITICAL PAC SUPPORTED BY BILLIONAIRE PAUL SINGER, WAS AMONG THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS WITH MORE THAN 11.2 MILLION SPENT. IN A POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR REACTED, SAYING THOMAS MASSIE AND I DON’T AGREE ON MUCH, BUT BILLIONAIRES AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS SPENT $35 MILLION IN KENTUCKY TO UNSEAT ONE CONSERVATIVE CONGRESSMAN, ALL BECAUSE HE STOOD UP TO TRUMP. IT’S EVERYTHING THAT’S WRONG WITH OUR POLITICS TODAY. YOU DON’T NORMALLY SEE THIS MUCH MONEY SPENT IN A CONGRESSIONAL RACE. STEPHEN VOSS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AT UK, SAYS FOREIGN POLICY PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE MONEY AGAINST MASSIE, BUT

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