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A perennial bill to move elections from odd-years — including the Kentucky governor’s race — to presidential election years is likely to move on to get a vote in the Senate. The proposed constitutional amendment has made it that far before, but is often held up in the House of Representatives.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear won a second term Tuesday by a comfortable margin, as the incumbent Democrat defeated Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron by roughly five percentage points and 67,174 votes.
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Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear will reprise his role as the lone statewide elected Democrat in Frankfort during his second four-year term in office.
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Kentucky is one of just a few states that have off-year elections. Today, voters will choose the next governor as well as down ballot races like secretary of state and attorney general.
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A national pollster’s latest survey of Kentuckians has the race for governor between incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Daniel Cameron as a dead heat – just a month after the same firm showed Beshear with a double-digit lead.
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Turnout at elections without national names on the ballot has historically been low in Kentucky. With a tight gubernatorial election, which candidate can drive more voters to the polls could make the difference.
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Early in-person voting will take place Nov. 2–4, and local leaders are encouraging Kentuckians to head to the polls before Election Day. It’s the first time Kentucky voters can cast early ballots in a gubernatorial race since a recent expansion of voting options.
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Pamela Stevenson spent nearly three decades as a litigator in the U.S. Air Force. But since her retirement, the Louisville native has practiced in Clarksville, Indiana, where she’s been licensed since 1984.
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Democrats’ redistricting challenge will be heard by state Supreme Court in September. It’s unclear if a decision will come in time for the next round of elections.
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Kentucky voters rejected the constitutional amendment that would have made it harder to challenge abortion bans in the state earlier this week.