Voters in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania participated in Democratic and Republican primaries for the U.S. House, Senate, and governor, as well as various down-ballot races, on Tuesday night.
The nominating contests set the stage for the midterm elections, where Republicans will defend their narrow majorities in both the Senate and House.
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie learned his fate after Tuesday’s closely watched Republican primary.
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Ed Gallrein, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, has been declared the winner over Massie.
Gallrein is a former Navy SEAL and will more than likely easily win the general election in November.
The news comes as Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters revealed this week that Republicans may outspend Democrats in this election cycle, a dramatic reversal from past campaigns, when Democrats often held the fundraising advantage.
Speaking on Breitbart, Gruters argued Republicans are entering the midterm cycle with significantly stronger financial positioning and unprecedented coordination across the conservative movement.
Host Mike Slater asked Gruters to put the reported $70 million Democrats spent in Virginia’s recent redistricting battle into perspective.
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“How much money is that for the parties?” Slater asked.
Gruters responded by painting a bleak financial picture for Democrats.
“The DNC has minus 4 million [dollars], and it wasn’t the DNC that plowed $70 million: It was the collective,” Gruters said.
“So, if you look at the collective on the right, we may have $800 million,” he continued.
“The collective on the left may have $350 million, and when you have the court, there’s gonna be a court case that is ruled on in the next week or two, coordinated campaign limits, which will magnify that, which will allow full coordination and allow the parties to spend at the candidate rate, which is massive for us,” he said.
Gruters said the financial landscape could mark a historic break from previous election cycles.
“When you have that financial advantage, people, you know, people don’t know that the Democrats routinely spend more than us on election cycles, because they have more massive donors and that will write massive checks,” he said.
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“But this time, this cycle [we] will either spend a parity or will outspend them, and that’s never happened before,” he added.
According to Gruters, the RNC itself is in far stronger shape than the Democratic National Committee.
He said the RNC currently has “about $125 million” on hand compared to what he described as negative cash reserves at the DNC.
Gruters also pointed to allied Republican organizations as part of a broader coordinated effort.
“Our Republican National Senatorial Committee, let’s say, has $80 million. House committee has $80 million,” he said.
“Then you have conservative groups out there like MAGA Inc. … you got to think about, we are completely united in our efforts to hold the majority,” he added.
Gruters emphasized close coordination with President Donald Trump’s political operation.
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“We coordinate everything with the President, James Blair, Susie Wiles, that team, and we are in unison moving forward to make sure that we’re doing exactly what we need to do to win,” he said.
Both parties are gearing up for a fiercely contested midterm cycle.
Vice President JD Vance intensified pressure on Senate Republicans this week to pass the SAVE Act.
Using a rally in Missouri, he urged GOP lawmakers to move aggressively on election-integrity legislation that has become one of President Donald Trump’s top domestic priorities heading into the 2026 midterms.
Speaking Monday at a manufacturing plant in Kansas City, Vance openly acknowledged frustration with Republicans in Congress while calling on voters to continue backing the party despite internal divisions in Washington.
“I’m not asking you to support congressional Republican leadership because you agree with everything Republicans do in Congress,” Vance told the crowd. “I get frustrated with them from time to time. By the way, pass the SAVE Act. That’s something they need to do.”
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, commonly known as the SAVE Act, would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
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