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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 . This race was one of two Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2023 ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Why Deep-Red Kentucky Reelected Its Democratic Governor. Andy Beshear’s victory allows his party to maintain one of its most surprising footholds in the South. Updated at 8:58 p.m. ET on ...
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Governors of the Commonwealth of Kentucky No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor; 1 Isaac Shelby (1750–1826) June 4, 1792 – June 1, 1796 (did not run) Democratic-Republican: 1792: Office did not exist: 2 James Garrard (1749–1822) June 1, 1796 – September 5, 1804 (term-limited) Democratic-Republican
Oct 11, 2015 · WILLIAM O. BRADLEY. 1847-1914. Term—1895-1899. Garrard County native, William O’Connell Bradley became Kentucky’s first Republican Governor upon his election in November 1895. He had unsuccessfully run for governor against Simon Bolivar Buckner in 1887. Soon after Bradley’s birth in 1847, his family moved to Somerset.
Nov 10, 2023 · 0:00. 4:31. Kentucky has 120 counties, and every one of them played a role in Gov. Andy Beshear's reelection. From sweeping wins in Louisville and Lexington to gains in other parts of the ...
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Gubernatorial History. Fifty-nine individuals have held the office of Governor of Kentucky. Prior to a 1992 amendment to the state's constitution, a Governor was prohibited from succeeding himself in office, though four men – Isaac Shelby, John LaRue Helm, James B. McCreary and A.B. "Happy" Chandler – served multiple non-consecutive terms.
Kentucky is one of seven states that were run by a Democratic governor for more than 80 percent of the years between 1992 and 2013. Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82 percent) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27 percent) from 1992 to 2013.
