Beshear's victory was attributed to his handling of economic growth and multiple disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Democratic Governor Andy Beshear has won reelection in Kentucky, defeating Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
The election was seen as a referendum on abortion, with Cameron defending Kentucky's near-total ban on abortion in court.
Democratic Governor Andy Beshear has secured a second term in office, defeating Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the Kentucky gubernatorial race. Beshear's victory was attributed to his handling of economic growth and multiple disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic. His tenure has been marked with major Democratic initiatives like signing an executive order to restore voting rights to thousands of Kentuckians who had been convicted of nonviolent felonies.
Cameron, who succeeded Beshear as state attorney general in 2019, proposed traditional GOP policies including installing work requirements for Medicaid and eliminating the personal income tax. The election also highlighted the divided government in Kentucky, with Republicans holding supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature and dominating the state's congressional delegation.
The race was seen as a referendum on abortion, with Cameron defending Kentucky's near-total ban on abortion in court. However, Beshear maintained a high approval rating throughout his first term and led the race by double digits for much of the time. The election results have raised questions about Republican turnout when Trump is not on the ballot.
The 2023 off-year election in the United States saw Democrats win several victories, including the reelection of Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, the passing of a ballot measure to protect abortion rights in Ohio, and the winning of control of Virginia's Senate and House of Delegates. Republicans won in Mississippi, with incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves defeating Democratic candidate Brandon Presley.
Beshear's victory was attributed to his handling of economic growth and multiple disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
The election also highlighted the divided government in Kentucky, with Republicans holding supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature and dominating the state's congressional delegation.
His tenure has been marked with major Democratic initiatives like signing an executive order to restore voting rights to thousands of Kentuckians who had been convicted of nonviolent felonies.
Cameron, who succeeded Beshear as state attorney general in 2019, proposed traditional GOP policies including installing work requirements for Medicaid and eliminating the personal income tax.
Democrats also took full control of the Virginia legislature.
However, questions remain about Republican turnout when Trump is not on the ballot.
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But for now, they keep having good elections.
Democrats probably won’t stop panicking about the 2024 election — not with another poll Tuesday night, this one from CNN, showing Donald Trump leading President Biden.
It’s the latest of many post-2016 elections in which Democrats can come away feeling good.
Beshear maintained a high approval rating throughout his first term and led the race by double digits for much of the time.
The race was seen as a referendum on abortion, with Cameron defending Kentucky's near-total ban on abortion in court.
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Beshear, 46, retained a high approval rating throughout his first term leading the conservative state, and outpaced Cameron by double digits for much of the race.
The Democratic governor has defeated Republican Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s attorney general, in his bid for reelection. The Associated Press called the race at 8:57 p.m. ET.
Republicans won in Mississippi, with incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves defeating Democratic candidate Brandon Presley.
Notably, Danica Roem became Virginia's first openly transgender state senator, and Gabriel Amo became Rhode Island's first Black representative to Congress.
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Reeves was favored in part because he – like other Southern Republicans – cast his opponent as a tool of national Democrats who support abortion rights and other policies rejected by conservatives from coast to coast.