Multiple high-profile races around the country highlighted the 2023 off-year election cycle. Abortion was on the ballot in Ohio while Virginia Republicans looked to seize control of all chambers of their state legislature. The results could provide a preview of where both parties are headed for 2024.
Kentucky Democrat Wins Governor Post Again
In Kentucky, incumbent Democrat Governor Andy Beshear held on for a second term by besting Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
“Just look what we were up against. Five Super PACs. My opponent’s Super PAC. Mitch McConnell’s Super PAC. Rand Paul’s Super PAC. The Club for Growth (Action.) The Republican Governor’s Association. All running ads full of hate and division. And you know what? We beat them all at the same time,” Gov. Beshear said in his speech.
Cameron was looking to make history as Kentucky’s first African-American governor.
“And I ask that you pray for Governor Beshear and his team and for all of our commonwealth. Because at the end of the day, win, lose or draw, what ultimately matters, is that we know that Christ is on the throne,” Cameron said in his concession speech.
Beshear used his record of economic growth and his pandemic and disaster handling to
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