Here is a growing list of GOP incumbents who were "primaried" (defeated in their own primaries) in 2022, and why:
Incumbent | Office | Reason for defeat in his primary |
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Sal Santoro | Kentucky State Rep. (R-Union) | defeated by Marianne Proctor, who ran on a pro-Constitution “liberty” platform critical of infringements during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Ed Massey | Kentucky State Rep. (R-Hebron) | defeated by Steve Rawlings by a more than 2-to-1, who also ran on a pro-Constitution “liberty” platform critical of infringements during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Adam Koenig | Kentucky State Rep. (R-Erlanger) | defeated by Erlanger City Councilman Steve Doan, who ran on the pro-Constitution liberty platform. |
Madison Cawthorn | Congressman from North Carolina (R-11th Dist.) | observed that Zelensky is a thug and opposed $53+ billion in handouts to his Leftist regime; liberals retaliated by relentlessly smearing the 26-year-old, wheelchair-bound Cawthorn personally concerning harmless conduct. |
David McKinley | Congressman from West Virginia (R-2nd Dist.) | Lost primary to Tea Party Incumbent Alex Mooney due to redistricting. McKinley voted for Biden's infrastructure bill |
Lawrence Wasden | Attorney General from Idaho | Defeated by Raul Labrador for being a RINO |
Tom Rice | Congressman from South Carolina (R-7th Dist.) | Lost primary after voting for the Second Impeachment of Donald Trump |
Rodney Davis | Congressman from Illinois (R-13 Dist.) | Lost primary after voting for January Sixth Commission. Davis lost a redistricting race to America First Nationalist Mary Miller |
Steven Palazzo | Congressman from Mississippi (R-4th Dist.) | Lost primary after multiple corruption scandals |
Peter Meijer | Congressman from Michigan (R-3rd Dist.) | Lost primary after voting for the Second Impeachment of Donald Trump |
Jaime Herrera Beutler | Congressman from Washington (R-3rd Dist.) | Lost primary after voting for the Second Impeachment of Donald Trump |
Liz Cheney | Congressman from South Carolina (R-WY Dist.) | Lost primary after voting for the Second Impeachment of Donald Trump |
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