2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election
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Nominee Andy Beshear Matt Bevin
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Jacqueline Coleman Ralph Alvarado
Popular vote709,890704,754
Percentage49.20%48.84%
2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election results map by congressional district.svg
2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election results map by state senate district.svg
2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election results map by state house district.svg
2019 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election by Precinct.svg
Beshear:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%     >90%
Bevin:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%     >90%
Tie:     40-50%     50%
     No data
Governor before election

Matt Bevin
Republican

Elected Governor

Andy Beshear
Democratic

The 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. [1] 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 since 1915 by percentage. [2] It was also the closest race of the 2019 gubernatorial election cycle.

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Beshear won by 0.37 percentage points, receiving 49.20% of the vote to Bevin's 48.83%. [3] Bevin won 97 counties, while Beshear won 23 counties. [4] Beshear also carried only two of the state's six congressional districts, but those districts were the state's two most urbanized, the Louisville-based 3rd and the Lexington-based 6th. [5]

Beshear won with overwhelming support in the major population hubs of Louisville and Lexington and their suburbs, as well as major vote swings in the Republican-leaning Cincinnati suburbs. Beshear was also aided by Bevin's lackluster performance in counties that had previously been swinging heavily towards Republicans, particularly the coal country of Eastern Kentucky, where Beshear won multiple counties that overwhelmingly voted Republican in 2016. [6] Voter turnout was high across the state compared to past Kentucky elections, with a statewide turnout of about 42%. Fayette County (Lexington) saw a 20% increase in voter turnout, and Beshear received over twice as many votes in the county than the 2015 Democratic nominee for governor, Jack Conway. Unusually high turnout was seen as a major factor in Beshear's win. [7]

Beshear's win coincided with Democratic momentum nationwide in elections in 2017, 2018, and 2019, following the election of Donald Trump in 2016. [8] However, Republicans won all other statewide offices in Kentucky, including the attorney general and secretary of state offices which Democrats had held going into the election. [9]

Bevin conceded on November 14, [10] after a recanvass took place that day [11] [10] [12] that did not change the vote count. [10] Libertarian John Hicks also qualified for the ballot and received 2% of the vote. Statewide turnout was just over 42%, [7] much higher than for the 2015 gubernatorial election.

Background

Major-party primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019. [13] Incumbent Republican Governor Matt Bevin was renominated by the Republican Party. Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear won the Democratic nomination with 37.9% of the vote in a three-way contest, in which due to his father he had the greatest name recognition. [14] [15] [16] [17]

Bevin announced on January 25, 2019, that he would run for a second term, choosing State Senator Ralph Alvarado as his running mate over incumbent Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton. [18] No Republican governor of Kentucky has ever been elected to more than one term, even after the state's constitutional prohibition of governors serving consecutive terms was repealed in 1992. The only Republican before Bevin to run for reelection, Ernie Fletcher, was defeated by Democrat Steve Beshear in 2007 (Steve Beshear is the father of Bevin's Democratic challenger, Andy). Bevin was the second Republican governor of Kentucky in the last 50 years. Andy Beshear was the first governor of Kentucky to be a direct relative of a former governor.

Beshear had the support of 2020 Senate candidate Amy McGrath, his father and former governor Steve Beshear, former governor Paul Patton, and representative and primary challenger Rocky Adkins, all well-known Democrats in the state. Bevin had the support of President Donald Trump, who remained relatively popular in the state, particularly in rural areas. Trump and US Senator Rand Paul held a rally in support of Bevin and Republican Attorney General nominee Daniel Cameron the day before the election. Many considered the decisive factor in this election whether voters would vote based on local issues, as Bevin and his policies were deeply unpopular, [19] or as a referendum on Trump, with whom Bevin closely aligned. The former would be more favorable for Democrats, the latter for Republicans.

Bevin was the least popular governor in the United States, with a 33% approval rating in April 2019. [20] [21] [22]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

  • James Comer, incumbent U.S. Representative and candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2015 [28]

Endorsements

Matt Bevin

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Matt
Bevin		Robert
Goforth		Ike
Lawrence		William
Woods		Undecided
Cygnal May 10–12, 2019600± 4.0%56%18%2%1%23%

Results

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Results by county:
  Bevin
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Goforth
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matt Bevin (incumbent) 136,060 52.4%
Republican Robert Goforth 101,34339.0%
Republican William Woods14,0045.4%
Republican Ike Lawrence8,4473.3%
Total votes259,854 100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Rocky Adkins

Statewide officials

Andy Beshear

Statewide officials

Adam Edelen

Members of the Kentucky legislature

Current and Former Elected Officials

Media

Groups

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Rocky
Adkins		Andy
Beshear		Adam
Edelen		Undecided
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) [upper-alpha 1] April 15–18, 2019601± 4.0%17%44%16%23%
ALG Research (D) Archived 2019-04-18 at the Wayback Machine [upper-alpha 2] April 11–15, 2019500–22%43%23%–
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) [upper-alpha 1] February 4–7, 2019603± 4.0%17%55%7%21%

Results

Results by county: Beshear 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Adkins 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% Edelen 30-40% 60-70% 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election Democratic primary results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Beshear
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Adkins
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  Edelen
  •   30–40%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy Beshear 149,438 37.9%
Democratic Rocky Adkins 125,97031.9%
Democratic Adam Edelen 110,15927.9%
Democratic Geoff Young 8,9232.3%
Total votes394,490 100.0%

Other candidates

Libertarian Convention

The Libertarian Party of Kentucky is currently recognized as a "political organization" under state law, a status that grants the party ballot access, but denies it a state-operated primary. Libertarian candidates were nominated at the party's nominating convention, held in March 2019. [57] [58]

Nominated

Write-in

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [62] TossupOctober 15, 2019
Inside Elections [63] TossupNovember 8, 2019
Sabato's Crystal Ball [64] Lean RNovember 8, 2019

Debates

DatesLocationBevinBeshearHicksLink
July 17, 2019 Louisville ParticipantParticipantNot Invited Full debate – Kentucky Farm Bureau
October 3, 2019 Paducah ParticipantParticipantNot Invited Full debate – Courier-Journal
October 15, 2019 Lexington ParticipantParticipantNot Invited Full debate – Courier-Journal
October 26, 2019LouisvilleParticipantParticipantNot Invited Full debate – WLKY
October 29, 2019 Highland Heights ParticipantParticipantNot Invited Full debate – WLWT

Endorsements

Matt Bevin (R)

Federal politicians

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Governors

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Andy Beshear (D)

Statewide officials

Local officials

Labor unions

Newspapers

Organizations

Individuals

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Matt
Bevin (R)		Andy
Beshear (D)		John
Hicks (L)		Undecided
NBC News/Marist October 30 – November 3, 2019564 (LV)± 5.2%47%47%2%4%
The Trafalgar Group (R) October 29 – November 2, 20191,117 (LV)± 3.0%52%47%1%0%
Targoz Market Research (D) October 13–20, 2019401 (LV)± 4.2%36%55%4%6%
Mason-Dixon October 10–13, 2019625 (LV)± 4.0%46%46%1%7%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) [upper-alpha 1] August 19–22, 2019501 (LV)± 4.4%39%48%6%7%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) [upper-alpha 3] August 12–13, 2019792 (LV)± 3.3%39%48%5%4%
Gravis Marketing (R) June 11–12, 2019741 (LV)± 3.6%48%42%–10%
Lake Research Partners (D) June 4–11, 2019500 (RV)± 4%36%51%––
Mason-Dixon December 12–15, 2018625 (RV)± 4.0%40%48%–12%
Hypothetical polling
with Rocky Adkins
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Matt
Bevin (R)		Rocky
Adkins (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon December 12–15, 2018625 (RV)± 4.0%41%42%17%
with Alison Lundergan Grimes
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Matt
Bevin (R)		Alison Lundergan
Grimes (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon December 12–15, 2018625 (RV)± 4.0%47%46%7%
with generic Democrat
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Matt
Bevin (R)		Generic
Democrat		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [upper-alpha 4] May 6–7, 2019676± 3.8%39%49%11%

Results

Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2019 [108] [109]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Andy Beshear 709,890 49.20% +5.38%
Republican Matt Bevin (incumbent)704,75448.84%-3.68%
Libertarian John Hicks28,4331.97%N/A
Write-in 460.00%N/A
Total votes1,443,123 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by congressional district

Beshear won despite carrying only two of the state's six congressional districts, swamping Bevin in the 3rd and 6th districts, which encompass Kentucky's two urban centers, Louisville and Lexington, and their close-in suburbs. Bevin narrowly carried the state's other urbanized district, the Northern Kentucky-based 4th, and won handily in the more rural the 1st, 2nd and 5th districts. [110]

District PVI Andy
Beshear		Matt
Bevin		John
Hicks		Incumbent
Representative
1st R+2338.67%59.34%1.99% James Comer
2nd R+1943.99%53.84%2.17% Brett Guthrie
3rd D+667.74%30.75%1.50% John Yarmuth
4th R+1845.43%52.39%2.18% Thomas Massie
5th R+3137.33%60.45%2.22% Hal Rogers
6th R+955.88%42.25%1.87% Andy Barr

Results by county

CountyAndy BeshearMatt BevinJohn HicksWrite-inMarginTotal
votes
 %# %# %# %#%#
Adair 28.65%1,62669.53%3,9461.74%990.07%4-40.88%-2,3205,675
Allen 31.06%1,64967.13%3,5641.81%960.00%0-36.07%-1,9155,309
Anderson 41.50%3,97856.12%5,3802.37%2270.00%0-14.62%-1,4029,585
Ballard 32.90%1,01265.34%2,0101.76%540.00%0-32.44%-9983,076
Barren 39.91%5,28058.15%7,6931.94%2560.00%0-18.24%-2,41313,229
Bath 51.98%1,88646.09%1,6721.93%700.00%05.89%2143,628
Bell 36.54%2,01361.68%3,3981.78%980.00%0-25.14%-1,3855,509
Boone 41.42%16,94756.21%23,0002.37%9700.00%1-14.79%-6,05340,918
Bourbon 48.10%3,32350.12%3,4631.78%1230.00%0-2.02%-1406,909
Boyd 51.76%6,98945.79%6,1822.45%3310.00%05.97%80713,502
Boyle 49.03%5,09949.07%5,1031.90%1980.00%0-0.04%-410,400
Bracken 41.98%1,06353.99%1,3674.03%1020.00%0-12.01%-3042,532
Breathitt 50.21%1,88948.38%1,8201.41%530.00%01.83%693,762
Breckinridge 40.53%2,77556.92%3,8972.56%1750.00%0-16.39%-1,1226,847
Bullitt 42.56%11,27554.80%14,5172.64%7000.00%1-12.24%-3,24226,493
Butler 29.99%1,13468.08%2,5741.93%730.00%0-38.09%-1,4403,781
Caldwell 34.12%1,51064.25%2,8431.63%720.00%0-30.13%-1,3334,425
Calloway 43.90%5,16053.97%6,3442.14%2510.00%0-10.07%-1,18411,755
Campbell 51.78%16,35246.20%14,5872.02%6380.00%05.58%1,76531,577
Carlisle 27.93%52970.27%1,3311.80%340.00%0-42.34%-8021,894
Carroll 45.14%1,18452.38%1,3742.48%650.00%0-7.24%-1902,623
Carter 50.43%3,73246.51%3,4423.07%2270.00%03.92%2907,401
Casey 25.14%1,20873.47%3,5301.37%660.02%1-48.33%-2,3224,805
Christian 42.14%6,02355.79%7,9742.07%2960.00%0-13.65%-1,95114,293
Clark 45.58%5,87652.57%6,7771.85%2380.00%0-6.99%-90112,891
Clay 28.10%1,29869.82%3,2252.08%960.00%0-41.72%-1,9274,619
Clinton 24.86%69273.53%2,0471.62%450.00%0-48.67%-1,3552,784
Crittenden 30.96%91666.81%1,9772.23%660.00%0-35.85%-1,0612,959
Cumberland 25.74%50372.57%1,4181.69%330.00%0-46.83%-9151,954
Daviess 47.02%16,01250.62%17,2382.36%8050.00%0-3.60%-1,22634,055
Edmonson 37.12%1,38361.30%2,2841.58%590.00%0-24.18%-9013,726
Elliott 59.27%1,14838.56%7472.17%420.00%020.71%4011,937
Estill 39.10%1,61758.68%2,4272.20%910.02%1-19.58%-8104,136
Fayette 65.51%73,39732.95%36,9151.53%1,7190.00%432.56%36,482112,035
Fleming 38.40%1,80759.88%2,8181.72%810.00%0-21.48%-1,0114,706
Floyd 52.56%5,90344.95%5,0482.48%2790.00%07.61%85511,230
Franklin 61.51%12,88836.13%7,5702.53%4930.00%025.38%5,31821,230
Fulton 40.23%58958.54%8571.23%180.00%0-18.31%-2681,464
Gallatin 39.99%87156.84%1,2383.17%690.00%0-16.85%-3672,178
Garrard 34.56%2,00463.39%3,6762.05%1190.00%0-28.83%-1,6725,799
Grant 35.19%2,26162.41%4,0102.40%1540.00%0-27.22%-1,7496,425
Graves 32.90%4,21464.64%8,2782.46%3150.00%0-31.74%-4,06412,807
Grayson 32.20%2,62165.34%5,3192.47%2010.00%0-33.14%-2,6988,141
Green 26.19%99772.05%2,7431.76%670.00%0-45.86%-1,7463,807
Greenup 45.29%5,10252.41%5,9052.30%2590.00%0-7.12%-80311,266
Hancock 51.75%1,89145.16%1,6503.09%1130.00%06.59%2413,654
Hardin 46.47%14,52451.25%16,0182.27%7100.00%0-4.78%-1,49431,252
Harlan 28.85%1,86769.05%4,4682.10%1360.00%0-40.20%-2,6016,471
Harrison 42.91%2,53555.06%3,2532.03%1200.00%0-12.15%-7185,908
Hart 37.99%1,99759.80%3,1432.21%1160.00%0-21.81%-1,1465,256
Henderson 51.25%6,86347.07%6,3031.68%2250.00%04.18%56013,391
Henry 42.23%2,32555.77%3,0702.00%1100.00%0-13.54%-7455,505
Hickman 30.01%46968.59%1,0721.41%220.00%0-38.58%-6031,563
Hopkins 39.23%5,41158.56%8,0772.20%3040.00%0-19.33%-2,66613,792
Jackson 18.50%74979.38%3,2142.12%860.00%0-60.88%-2,4654,049
Jefferson 66.99%186,56131.51%87,7401.50%4,1710.00%735.48%98,821278,479
Jessamine 43.04%8,10255.05%10,3631.91%3600.01%1-12.01%-2,26118,826
Johnson 35.53%2,30461.51%3,9882.96%1920.00%0-25.98%-1,6846,484
Kenton 49.48%25,47948.42%24,9362.10%1,0820.00%11.06%54351,498
Knott 49.38%2,09648.34%2,0522.17%920.12%51.04%444,245
Knox 32.52%2,65865.41%5,3462.07%1690.00%0-32.89%-2,6888,173
Larue 37.11%1,74460.32%2,8352.57%1210.00%0-23.21%-1,0914,700
Laurel 26.55%4,72271.22%12,6672.23%3970.00%0-44.67%-7,94517,786
Lawrence 37.85%1,51560.38%2,4171.77%710.00%0-22.53%-9024,003
Lee 33.04%67564.66%1,3212.30%470.00%0-31.62%-6462,043
Leslie 22.51%68075.79%2,2892.37%510.00%0-53.28%-1,6093,020
Letcher 44.85%2,62652.76%3,0892.37%1390.02%1-7.91%-4635,855
Lewis 27.28%94869.76%2,4242.96%1030.00%0-42.48%-1,4763,475
Lincoln 35.82%2,55862.03%4,4302.16%1540.00%0-26.21%-1,8727,142
Livingston 36.03%1,20562.32%2,0841.64%550.00%0-26.29%-8793,344
Logan 38.29%2,91159.52%4,5252.18%1660.00%0-21.23%-1,6147,602
Lyon 40.75%1,25357.85%1,7791.40%430.00%0-17.10%-5263,075
Madison 48.96%15,01748.72%14,9432.30%7050.03%80.24%7430,673
Magoffin 53.57%1,96844.34%1,6292.10%770.00%09.23%3393,674
Marion 52.05%3,15545.98%2,7871.96%1190.00%06.07%3686,061
Marshall 38.21%4,83459.49%7,5262.29%2900.00%0-21.28%-2,69212,650
Martin 25.12%55472.38%1,5962.49%550.00%0-47.26%-1,0422,205
Mason 44.25%2,24653.57%2,7192.19%1110.00%0-9.32%-4735,076
McCracken 41.60%9,69556.87%13,2521.52%3550.00%1-15.27%-3,55723,303
McCreary 28.82%1,34068.42%3,1812.71%1260.04%2-39.60%-1,8414,649
McLean 38.02%1,35759.32%2,1172.66%950.00%0-21.30%-7603,569
Meade 44.18%3,98453.09%4,7872.73%2460.00%0-8.91%-8039,017
Menifee 45.32%95952.60%1,1132.08%440.00%0-7.28%-1542,116
Mercer 42.10%3,54156.09%4,7181.81%1520.00%0-13.99%-1,1778,411
Metcalfe 38.73%1,49558.65%2,2642.62%1010.00%0-19.92%-7693,860
Monroe 24.76%83773.43%2,4821.80%610.00%0-48.67%-1,6453,380
Montgomery 44.59%3,93453.78%4,7451.63%1440.00%0-9.19%-8118,823
Morgan 46.01%1,72651.43%1,9292.56%960.00%0-5.42%-2033,751
Muhlenberg 46.03%4,01952.12%4,5511.83%1600.02%2-6.09%-5328,732
Nelson 48.51%7,38749.32%7,5112.17%3310.00%0-0.81%-12415,229
Nicholas 49.49%1,15748.50%1,1342.01%470.00%00.99%232,338
Ohio 40.29%2,87756.57%4,0403.14%2240.00%0-16.28%-1,1637,141
Oldham 46.32%12,11551.57%13,4882.11%5510.00%0-5.25%-1,37326,154
Owen 38.54%1,41959.61%2,1951.85%680.00%0-21.07%-7763,682
Owsley 29.43%40268.23%9322.34%320.00%0-38.80%-5301,366
Pendleton 36.27%1,50261.51%2,5472.22%920.00%0-25.24%-1,0454,141
Perry 44.51%3,18353.90%3,8551.59%1140.00%0-9.39%-6727,152
Pike 42.93%7,13154.25%9,0112.81%4660.01%1-11.32%-1,88016,609
Powell 46.33%1,79151.66%1,9972.02%780.00%0-5.33%-2063,866
Pulaski 27.96%5,89170.04%14,7561.99%4190.00%1-42.08%-8,86521,067
Robertson 42.15%32555.77%4302.08%160.00%0-13.62%-105771
Rockcastle 27.42%1,35470.49%3,4812.07%1020.02%1-43.07%-2,1274,938
Rowan 58.47%4,04539.66%2,7441.86%1290.00%018.81%1,3016,918
Russell 26.50%1,57171.73%4,2521.77%1050.00%0-45.23%-2,6815,928
Scott 49.10%9,82748.61%9,7302.29%4580.00%00.49%9720,015
Shelby 43.96%7,38053.98%9,0622.04%3430.01%2-10.02%-1,68216,787
Simpson 46.48%2,20351.84%2,4571.69%800.00%0-5.36%-2544,740
Spencer 35.59%2,66762.24%4,6642.15%1610.01%1-26.65%-1,9977,493
Taylor 36.87%3,09361.31%5,1431.82%1530.00%0-24.44%-2,0508,389
Todd 36.64%1,03760.53%1,7132.83%800.00%0-23.89%-6762,830
Trigg 35.69%1,62262.46%2,8391.85%840.00%0-26.77%-1,2174,545
Trimble 39.06%1,05758.39%1,5802.55%690.00%0-19.33%-5232,706
Union 41.09%1,80056.68%2,4832.24%980.00%0-15.59%-6834,381
Warren 50.80%18,24947.65%17,1181.55%5580.00%03.15%1,13135,925
Washington 41.26%1,83956.59%2,5222.15%960.00%0-15.33%-6834,457
Wayne 35.76%1,98362.61%3,4721.62%900.00%0-26.85%-1,4895,545
Webster 38.77%1,49558.90%2,2712.33%900.00%0-20.13%-7763,856
Whitley 30.30%2,99567.50%6,6722.21%2180.00%0-37.20%-3,6779,885
Wolfe 54.50%1,19443.72%9581.78%390.00%010.78%2362,191
Woodford 53.11%6,23544.95%5,2771.93%2270.00%08.16%95811,739

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Analysis

Losing by a margin of less than 0.4 percentage points, Bevin did not immediately concede and requested a recanvass, or review of counted votes, [111] which was held on November 14. [112] [113] According to the Kentucky state constitution, the swearing in of a Kentucky governor must be held on the fifth Tuesday following the election (December 10). [114] [115] While a recount law does exist in Kentucky, it does not permit recounts for gubernatorial elections. [116] Should a candidate contest the election results, the state legislature would determine the winner after hearing a report from a randomly selected 11-member committee from the House (8) and Senate (3). [116] This process, which is enforced through the Goebel Election Law, has only been used once, during the 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election. [117] [118] Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers and some other Republican members of the Kentucky state legislature expressed skepticism of Bevin's voter fraud claims and on November 7 urged Bevin to concede if the recanvass did not go in his favor. [119] [120] On November 11, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, announced that "all indications are" Beshear would be the next governor. [121] The recanvass did not result in any changes in the vote totals for either Beshear or Bevin, but found an additional vote for write-in candidate Blackii Effing Whyte. [10]

Bevin carried 97 of Kentucky's 120 counties. However, Beshear swamped Bevin in urban areas. Beshear carried the state's two largest counties, Jefferson and Fayette–home to Louisville and Lexington, respectively–with over 60 percent of the vote. He also narrowly carried two of the three counties that make up the traditionally conservative Cincinnati suburbs, Kenton and Campbell. [122]

Recanvassing

Beshear declared victory after the initial vote count, [123] selecting J. Michael Brown to lead his transition team. [124] Bevin refused to concede and requested a recanvassing of the vote, which took place on November 14. [12] A recanvassing is a reprint of the voting receipts from each voting machine and is done to make sure county officials recorded vote totals correctly. It is not a recount, which the Kentucky State Constitution does not permit for gubernatorial races. The recanvass resulted in only one change, an additional vote for Independent candidate Blackii Effing Whyte, and Bevin conceded that day. [10]

With the recanvass producing no change in his vote total, Bevin conceded the race on November 14. Beshear was sworn in as governor on December 10, 2019. [125]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 3 Poll sponsored by the Andy Beshear campaign
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by the Adam Edelen campaign
  3. ↑ Poll sponsored by Democratic Attorney General Association
  4. ↑ Poll sponsored by End Citizens United

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