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The KY District 4 Republican primary was the most expensive race, per vote, of ANY election in US history, despite Gallrein having only 70 donors.
Ed Gallrein reported just 70 unique Kentucky donors to Massie's 1,545 donors
33 million dollars was spent on 105,000 total votes, coming out to around $315 spent per vote.
Going back and looking at the costs of previous races with high costs...
2022 California 22nd general election ~$300/vote
2024 Tester v Shehee general election ~$250/vote
2020 Collins v Gideon general election ~$175/vote
Every other race was chamber-deciding general elections. This was a primary in a non-competitive district. Bought and paid for by a few billionaire donors that flooded boomer mailboxes with fake AI slop and they bought in wholesale. Massie won every demographic outside of seniors.
The insanity of this race cannot be overstated.
u/joneild — 23 hours ago