Republicans won the other statewide offices in the Nov. Gov.-elect Jacqueline Coleman, overcame a strong GOP tide in Kentucky to win. “They’re anxieties that people worry about at the end of the night - whether they’re making enough money to support their kids, whether their kids are getting the type of education that will give them a better, brighter future, whether they can afford to take their families to a doctor when they’re sick,” he said.īeshear and his running mate, Lt. In a Statehouse interview with The Associated Press, Beshear said the attention he paid to the everyday challenges facing voters helped propel him to victory. He said his administration would be “one where we live up to the values we were raised in, that we believe in the golden rule that everybody is our neighbor.” (AP) - Democratic Gov.-elect Andy Beshear said Friday that he won in the red state of Kentucky by distancing himself from national politics and connecting with voters desperate for leaders focused more on their needs and less on “the 24-hour cable news cycle.”īeshear, who narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin in the closely watched race, also vowed to set a new tone at the top of Kentucky’s government. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.įRANKFORT, Ky. ![]() This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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