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Demovictory9

(37,113 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:00 PM Nov 2019

Kentucky... 97% reporting. Beshear ahead by 10,337

Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Andy Beshear
Democrat
687,014 49.4%
Matt Bevin*
Republican
676,677 48.6
John Hicks
Libertarian
27,448 2.0
1,391,139 votes, 97% reporting (3,533 of 3,659 precincts)

* Incumbent

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/05/us/elections/results-kentucky-general-elections.html

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Kentucky... 97% reporting. Beshear ahead by 10,337 (Original Post) Demovictory9 Nov 2019 OP

Oh please, oh please, oh please! smirkymonkey Nov 2019 #1

CNN has 99% of the vote in Snarkoleptic Nov 2019 #2

Bevins could still win. 41,000 votes still out there. if they break for him.... Demovictory9 Nov 2019 #3

Nearly 27,500 votes for the Libertarian candidate? SMC22307 Nov 2019 #4

No kidding BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #11

Beshear is going to win dustyscamp Nov 2019 #5

The latest numbers are 704,882 votes for Beshear to 694,317 votes for Bevin. (eom) StevieM Nov 2019 #6

nytimes lags Demovictory9 Nov 2019 #8

98% reporting. Beshear widens his lead to 13, 690 Demovictory9 Nov 2019 #7

I want to be wrong but Russia hackers might be trying to change votes now kimbutgar Nov 2019 #9

99% in. Numerically Bevins can't win unless they find a big box of mail in ballots somewhere Demovictory9 Nov 2019 #14

Oh hell yessssssssss! kimbutgar Nov 2019 #16

This is the one I wanted most, today. blm Nov 2019 #10

Oh, Beshear is up by 0.7%. What's the minimum to prevent an automatic or challenged recount? TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #12

Your time is up soon Moscow Mitch Pachamama Nov 2019 #13

LEX tv calls it for Beshear! dawg day Nov 2019 #15

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

1. Oh please, oh please, oh please!

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:02 PM

Nov 2019

Snarkoleptic

(6,242 posts)

2. CNN has 99% of the vote in

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:02 PM

Nov 2019

https://www.cnn.com/election/2019/results/kentucky/governor

Beshear up by 10,500 votes!

Demovictory9

(37,113 posts)

3. Bevins could still win. 41,000 votes still out there. if they break for him....

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:02 PM

Nov 2019

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

4. Nearly 27,500 votes for the Libertarian candidate?

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:03 PM

Nov 2019

Thanks for not voting for Bevin, folks!

BeyondGeography

(41,198 posts)

11. No kidding

Reply to SMC22307 (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:08 PM

Nov 2019

dustyscamp

(2,720 posts)

5. Beshear is going to win

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:03 PM

Nov 2019

https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/

I wish Gregory D. Stumbo won too

StevieM

(10,583 posts)

6. The latest numbers are 704,882 votes for Beshear to 694,317 votes for Bevin. (eom)

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:03 PM

Nov 2019

Demovictory9

(37,113 posts)

8. nytimes lags

Reply to StevieM (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:04 PM

Nov 2019

Demovictory9

(37,113 posts)

7. 98% reporting. Beshear widens his lead to 13, 690

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:04 PM

Nov 2019

Governor
Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Andy Beshear
Democrat
698,325 49.5%
Matt Bevin*
Republican
684,635 48.5
John Hicks
Libertarian
27,702 2.0
1,410,662 votes, 98% reporting (3,577 of 3,659 precincts)

* Incumbent

kimbutgar

(27,558 posts)

9. I want to be wrong but Russia hackers might be trying to change votes now

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:05 PM

Nov 2019

Until all percincts are in I will not savor the win with joy. .

Demovictory9

(37,113 posts)

14. 99% in. Numerically Bevins can't win unless they find a big box of mail in ballots somewhere

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:14 PM

Nov 2019

kimbutgar

(27,558 posts)

16. Oh hell yessssssssss!

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #14)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:32 PM

Nov 2019

blm

(114,763 posts)

10. This is the one I wanted most, today.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:06 PM

Nov 2019

Keeping fingers crossed.

TheBlackAdder

(29,981 posts)

12. Oh, Beshear is up by 0.7%. What's the minimum to prevent an automatic or challenged recount?

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:09 PM

Nov 2019

.

Update: Chris Kornacki says no automatic recount.

Belvin would have to file a recount law suit and let a judge decide it's validity.

.

Pachamama

(17,565 posts)

13. Your time is up soon Moscow Mitch

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:10 PM

Nov 2019

dawg day

(7,947 posts)

15. LEX tv calls it for Beshear!

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Nov 5, 2019, 10:29 PM

Nov 2019

https://www.lex18.com/news/decision-2019/beshear-overcomes-trump-effect-to-beat-bevin-to-become-next-ky-governor

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