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The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic governor Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron. If Cameron had won, he would have become Kentucky's first African-American governor.
This race was one of two Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2023 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020. The other was held in Louisiana, which Jeff Landry flipped for the Republicans. This was the first gubernatorial election in the state's history in which both major party candidates had previously held the position of attorney general; Beshear held the position from 2016 to 2019, after which he was succeeded by Cameron. This is the first election since 1999 where the party that won the gubernatorial election lost the following presidential election.
Beshear's victory has been attributed to his broad popularity among Democrats and independents, as well as approximately half of Republicans in the state.[1] Compared to 2019, Beshear most improved his performance in suburban precincts; he increased his margins by nearly 6 percentage points in suburban areas, compared to 4.5 percentage points in urban and rural precincts.[2]
- ^ "U.S. Governor Rankings: Beshear Gets a Boost, Desantis' Approval Dips". Morning Consult Pro. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Election 2023: Democrats win control of Va. legislature; Ohio residents vote to protect abortion rights". Washington Post. November 7, 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.