(CNN) Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded defeat on Thursday to Democratic state Attorney General Andy Beshear.

"We're going to have a change in the governorship based on the vote of the people," Bevin said at a news conference.

The concession comes after Bevin requested all 120 counties in the state recheck the results from last week's gubernatorial election. That recanvass showed Beshear still leading over Bevin.

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said in a statement that Beshear received 5,136 more votes than Bevin.

"I'm not going to contest these numbers that have come in," Bevin said Thursday.

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