2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election

2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election
November 5, 2019
Turnout44.2% (Increase 13.7%)
 
Nominee Andy Beshear Matt Bevin
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Jacqueline Coleman Ralph Alvarado
Popular vote 709,890 704,754
Percentage 49.19% 48.84%
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, Andy Beshear, defeated Republican incumbent governor Matt Bevin. It was the closest gubernatorial election by votes since 1899, and was the closest race of the 2019 gubernatorial election cycle. This was the only statewide victory in 2019 for Democrats in Kentucky.

Beshear won by 0.37 percentage points, receiving 49.20% of the vote to Bevin's 48.83%.[2] Bevin won 97 counties, while Beshear won 23 counties.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

Beshear's win coincided with Democratic momentum nationwide in elections in 2017, 2018, and 2019, following the election of Donald Trump in 2016.[7] However, Republicans won all other statewide races in Kentucky in 2019, including the attorney general and secretary of state offices which Democrats had held going into the election.[8] As of 2026, this is the last time a Republican governor in any state lost reelection, and the only Kentucky gubernatorial election since 2007 where the incumbent was defeated.

Bevin conceded on November 14,[9] after a recanvass took place that day[10][9][11] that did not change the vote count.[9] Libertarian John Hicks also qualified for the ballot and received 2% of the vote. Statewide turnout was just over 42%,[6] much higher than for the 2015 gubernatorial election.

Background

Republican governor Matt Bevin and Democratic attorney general Andy Beshear were both elected to statewide office in 2015. Bevin succeeded Beshear's father, two-term Democratic governor Steve Beshear, while Andy Beshear won the attorney general election by 2,194 votes. Although Beshear initially pledged to cooperate with the incoming administration, he and Bevin became political and legal rivals during their four years in office.[12]

During Bevin's administration, Republicans gained complete control of the Kentucky General Assembly. The resulting Republican trifecta enacted several conservative priorities, including right-to-work legislation, repeal of the state's prevailing-wage law, restrictions on abortion, and permitless concealed carry. Bevin also attempted to modify Kentucky's expansion of Medicaid by introducing premiums and work or community-engagement requirements for some recipients. The work requirements were blocked by a federal court before they could be fully implemented.[13]

Public pensions and education became major issues during Bevin's tenure. Bevin argued that Kentucky's underfunded retirement systems required structural reform, while teachers and other public employees opposed several of his proposed changes. In March 2018, Republican legislators replaced the contents of an 11-page bill concerning wastewater services with a 291-page public-pension measure. The legislation altered retirement provisions for some public employees and placed newly hired teachers in a cash-balance retirement plan. Its passage prompted demonstrations by teachers and the closure of schools in several districts.[14]

Bevin's relationship with educators was further damaged by his public response to the protests. After schools closed during a teacher demonstration in April 2018, Bevin asserted that some children had probably been exposed to drug use or sexual assault because they had been left unattended. He subsequently apologized for the remarks, but continued to criticize teacher sickouts and education organizations. The dispute contributed to Bevin's unpopularity among teachers, public employees and some traditionally Republican voters.[15]

As attorney general, Beshear emphasized consumer protection, combating child abuse and human trafficking, addressing Kentucky's backlog of untested sexual-assault kits and pursuing companies alleged to have contributed to the opioid epidemic. His office created an Office of Child Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention and Prosecution and provided settlement funding for sexual-assault-kit testing, substance-abuse treatment and assistance to law-enforcement agencies.[16]

Beshear also repeatedly challenged actions taken by the Bevin administration. In 2016, he successfully contested Bevin's midyear reduction of appropriations to public colleges and universities. The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 5–2 that Bevin lacked authority to withhold the money without legislative authorization, resulting in the release of approximately $18 million to the institutions.[17] Beshear additionally challenged Bevin's reorganization of the University of Louisville board of trustees and other state boards, although the courts did not support Beshear in every dispute.[18]

The most prominent confrontation between the two officials concerned the 2018 pension legislation. Beshear joined public-employee organizations in suing to invalidate the measure, arguing that the General Assembly had violated constitutionally required legislative procedures. In December 2018, the Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously declared the law void because it had not received the three readings required by the Kentucky Constitution. The court did not rule on the constitutionality of the law's substantive pension changes.[14] Bevin called Beshear's lawsuit politically motivated, while Beshear portrayed it as an effort to defend public employees and enforce constitutional limitations. Their repeated confrontations made the Bevin–Beshear rivalry a central issue in the subsequent gubernatorial campaign.[12]

Major-party primary elections were held on May 21, 2019. Bevin was renominated by the Republican Party, although state representative Robert Goforth received approximately 39% of the vote. Bevin selected state senator Ralph Alvarado as his running mate instead of incumbent lieutenant governor Jenean Hampton. Beshear won the Democratic nomination with 37.9% of the vote in a three-way contest against state representative Rocky Adkins and former state auditor Adam Edelen.[12]

Despite Kentucky's Republican preference in federal elections, Bevin entered the general election with low approval ratings. Beshear concentrated his campaign on state issues, particularly pensions, public education and health care, while Bevin emphasized his alliance with President Donald Trump and attempted to associate Beshear with the national Democratic Party. Trump and U.S. senator Rand Paul appeared with Bevin at a rally in Lexington on the night before the election. The contest was consequently viewed as a test of whether Kentucky's Republican alignment and Trump's popularity could overcome Bevin's personal unpopularity and disputes with teachers and public employees.[19]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Campaign

Bevin waited until January 25, four days before the filing deadline, to confirm that he would seek a second term. He selected state senator and physician Ralph Alvarado as his running mate, replacing incumbent lieutenant governor Jenean Hampton. Bevin did not publicly explain why Hampton had been removed from the ticket, describing her as a friend and saying that selecting a new running mate had been under consideration for approximately a year. He presented Alvarado, the first Hispanic member of the Kentucky General Assembly, as someone who could serve as a liaison to the medical community.[26]

Bevin faced three challengers: state representative Robert Goforth, Lexington perennial candidate Ike Lawrence and Northern Kentucky realtor and school-bus driver William Woods. Goforth, a pharmacist from East Bernstadt who had been elected to the state House in 2018, became Bevin's principal opponent. He criticized Bevin's handling of Kentucky's underfunded public-pension systems and the investment-management fees paid by the Kentucky Retirement Systems. Lawrence criticized several of the administration's economic-development projects, while Woods supported retaining Kentucky's expansion of Medicaid and argued that the Republican Party had placed too much emphasis on restricting abortion.[27]

The primary took place amid dissatisfaction with Bevin's conduct in office. His attempts to alter Kentucky's public-pension systems and his criticism of teachers who used sick days to attend demonstrations had contributed to a decline in his approval ratings. Bevin defended his record by emphasizing the state's economic growth, pension contributions and conservative legislation enacted after Republicans obtained control of the General Assembly. He also stressed his support for President Donald Trump, who remained popular among Kentucky Republicans and endorsed Bevin on the morning of the primary.[28]

Goforth attempted to present himself as a conservative alternative to Bevin rather than as an ideological opponent of the administration. He attacked the governor's temperament, described him as arrogant and accused him of neglecting state issues in favor of national political disputes. Goforth repeatedly challenged Bevin to debate and criticized him for declining invitations to appear with his opponents. Bevin's refusal caused Kentucky Educational Television to cancel a scheduled Republican gubernatorial debate; Goforth, in turn, declined to participate unless Bevin attended. Goforth argued that the campaign should concentrate on pensions, infrastructure, education and tax policy rather than national politics.[29]

Bevin's campaign reported raising more than $1 million by the final pre-primary reporting period and was expected to receive substantial assistance from the Republican Governors Association. Goforth largely financed his own campaign, lending it approximately $750,000, while raising only $520 during the final 15-day reporting period.[30] Bevin nevertheless conducted a limited primary campaign and did not participate in a debate with his challengers.

Endorsements

Matt Bevin

U.S. executive branch officials

Individuals

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Matt
Bevin		 Robert
Goforth		 Ike
Lawrence		 William
Woods		 Undecided
Cygnal[34] May 10–12, 2019 600 ± 4.0% 56% 18% 2% 1% 23%

Results

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
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican
136,060 52.4%
Republican
101,343 39.0%
Republican
  • William Woods
  • Justin Miller
 14,004 5.4%
Republican
  • Ike Lawrence
  • James Rose
 8,447 3.3%
Total votes 259,854 100.0%

Analysis

Bevin won the May 21 primary with 52.4% of the vote, while Goforth received 39.0%. Woods and Lawrence divided the remainder. Although Bevin secured renomination by 13.4 percentage points, his victory was the narrowest recorded by a sitting Kentucky governor in a gubernatorial primary. He also became the first incumbent Kentucky governor seeking renomination to receive only slightly more than half of his party's primary vote.[35] Goforth carried large portions of eastern and southeastern Kentucky, demonstrating that opposition to Bevin extended into strongly Republican areas rather than being confined to Democrats, teachers or public employees.[36]

The result revealed a potential party-unity problem for Bevin entering the general election. More than 101,000 Republican voters had supported Goforth, and Bevin's fall campaign required their support in what was expected to be a close contest. Relations between the two men did not improve after the primary. In August, after being told that Goforth had expressed support for the Republican Party without specifically committing to vote for him, Bevin responded that Goforth's was "a name so easily forgotten". Goforth said the remark reflected the same attitude that had prompted his challenge and warned that Bevin could not win without the voters who had supported him.[36]

The continuing dispute contrasted with Democratic nominee Andy Beshear's public appearances with his defeated primary opponents, Rocky Adkins and Adam Edelen. Beshear's campaign used Bevin's treatment of Goforth to reinforce its portrayal of the governor as combative and unable to work with others. Bevin instead sought to reunify Republicans by emphasizing economic development, opposition to abortion and his relationship with Trump.[36] In October, Woods endorsed Beshear, citing public education and the need for a governor who "respected others".[37]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Campaign

Attorney General Andy Beshear entered the primary as the best-known Democratic candidate. During his term as attorney general, he had repeatedly challenged Governor Matt Bevin in court, including successful litigation against Bevin's reductions in university funding and the procedurally invalid 2018 public-pension legislation. Beshear cited those cases as evidence that he could defeat Bevin and made their rivalry central to his campaign.[53] He selected educator and nonprofit executive Jacqueline Coleman as his running mate.

Beshear campaigned on protecting public pensions, increasing teacher salaries, preserving Kentucky's expansion of Medicaid, rescinding Bevin's proposed Medicaid work requirements and preventing the establishment of charter schools. He also supported legalizing medical marijuana and casino gambling, with revenue from expanded gambling directed toward the pension systems.[53] His campaign emphasized his relationship with teachers and public employees, groups that had organized demonstrations against Bevin's pension and education policies.

Beshear's principal opponents were state House minority leader Rocky Adkins and former state auditor Adam Edelen. Adkins, a longtime legislator from rural Elliott County, ran with Louisville attorney and former school-board member Stephanie Horne. He emphasized his legislative experience, support for coal-producing communities and ability to appeal to rural voters who had moved toward the Republican Party. Adkins was more conservative than his opponents on several social issues, identifying as anti-abortion while Beshear and Edelen supported abortion rights.[54] Adkins argued that his political record and eastern Kentucky background gave Democrats their best opportunity to recover voters in areas that had supported Donald Trump.

Edelen ran with Louisville businessman and filmmaker Gill Holland and attempted to occupy the party's progressive lane. He called for investments in renewable energy and infrastructure, broader legalization of marijuana and new sources of state revenue. Edelen presented himself as an alternative to Kentucky's established political families and argued that Democrats needed a more ambitious policy program rather than a campaign based primarily on opposition to Bevin.[55] A fourth candidate, perennial office-seeker Geoff Young, ran with Joshua French but received little media attention.

Despite their differences, the three leading candidates generally agreed on pensions, education funding, medical marijuana and reversing Bevin's Medicaid policies. Their televised debates instead highlighted disagreements over abortion, coal and energy policy, methods of raising state revenue and which candidate was most capable of defeating Bevin. Adkins emphasized his rural appeal; Edelen argued for generational and ideological change; and Beshear relied on his statewide electoral experience and courtroom victories against the administration.[54]

Beshear initially urged his opponents to pledge not to broadcast negative advertisements against one another, arguing that a damaging primary would assist Bevin in the general election. Edelen rejected the proposal, saying that a competitive campaign was necessary.[56] The contest became more confrontational during its final weeks when a political action committee supporting Edelen broadcast an advertisement attacking Beshear. The advertisement highlighted Beshear's previous legal work for the Boy Scouts of America in a sexual-abuse case and a 2015 contribution by Purdue Pharma to the Democratic Attorneys General Association, which had supported Beshear's attorney-general campaign. Beshear responded that he had no involvement in the contribution and noted that, as attorney general, he had sued opioid manufacturers and distributors.[57]

By the final pre-election reporting period, Edelen had spent approximately $2.7 million, aided by loans from Holland, including a $1 million loan during the final weeks. Beshear had raised more than $2.1 million and spent approximately $1.9 million, while Adkins had raised more than $1.6 million and spent more than $1.1 million.[58]

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 source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Rocky
Adkins		 Andy
Beshear		 Adam
Edelen		 Undecided
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D)[69][A] April 15–18, 2019 601 ± 4.0% 17% 44% 16% 23%
ALG Research (D)[70][B] April 11–15, 2019 500 – 22% 43% 23% –
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D)[71][A] February 4–7, 2019 603 ± 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%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
149,438 37.9%
Democratic
125,970 31.9%
Democratic
110,159 27.9%
Democratic
8,923 2.3%
Total votes 394,490 100.0%

Analysis

Beshear won the May 21 primary with 37.9% of the vote. Adkins finished second with 32.0%, Edelen received 27.9% and Young received the remainder. Beshear's six-percentage-point margin over Adkins made the result considerably closer than early expectations that Beshear would win comfortably.[72]

The results exposed a strong geographic division within the Democratic electorate. Beshear won the two most populous counties, Jefferson and Fayette, and performed well in western Kentucky. Adkins dominated much of eastern Kentucky, including many counties that had once been reliably Democratic but had moved heavily toward Republicans in federal elections.[73]

Beshear campaigned with Adkins in eastern Kentucky, allowing the nominee to benefit from Adkins's relationships in a region where Beshear had performed poorly in the primary. Adkins subsequently became a frequent campaign surrogate. Beshear also appeared with Edelen at a June unity event, despite the negative advertising during the primary. Edelen said that the difficult contest had made Beshear a stronger candidate and urged his supporters to unite against Bevin.[74]

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.[75][76]

Nominated

  • John Hicks, IT consultant[77][75]
    • Running mate: Ann Cormican, factory worker[77][75]

Write-in candidates

Declared

General election

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of November 5, 2019
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Andy Beshear (D) $5,474,916 $5,471,092 $3,824
Matt Bevin (R) $5,263,345 $5,263,345 $0
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[80]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[81] Tossup October 15, 2019
Inside Elections[82] Tossup November 8, 2019
Sabato's Crystal Ball[83] Lean R November 8, 2019

Debates

Dates Location Bevin Beshear Hicks Link
July 17, 2019 Louisville Participant Participant Not invited Full debate – Kentucky Farm Bureau
October 3, 2019 Paducah Participant Participant Not invited Full debate – Courier-Journal
October 15, 2019 Lexington Participant Participant Not invited Full debate – Courier-Journal
October 26, 2019 Louisville Participant Participant Not invited Full debate – WLKY
October 29, 2019 Highland Heights Participant Participant Not 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

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Matt
Bevin (R)		 Andy
Beshear (D)		 John
Hicks (L)		 Undecided
NBC News/Marist[127] October 30 – November 3, 2019 564 (LV) ± 5.2% 47% 47% 2% 4%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[128] October 29 – November 2, 2019 1,117 (LV) ± 3.0% 52% 47% 1% 0%
Targoz Market Research (D)[129] October 13–20, 2019 401 (LV) ± 4.2% 36% 55% 4% 6%
Mason-Dixon[130] October 10–13, 2019 625 (LV) ± 4.0% 46% 46% 1% 7%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D)[131][A] August 19–22, 2019 501 (LV) ± 4.4% 39% 48% 6% 7%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D)[132][C] August 12–13, 2019 792 (LV) ± 3.3% 39% 48% 5% 4%
Gravis Marketing (R)[133] June 11–12, 2019 741 (LV) ± 3.6% 48% 42% – 10%
Lake Research Partners (D)[134] June 4–11, 2019 500 (RV) ± 4% 36% 51% – –
Mason-Dixon[135] December 12–15, 2018 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 40% 48% – 12%
Hypothetical polling

with Rocky Adkins

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Matt
Bevin (R)		 Rocky
Adkins (D)		 Undecided
Mason-Dixon[135] December 12–15, 2018 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 41% 42% 17%

with Alison Lundergan Grimes

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Matt
Bevin (R)		 Alison Lundergan
Grimes (D)		 Undecided
Mason-Dixon[135] December 12–15, 2018 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 47% 46% 7%

with generic Democrat

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Matt
Bevin (R)		 Generic
Democrat		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[136][D] May 6–7, 2019 676 ± 3.8% 39% 49% 11%

Results

2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election[137][138][139]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
709,890 49.19 +5.38
Republican
704,754 48.84 −3.68
Libertarian
  • John Hicks
  • Ann Cormican
 28,433 1.97 N/A
Write-in
  • Blackii Effing Whyte
  • Douglas G. Estridge
 46 0.00 N/A
Total votes 1,443,123 100.0 N/A
Turnout 1,452,544 44.22 +13.65
Registered electors 3,284,547
Democratic gain from Republican

By congressional district

Beshear won despite carrying only two of the state's six congressional districts. He defeated Bevin in the 3rd and 6th districts, which encompass Kentucky's two urban centers, Louisville and Lexington, and their close-in suburbs. Bevin won the state's other urbanized district, the Northern Kentucky-based 4th, and he won handily in the more rural and less populated 1st, 2nd, and 5th districts.[140]

District PVI Andy
Beshear		 Matt
Bevin		 Incumbent
representative
1st R+23 39% 59% James Comer
2nd R+19 44% 54% Brett Guthrie
3rd D+6 68% 31% John Yarmuth
4th R+18 45% 52% Thomas Massie
5th R+31 37% 61% Hal Rogers
6th R+9 56% 42% Andy Barr

By county

CountyAndy BeshearMatt BevinJohn HicksWrite-in MarginTotal
votes
% # % # % # % # % #
Adair 28.65% 1,626 69.53% 3,946 1.74% 99 0.07% 4 -40.88% -2,320 5,675
Allen 31.06% 1,649 67.13% 3,564 1.81% 96 0.00% 0 -36.07% -1,915 5,309
Anderson 41.50% 3,978 56.12% 5,380 2.37% 227 0.00% 0 -14.62% -1,402 9,585
Ballard 32.90% 1,012 65.34% 2,010 1.76% 54 0.00% 0 -32.44% -998 3,076
Barren 39.91% 5,280 58.15% 7,693 1.94% 256 0.00% 0 -18.24% -2,413 13,229
Bath 51.98% 1,886 46.09% 1,672 1.93% 70 0.00% 0 5.89% 214 3,628
Bell 36.54% 2,013 61.68% 3,398 1.78% 98 0.00% 0 -25.14% -1,385 5,509
Boone 41.42% 16,947 56.21% 23,000 2.37% 970 0.00% 1 -14.79% -6,053 40,918
Bourbon 48.10% 3,323 50.12% 3,463 1.78% 123 0.00% 0 -2.02% -140 6,909
Boyd 51.76% 6,989 45.79% 6,182 2.45% 331 0.00% 0 5.97% 807 13,502
Boyle 49.03% 5,099 49.07% 5,103 1.90% 198 0.00% 0 -0.04% -4 10,400
Bracken 41.98% 1,063 53.99% 1,367 4.03% 102 0.00% 0 -12.01% -304 2,532
Breathitt 50.21% 1,889 48.38% 1,820 1.41% 53 0.00% 0 1.83% 69 3,762
Breckinridge 40.53% 2,775 56.92% 3,897 2.56% 175 0.00% 0 -16.39% -1,122 6,847
Bullitt 42.56% 11,275 54.80% 14,517 2.64% 700 0.00% 1 -12.24% -3,242 26,493
Butler 29.99% 1,134 68.08% 2,574 1.93% 73 0.00% 0 -38.09% -1,440 3,781
Caldwell 34.12% 1,510 64.25% 2,843 1.63% 72 0.00% 0 -30.13% -1,333 4,425
Calloway 43.90% 5,160 53.97% 6,344 2.14% 251 0.00% 0 -10.07% -1,184 11,755
Campbell 51.78% 16,352 46.20% 14,587 2.02% 638 0.00% 0 5.58% 1,765 31,577
Carlisle 27.93% 529 70.27% 1,331 1.80% 34 0.00% 0 -42.34% -802 1,894
Carroll 45.14% 1,184 52.38% 1,374 2.48% 65 0.00% 0 -7.24% -190 2,623
Carter 50.43% 3,732 46.51% 3,442 3.07% 227 0.00% 0 3.92% 290 7,401
Casey 25.14% 1,208 73.47% 3,530 1.37% 66 0.02% 1 -48.33% -2,322 4,805
Christian 42.14% 6,023 55.79% 7,974 2.07% 296 0.00% 0 -13.65% -1,951 14,293
Clark 45.58% 5,876 52.57% 6,777 1.85% 238 0.00% 0 -6.99% -901 12,891
Clay 28.10% 1,298 69.82% 3,225 2.08% 96 0.00% 0 -41.72% -1,927 4,619
Clinton 24.86% 692 73.53% 2,047 1.62% 45 0.00% 0 -48.67% -1,355 2,784
Crittenden 30.96% 916 66.81% 1,977 2.23% 66 0.00% 0 -35.85% -1,061 2,959
Cumberland 25.74% 503 72.57% 1,418 1.69% 33 0.00% 0 -46.83% -915 1,954
Daviess 47.02% 16,012 50.62% 17,238 2.36% 805 0.00% 0 -3.60% -1,226 34,055
Edmonson 37.12% 1,383 61.30% 2,284 1.58% 59 0.00% 0 -24.18% -901 3,726
Elliott 59.27% 1,148 38.56% 747 2.17% 42 0.00% 0 20.71% 401 1,937
Estill 39.10% 1,617 58.68% 2,427 2.20% 91 0.02% 1 -19.58% -810 4,136
Fayette 65.51% 73,397 32.95% 36,915 1.53% 1,719 0.00% 4 32.56% 36,482 112,035
Fleming 38.40% 1,807 59.88% 2,818 1.72% 81 0.00% 0 -21.48% -1,011 4,706
Floyd 52.56% 5,903 44.95% 5,048 2.48% 279 0.00% 0 7.61% 855 11,230
Franklin 61.51% 12,888 36.13% 7,570 2.53% 493 0.00% 0 25.38% 5,318 21,230
Fulton 40.23% 589 58.54% 857 1.23% 18 0.00% 0 -18.31% -268 1,464
Gallatin 39.99% 871 56.84% 1,238 3.17% 69 0.00% 0 -16.85% -367 2,178
Garrard 34.56% 2,004 63.39% 3,676 2.05% 119 0.00% 0 -28.83% -1,672 5,799
Grant 35.19% 2,261 62.41% 4,010 2.40% 154 0.00% 0 -27.22% -1,749 6,425
Graves 32.90% 4,214 64.64% 8,278 2.46% 315 0.00% 0 -31.74% -4,064 12,807
Grayson 32.20% 2,621 65.34% 5,319 2.47% 201 0.00% 0 -33.14% -2,698 8,141
Green 26.19% 997 72.05% 2,743 1.76% 67 0.00% 0 -45.86% -1,746 3,807
Greenup 45.29% 5,102 52.41% 5,905 2.30% 259 0.00% 0 -7.12% -803 11,266
Hancock 51.75% 1,891 45.16% 1,650 3.09% 113 0.00% 0 6.59% 241 3,654
Hardin 46.47% 14,524 51.25% 16,018 2.27% 710 0.00% 0 -4.78% -1,494 31,252
Harlan 28.85% 1,867 69.05% 4,468 2.10% 136 0.00% 0 -40.20% -2,601 6,471
Harrison 42.91% 2,535 55.06% 3,253 2.03% 120 0.00% 0 -12.15% -718 5,908
Hart 37.99% 1,997 59.80% 3,143 2.21% 116 0.00% 0 -21.81% -1,146 5,256
Henderson 51.25% 6,863 47.07% 6,303 1.68% 225 0.00% 0 4.18% 560 13,391
Henry 42.23% 2,325 55.77% 3,070 2.00% 110 0.00% 0 -13.54% -745 5,505
Hickman 30.01% 469 68.59% 1,072 1.41% 22 0.00% 0 -38.58% -603 1,563
Hopkins 39.23% 5,411 58.56% 8,077 2.20% 304 0.00% 0 -19.33% -2,666 13,792
Jackson 18.50% 749 79.38% 3,214 2.12% 86 0.00% 0 -60.88% -2,465 4,049
Jefferson 66.99% 186,561 31.51% 87,740 1.50% 4,171 0.00% 7 35.48% 98,821 278,479
Jessamine 43.04% 8,102 55.05% 10,363 1.91% 360 0.01% 1 -12.01% -2,261 18,826
Johnson 35.53% 2,304 61.51% 3,988 2.96% 192 0.00% 0 -25.98% -1,684 6,484
Kenton 49.48% 25,479 48.42% 24,936 2.10% 1,082 0.00% 1 1.06% 543 51,498
Knott 49.38% 2,096 48.34% 2,052 2.17% 92 0.12% 5 1.04% 44 4,245
Knox 32.52% 2,658 65.41% 5,346 2.07% 169 0.00% 0 -32.89% -2,688 8,173
Larue 37.11% 1,744 60.32% 2,835 2.57% 121 0.00% 0 -23.21% -1,091 4,700
Laurel 26.55% 4,722 71.22% 12,667 2.23% 397 0.00% 0 -44.67% -7,945 17,786
Lawrence 37.85% 1,515 60.38% 2,417 1.77% 71 0.00% 0 -22.53% -902 4,003
Lee 33.04% 675 64.66% 1,321 2.30% 47 0.00% 0 -31.62% -646 2,043
Leslie 22.51% 680 75.79% 2,289 2.37% 51 0.00% 0 -53.28% -1,609 3,020
Letcher 44.85% 2,626 52.76% 3,089 2.37% 139 0.02% 1 -7.91% -463 5,855
Lewis 27.28% 948 69.76% 2,424 2.96% 103 0.00% 0 -42.48% -1,476 3,475
Lincoln 35.82% 2,558 62.03% 4,430 2.16% 154 0.00% 0 -26.21% -1,872 7,142
Livingston 36.03% 1,205 62.32% 2,084 1.64% 55 0.00% 0 -26.29% -879 3,344
Logan 38.29% 2,911 59.52% 4,525 2.18% 166 0.00% 0 -21.23% -1,614 7,602
Lyon 40.75% 1,253 57.85% 1,779 1.40% 43 0.00% 0 -17.10% -526 3,075
Madison 48.96% 15,017 48.72% 14,943 2.30% 705 0.03% 8 0.24% 74 30,673
Magoffin 53.57% 1,968 44.34% 1,629 2.10% 77 0.00% 0 9.23% 339 3,674
Marion 52.05% 3,155 45.98% 2,787 1.96% 119 0.00% 0 6.07% 368 6,061
Marshall 38.21% 4,834 59.49% 7,526 2.29% 290 0.00% 0 -21.28% -2,692 12,650
Martin 25.12% 554 72.38% 1,596 2.49% 55 0.00% 0 -47.26% -1,042 2,205
Mason 44.25% 2,246 53.57% 2,719 2.19% 111 0.00% 0 -9.32% -473 5,076
McCracken 41.60% 9,695 56.87% 13,252 1.52% 355 0.00% 1 -15.27% -3,557 23,303
McCreary 28.82% 1,340 68.42% 3,181 2.71% 126 0.04% 2 -39.60% -1,841 4,649
McLean 38.02% 1,357 59.32% 2,117 2.66% 95 0.00% 0 -21.30% -760 3,569
Meade 44.18% 3,984 53.09% 4,787 2.73% 246 0.00% 0 -8.91% -803 9,017
Menifee 45.32% 959 52.60% 1,113 2.08% 44 0.00% 0 -7.28% -154 2,116
Mercer 42.10% 3,541 56.09% 4,718 1.81% 152 0.00% 0 -13.99% -1,177 8,411
Metcalfe 38.73% 1,495 58.65% 2,264 2.62% 101 0.00% 0 -19.92% -769 3,860
Monroe 24.76% 837 73.43% 2,482 1.80% 61 0.00% 0 -48.67% -1,645 3,380
Montgomery 44.59% 3,934 53.78% 4,745 1.63% 144 0.00% 0 -9.19% -811 8,823
Morgan 46.01% 1,726 51.43% 1,929 2.56% 96 0.00% 0 -5.42% -203 3,751
Muhlenberg 46.03% 4,019 52.12% 4,551 1.83% 160 0.02% 2 -6.09% -532 8,732
Nelson 48.51% 7,387 49.32% 7,511 2.17% 331 0.00% 0 -0.81% -124 15,229
Nicholas 49.49% 1,157 48.50% 1,134 2.01% 47 0.00% 0 0.99% 23 2,338
Ohio 40.29% 2,877 56.57% 4,040 3.14% 224 0.00% 0 -16.28% -1,163 7,141
Oldham 46.32% 12,115 51.57% 13,488 2.11% 551 0.00% 0 -5.25% -1,373 26,154
Owen 38.54% 1,419 59.61% 2,195 1.85% 68 0.00% 0 -21.07% -776 3,682
Owsley 29.43% 402 68.23% 932 2.34% 32 0.00% 0 -38.80% -530 1,366
Pendleton 36.27% 1,502 61.51% 2,547 2.22% 92 0.00% 0 -25.24% -1,045 4,141
Perry 44.51% 3,183 53.90% 3,855 1.59% 114 0.00% 0 -9.39% -672 7,152
Pike 42.93% 7,131 54.25% 9,011 2.81% 466 0.01% 1 -11.32% -1,880 16,609
Powell 46.33% 1,791 51.66% 1,997 2.02% 78 0.00% 0 -5.33% -206 3,866
Pulaski 27.96% 5,891 70.04% 14,756 1.99% 419 0.00% 1 -42.08% -8,865 21,067
Robertson 42.15% 325 55.77% 430 2.08% 16 0.00% 0 -13.62% -105 771
Rockcastle 27.42% 1,354 70.49% 3,481 2.07% 102 0.02% 1 -43.07% -2,127 4,938
Rowan 58.47% 4,045 39.66% 2,744 1.86% 129 0.00% 0 18.81% 1,301 6,918
Russell 26.50% 1,571 71.73% 4,252 1.77% 105 0.00% 0 -45.23% -2,681 5,928
Scott 49.10% 9,827 48.61% 9,730 2.29% 458 0.00% 0 0.49% 97 20,015
Shelby 43.96% 7,380 53.98% 9,062 2.04% 343 0.01% 2 -10.02% -1,682 16,787
Simpson 46.48% 2,203 51.84% 2,457 1.69% 80 0.00% 0 -5.36% -254 4,740
Spencer 35.59% 2,667 62.24% 4,664 2.15% 161 0.01% 1 -26.65% -1,997 7,493
Taylor 36.87% 3,093 61.31% 5,143 1.82% 153 0.00% 0 -24.44% -2,050 8,389
Todd 36.64% 1,037 60.53% 1,713 2.83% 80 0.00% 0 -23.89% -676 2,830
Trigg 35.69% 1,622 62.46% 2,839 1.85% 84 0.00% 0 -26.77% -1,217 4,545
Trimble 39.06% 1,057 58.39% 1,580 2.55% 69 0.00% 0 -19.33% -523 2,706
Union 41.09% 1,800 56.68% 2,483 2.24% 98 0.00% 0 -15.59% -683 4,381
Warren 50.80% 18,249 47.65% 17,118 1.55% 558 0.00% 0 3.15% 1,131 35,925
Washington 41.26% 1,839 56.59% 2,522 2.15% 96 0.00% 0 -15.33% -683 4,457
Wayne 35.76% 1,983 62.61% 3,472 1.62% 90 0.00% 0 -26.85% -1,489 5,545
Webster 38.77% 1,495 58.90% 2,271 2.33% 90 0.00% 0 -20.13% -776 3,856
Whitley 30.30% 2,995 67.50% 6,672 2.21% 218 0.00% 0 -37.20% -3,677 9,885
Wolfe 54.50% 1,194 43.72% 958 1.78% 39 0.00% 0 10.78% 236 2,191
Woodford 53.11% 6,235 44.95% 5,277 1.93% 227 0.00% 0 8.16% 958 11,739

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,[141] which was held on November 14.[142][143] 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).[144][145] While a recount law does exist in Kentucky, it does not permit recounts for gubernatorial elections.[146] 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).[146] This process, which is enforced through the Goebel Election Law, has only been used once, during the 1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election.[147][148] 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.[149][150] On November 11, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, announced that "all indications are" Beshear would be the next governor.[151] 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.[9]

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.[152]

Recanvassing

Beshear declared victory after the initial vote count,[153] selecting J. Michael Brown to lead his transition team.[154] Bevin refused to concede and requested a recanvassing of the vote, which took place on November 14.[11] 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.[9]

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.[155]

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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