Andy Beshear

The celebration will be one of only three second-term inaugurations in state history since a state constitutional amendment allowed governors to run for another consecutive term in the 1990s.

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear defeated GOP challenger Daniel Cameron by about five percentage points during Kentucky's gubernatorial election last week. With Republicans controlling 80% of seats in the legislature and all other statewide elected offices, the party is trying to figure out what went wrong.

Some expected Beshear would struggle to expand on his narrow 5,136 vote margin of victory from his 2019 race against former Gov. Matt Bevin — speculation fueled by a late poll suggesting he was in a dead heat with challenger Daniel Cameron.

Beshear is a blue governor in a red state, and the race saw national politics as a primary issue.

The race between Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Daniel Cameron is one of just three gubernatorial races in the country in 2023. See county-by-county results as they roll in tonight.

Spending by candidates and political groups in Kentucky's 2023 race for governor have already doubled the pace from the state's 2019 general election for the office, with more than $59 million spent since the May primary.

We discuss where Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron stand on education policy, abortion and other issues in the governor's race.

Andy Beshear is the only statewide elected Democrat in Kentucky and is seeking reelection.

Abortion access has rarely been a focal point for Democrats in Kentucky, but that's all changing in the run up to this November's gubernatorial election.

During a forum hosted by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Daniel Cameron didn't share the stage, but instead independently spoke to a packed room of local business leaders and elected officials about issues like Kentucky's Medicaid expansion and whether to continue cutting the state's income tax.