Morgan McGarvey, Thomas Massie win primaries. See latest results from US Congress races
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With Kentucky's primary races in the books, the stage is set for November's general election to determine the future of Kentucky's six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Each of the Bluegrass State's incumbents — Louisville Democrat Morgan McGarvey, along with Republicans Andy Barr, James Comer, Brett Guthrie, Thomas Massie and Hal Rogers — will be on the ballot this fall, as three scored dominant primary wins while the other three did not face challengers.
McGarvey rolled in Louisville, with more than 80% of the vote, ensuring he'll have a chance for another term in office if he wins again in November. In a district that generally votes blue, he'll be a heavy favorite against his GOP challenger.
Let's break down how the general election ballot will look in all six Kentucky districts.
District 1 — West Kentucky and portions of Central Kentucky
Rep. Comer, the Republican incumbent first elected in 2016, did not face a primary challenger. In the general election, he'll face Democratic candidate Erin Marshall, a self-described "normal, hardworking single mom in Frankfort" who also did not face a primary challenger.
District 2 — Western Kentucky
Rep. Guthrie, a Bowling Green Republican who's been in office since 2009, was not challenged in the GOP primary and advanced to the general election, where he'll face Hank Linderman out of the Democratic primary.
District 3 — Louisville
Incumbent Rep. McGarvey, who's seeking a second term after taking office at the start of 2023, defeated primary challengers Jared Randall and Geoff Young, pulling 84% of the vote. In the general election he'll face Mike Craven.
District 4 — Northern Kentucky
Incumbent Rep. Massie, a Lewis County Republican in office since 2012, defeated GOP primary challengers Eric Deters and Michael McGinnis with 76% of the vote. No Democrats filed to run in the general election, paving the way for Massie to return to Washington, D.C., for another term.
District 5 — Southeastern Kentucky
Incumbent Rep. Rogers, a Somerset Republican who's represented the region in Congress since 1981, is set to head back to Frankfort for a 23rd term after overcoming primary challenges from Dana Edwards, David Kraftchak Jr. and Brandon Monhollen. Rogers landed 82% of the vote. No Democrats are running in the general election.
District 6 — Central Kentucky
Incumbent Rep. Barr, a Lexington Republican in office since 2013, did not face a primary challenger. In the general election, he'll take on the winner of the Democratic primary, a race that includes Randy Cravens, Todd Kelly, Don B. Pratt, Jonathan Richardson and Shauna Rudd.
Reach Lucas Aulbach at laulbach@courier-journal.com.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky primary election: Results from six US Congress races