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"ELECTION RESULTS"
Election results
CNN
It was not a good night for Republicans. Democrats are celebrating in one of the reddest states after Andy Beshear declared victory over incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in Kentucky, who said he'd not concede. In Virginia, Democrats won majorities in both the House and Senate, giving the party full control of the state government and solidifying what was once a swing state into a stronghold for the party. Things were more optimistic for Republicans in Mississippi, where they held on to the governor's office, beating back a veteran Democrat's bid for another potential election-night stunner.
3 takeaways from Tuesday's elections in Kentucky, Virginia and Mississippi
By Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated 9:17 AM ET, Wed November 6, 2019
In Kentucky, Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear was poised to defeat Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, holding onto a 0.4-percentage-point lead with all precincts reporting even as Bevin said he would not concede. Trump had tried to bolster Bevin, holding a rally with him Monday night in Kentucky and telling the state's GOP voters that the race's outcome would be seen as a reflection on him.
In Virginia, Democrats won majorities in both the House and Senate, giving the party full control of the state's government and solidifying what had once been a swing state as a stronghold for the party. Their wins open the door for new gun control laws, an increased minimum wage and other progressive measures that Republicans had previously blocked.
And in Mississippi, Republicans had held onto the governor's office, beating back a veteran Democrat's bid for another potential election-night stunner. The GOP's win there means the state is likely to continue pursuing tax cuts and opposing an expansion of Medicaid.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/politics/2019-election-takeaways-kentucky-virginia-mississippi/index.html?utm_source=CNN+Five+Things&utm_campaign=bef637f6a7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_05_02_56&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6da287d761-bef637f6a7-104928233
By Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated 9:17 AM ET, Wed November 6, 2019
In Kentucky, Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear was poised to defeat Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, holding onto a 0.4-percentage-point lead with all precincts reporting even as Bevin said he would not concede. Trump had tried to bolster Bevin, holding a rally with him Monday night in Kentucky and telling the state's GOP voters that the race's outcome would be seen as a reflection on him.
In Virginia, Democrats won majorities in both the House and Senate, giving the party full control of the state's government and solidifying what had once been a swing state as a stronghold for the party. Their wins open the door for new gun control laws, an increased minimum wage and other progressive measures that Republicans had previously blocked.
And in Mississippi, Republicans had held onto the governor's office, beating back a veteran Democrat's bid for another potential election-night stunner. The GOP's win there means the state is likely to continue pursuing tax cuts and opposing an expansion of Medicaid.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/politics/2019-election-takeaways-kentucky-virginia-mississippi/index.html?utm_source=CNN+Five+Things&utm_campaign=bef637f6a7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_11_05_02_56&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6da287d761-bef637f6a7-104928233
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