Democratic Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear looks set to pull off a big win in Letcher County, which former President Donald Trump won by nearly 60 points in 2020, as he fended off a challenge from Republican Daniel Cameron to secure a second term in office.
With more than 95 percent of the votes cast in Kentucky counted, Beshear had 53 percent of the vote to Cameron’s 47 percent, with the Associated Press calling the race for the Democratic incumbent.
Beshear’s victory looked particularly impressive in Letcher County, in the east of Kentucky, which voted for Trump by 79.1 percent of the vote versus 19.7 percent for Joe Biden in 2020. By contrast, in 2023 Beshear is leading in the county with 52 percent of the vote against 48 percent for Cameron, the Kentucky attorney general.
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Democratic Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear looks set to pull off a big win in Letcher County, which former President Donald Trump won by nearly 60 points in 2020, as he fended off a challenge from Republican Daniel Cameron to secure a second term in office.
Posting on X after AP called his victory, Beshear commented: “Tonight, our Commonwealth rejected anger politics and proved there is more that unites us than can ever divide us.”
Speaking to Newsweek on Tuesday, D. Stephen Voss, an associate professor of political science at the University of Kentucky, said observers should be cautious about assuming the state’s result reflects the national picture.
Beshear’s win came after a preelection poll, released on November 3, recorded the governor and Cameron were tied at 47 percent.
Speaking to Newsweek last week, the company’s spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: “For the Kentucky governor election, Andy Beshear is the clear 1/5 frontrunner to serve a second term, with Republican Daniel Cameron 7/2 to upset the odds in the race.”
President Biden celebrated Thursday’s results, which saw a number of prominent Democratic wins, and Ohio voters entrenching abortion rights in the state constitution, on X.
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