Nov 06, 2019 · Kentucky’s Democratic attorney general, Andy Beshear, claimed victory over his Trump-supporting Republican opponent, Matt Bevin, in a close gubernatorial race on Tuesday, November 5, though Bevin...
Electoral historyPartyCandidate%DemocraticAndy Beshear49.20%RepublicanMatt Bevin (incumbent)48.83%LibertarianJohn Hicks1.97%Total votes100.0%1 more row
The Democratic nominee, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear, defeated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin by just over 5,000 votes, or 0.37%, making this the closest gubernatorial election in Kentucky since 1899 by total votes, and the closest ever by percentage.
Primary elections were held on May 19, 2015. Despite trailing in most pre-election polls, Republican nominee Matt Bevin defeated Democratic nominee Jack Conway by a margin of 52.5% to 43.8% in the general election. Statewide turnout in this election was 30%.
Andy Beshear was an independent voice as Attorney General and fought to uphold Kentucky's constitution and laws. He stood up for higher education and hard-earned pensions.
Since 1931, only 4 Republicans have served as governor of Kentucky, and no Republican governor has ever been re-elected; the most recent past Governor, Matt Bevin, lost re-election.
Paul E. Patton was the first Kentucky Governor eligible for a second consecutive term under the amendment and won his reelection bid in 1999. Steve Beshear also was elected to a second term in 2011. James Garrard succeeded himself in 1800, prior to the constitutional provision prohibiting it.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenna Reed told a federal judge during a hearing June 22 her office is conducting an "ongoing investigation" of Bevin's pardon of Patrick Baker, whose family hosted a fundraiser at their home in Corbin that raised $21,500 to retire the debt from Bevin's 2015 campaign.Jun 29, 2021
Democrat Andy Beshear claimed victory in the Kentucky governor’s race on Tuesday, which is positive news for gambling supporters. One of Beshaer’s main running positions was expanding the state’s gambling sector to create revenue for the poorly funded state pensions program.
Republicans in the legislature have strongly opposed gambling expansion. Some notable Republican politicians said that any expansion bills would be ‘dead in the water’ by the time they reached the legislature.