Republican Bevin wins Kentucky governor's raceRepublican Matt Bevin easily won Kentucky’s governorship on Tuesday as the GOP made major inroads in a state that had stubbornly resisted the party at the state level even as it voted reliably Republican in federal contests in recent years. Bevin, a self-funding investment manager, rode a late surge of outside support from national Republicans to defeat Democrat Jack Conway, 53 percent to 44 percent, according to The Associated Press. Bevin will become just the second Republican to inhabit the governor’s mansion in Frankfort in more than four decades.Polls prior to the vote showed a close race, with most surveys giving Conway, the state's sitting attorney general, a slight advantage. Bevin's victory capped a successful night for Republicans, who picked up four of the six independently elected statewide positions despite going into Tuesday with just one GOP officeholder. Their victories included ousting state Auditor Adam Edelen, who was thought to be Democrats' top pick to challenge GOP Sen. Rand Paul next year.
"This is huge. Collectivists of the Demo-Socialist Party are shell shocked. RINO McConnell is gnashing his teeth and rending his expensive suit."
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