Andy Beshear

Democrat Andy Beshear has narrowly defeated Republican state Senator Whitney Westerfield to become the state’s next Attorney General. Beshear is the son of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and is just one of two Democrats to win elections Tuesday night. 

  If you listened to the candidates at the Fancy Farm Picnic on Saturday, this year’s race for attorney general is about nepotism and pedicures.

Democrat Andy Beshear, an attorney and son of Gov. Steve Beshear, is running against Republican state Sen. Whitney Westerfield, a former prosecutor who worked on this year’s high-profile heroin legislation.

Three Republicans and one Democrat have raised more than $1 million in this year’s race for governor in advance of the May 19 primary election.

Hopkinsville's State Senator Whitney Westerfield has filed his candidacy for Kentucky Attorney General, a day after saying he may enter the race. 

His announcement makes him the only Republican in the race. 

Westerfield, 34, says his goal is to make the Attorney General's office more efficient. 

Kentucky State Senator Whitney Westerfield,a Republican from Hopkinsville, might put his name in the currently unopposed race for Kentucky Attorney General. Westerfield said he doesn’t want current candidate Democrat Andy Beshear to be Kentucky’s only option.