Kentucky 2023 gubernatorial election megathread

[Dave Hedgehog]

It's a noticeable knock from the 64-32 which he got in the last round of quarterly approvals. Undoubtedly strong numbers regardless, but is this a sign Cameron is gaining steam at last?

[Dave Hedgehog]

Pleasantly surprised by this result. Cameron only seemed to want to make the race about Joe Biden and COVID lockdowns which ended two years ago already and ended up coming up short. Wasn't particularly close either; looks like Beshear got a higher overall vote percentage than Biden did in Minnesota in 2020.

Do wonder if a lot of this is down to R voters staying home or leaving the governor box blank on the ballot paper; Beshear may have won but it does seem like there are a lot of people who would rather die than cast a vote for even a Democrat they probably find quite agreeable on the whole.

Definitely think this is going to be the last statewide win by a Democrat in Kentucky for some time though. Can definitely see Coleman getting the Cooney treatment if she runs to succeed Beshear in 2027.