Elections / 2019 · Governor · KY
Kentucky — 2019 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2019 · GovernorKentucky · GovernorAndy BeshearD+0.4
Candidates
Kentucky 2019 governor — certified statewide results.
- Andy Beshear✓Democrat709,89049.2%
- Matt BevinRepublican704,75448.8%
- John HicksLibertarian28,4332.0%
The closest Kentucky governor's race since 1899: Beshear unseated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin by 5,136 votes without reaching a majority.
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+29.8Governor 2019D+0.4vs. baselineD+30.2
Kentucky's 2019 governor race ran 30.2 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2019 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.