LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Whereas each different statewide race went to the Republican candidate, Kentuckians reelected Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear Tuesday.
Simply over 694,000 voters picked the Democratic incumbent over Republican challenger Daniel Cameron. Whereas that quantity is decrease than the variety of Kentuckians who voted for Beshear in 2019, he gained with 53% of the vote in comparison with simply 49.2% final election.
In 2019, Beshear gained blue counties like Jefferson and Fayette with 67% and 65.5% of the vote, respectively. This time round, 70% of Jefferson County residents and 71.8% of Fayette County residents voted for Beshear.
Solely two Northern Kentucky counties voted for Beshear in each 2019 and 2023. Campbell and Boone counties each chosen the incumbent, however the share by which Beshear gained went up this time round.
Slightly below 53% of Kenton County residents picked Beshear in comparison with 49.5% in 2019. In Campbell County, Beshear gained with 54.2% this yr in comparison with 51.8% in 2019.
Boone County remained the identical, with 56% of voters selecting the Republican candidate.
Bracken, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Mason, Owen and Pendleton counties all voted for Cameron as properly.
Although the newest approval rankings discovered Beshear “enormously widespread” with Kentuckians, polling launched simply days earlier than the election had him and Cameron in a useless warmth after earlier polls confirmed the governor with a sizeable lead over his opponent.
Republicans gained each different statewide workplace, exhibiting Beshear’s win wasn’t a given. No different Democratic candidate obtained greater than 43% of the vote.
Nonetheless, Beshear was in a position to carry 29 of Kentucky’s counties — all however two of them being counties Donald Trump gained in 2020. He mentioned after his win the election was “a selection to not transfer to the fitting or transfer to the left, however to maneuver ahead for each single household.”
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