Kentucky Congressional Primaries Feature Five GOP Incumbents, Democrat Scrap in Louisville

U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers is one of five Republican Congressional incumbents favored to advance in Kentucky's primaries on May 17. Rogers, 84, is seeking a 22nd term in the House and is currently the longest-serving member of Congress. Only late Alaska Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young has served longer. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Kentucky’s May 17 primary slate includes inter-party battles for the state’s General Assembly, one United States Senate berth, and six U.S. congressional seats.

For the most part, however, challengers face longer odds in unseating incumbents in most of the preliminary races than 80-1 underdog Rich Strike did in winning the Kentucky Derby earlier in May.