A combative three-way primary suddenly shrank in early May, when President Trump endorsed Representative Andy Barr, and Nate Morris left the race to become an ambassador in the Trump administration.

Louisville voters will choose two out of nine mayoral candidates to advance to November's general election in the May 19 primary, using a new nonpartisan election system.

State Senator Christine Drazan, a social conservative, is seeking a rematch of the 2022 race.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, speaks to reporters after a Kentucky Educational Television (KET) debate, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Lexington, Ky.

Just look at the latest instance in Kentucky, where Trump took out Rep. Thomas Massie in the Republican primary.

Trump threatened to back a primary challenger against Boebert over her support for Massie, calling the congresswoman “weak minded” and a “carpetbagger” in a Truth Social statement Sunday.

Trump's Kentucky endorsement of Andy Barr secured a primary win, but the race also revealed Mitch McConnell's deeper power.