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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin conceded to Attorney General Andy Beshear after a recanvass of votes confirmed Mr. Beshear’s victory in the 2019 governor’s election. Read more

The governor's race in Kentucky had been cast as a showdown between an unpopular governor and an unpopular party. Mr. Bevin had focused his campaign on his alignment with President Trump and his opposition to impeachment, with the president holding a rally on Monday in Lexington to reciprocate the support. Mr. Beshear has been buoyed by the governor's diminished popularity — Mr. Bevin is among the least popular governors in the country.

Mr. Bevin's approval has plummeted over cuts in government services he pushed for and his brash handling of a teacher walkout, calling protestors "selfish" and "ignorant," and blaming them for hypothetical sexual assaults and the actual shooting of a 7-year-old girl.