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Gov. Andy Beshear Wins Re-Election In Kentucky

The victory came as a major upset as Kentucky is mainly deep red.

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear won a second term on Tuesday night, defeating Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the state governor race.

Throughout the campaign, Beshear touted his record on his work during the COVID-19 pandemic and devastating flooding and tornadoes that ripped through the state in recent years.

“Tonight, Kentucky made a choice, a choice not to move to the right or to the left but to move forward for every single family. A choice to reject ‘team R’ or ‘team D’ and to state clearly that we are one team Kentucky,” he said at his victory celebration.

“It was a victory that sent a loud clear message. A message that candidates should run for something and not against someone, that a candidate should show vision and not sow division, and a clear statement that anger politics should end right here and right now,” Beshear added.

The victory came as a major upset as Kentucky is mainly deep red. In 2020, former President Donald Trump won there by a 26% margin over now-President Joe Biden.

Beshear’s win comes after he defeated then-incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin by 5,000 votes, with Beshear earning 49% of the votes and Bevin earning 48.8%.

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Stephen Michael is a Political Correspondent based in the United States. He has reached a global audience with his coverage of the 2020 Election and Trump White House. Michael joins Forward Axis News after spending time with the Project Spurs Network since 2014 and covering reality TV in the UK, Australia, and Canada.

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