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GOP Rep. Andy Ogles ousted in Tennessee primary

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Tennessee GOP Rep. Andy Ogles was ousted by a Republican challenger on Thursday, a blow to President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson who tried to boost his campaign in the final days. Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher won the GOP primary for the 5th District after outraising Ogles, receiving a late endorsement from GOP Gov. Bill Lee and seeing a flood of outside money on his behalf from a renewable energy super PAC. Ultimately, that spending, coupled with a newly redrawn district that forced Ogles to reach new voters, helped end his reelection bid. Ogles has also faced a number of controversies since he was first elected in 2022. Ogles' loss makes him the second Trump-endorsed candidate to lose a primary this week, after a Michigan House candidate who had the president's backing fell to a challenger who had already dropped out. Hatcher will face the Democratic mayor of Columbia, Tennessee, Chaz Molder, in November. But Republicans redrew the seat to favor Trump by 23 points after the Supreme Court severely limited the Voting Rights Act earlier this year, leaving Hatcher as the front-runner.