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Race for governor tops Ky. general election (Election Day!)
http://harlandaily.com/news/4418/race-for-governor-tops-ky-general-election ^

Posted on 11/03/2015 10:08:35 AM PST by No Dems 2016

LOUISVILLE (AP) - Here is a look at Kentucky's top races in Tuesday's general election, from the contest for governor at the top of the ticket to down-ballot races for statewide offices:

GOVERNOR

Democrat Jack Conway and Republican Matt Bevin square off in the race to become Kentucky's next governor in a pivotal off-year election. The winner succeeds Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear, who could not seek re-election because of term limits. The campaign turned into a referendum on President Barack Obama's signature health care law. Outgoing Gov. Steve Beshear used an executive order to expand the state's Medicaid program to cover an additional 400,000 Kentucky residents and create a health exchange, where more than 100,000 people have purchased discounted health plans with the help of federal subsidies. Bevin, a Louisville businessman, has promised to scale back the expansion and eliminate the exchange, saying taxpayers can't afford it. Conway, the state's two-term attorney general, has called Bevin's plan "callous" and said he would keep both programs. Independent candidate Drew Curtis was also on the ballot for governor.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: bevin; conway; drewcurtis; elections; governor; jackconway; kentucky; mattbevin; stevebeshear
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To: comebacknewt
Bevin (TeaParty R) by 6.5% @ 58.6% reporting...
61 posted on 11/03/2015 4:46:13 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: Theophilus; Impy; fieldmarshaldj

bevin still leading. western ky slow to report. that area is gop friendly.


62 posted on 11/03/2015 4:46:28 PM PST by yongin (I'd rather be on god's side than the right side of man's history)
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To: yongin
Bevin (TeaParty R) by 7.1% @ 60.9% reporting...
63 posted on 11/03/2015 4:49:26 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: yongin

They’re in the Central time zone.


64 posted on 11/03/2015 4:50:04 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: Theophilus

I thought the Tea Party was dead!


65 posted on 11/03/2015 4:50:32 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Big loss for Mitch tonight too if this holds up.

Some of his campaign staff were working with the establishment Democrat to beat Bevin.


66 posted on 11/03/2015 4:53:08 PM PST by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: fortheDeclaration
Bevin (Anti-McConnell R) by 7.3% @ 66.4% reporting...
67 posted on 11/03/2015 4:53:53 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: Theophilus; Impy

if bevin wins, it will be because he got his act together 2 weeks ago. like college student cramming for finals.


68 posted on 11/03/2015 4:54:33 PM PST by yongin (I'd rather be on god's side than the right side of man's history)
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To: yongin; Republican Wildcat; AuH2ORepublican; fieldmarshaldj

Who da hell is this “Drew Curtis” (I) running with his wife!!?


69 posted on 11/03/2015 4:55:31 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: yongin
Bevin (Hated-by-Establishment R) by 7.6% @ 69.0% reporting...
70 posted on 11/03/2015 4:56:37 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: No Dems 2016

Glad to see Bevin doing well. I sent him a small donation from down here in GA. Looks like it was a good investment.


71 posted on 11/03/2015 4:58:04 PM PST by Atlantan
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To: Atlantan
Bevin (RINO-Hunter R) by 7.5% @ 70.07% reporting...
72 posted on 11/03/2015 4:59:05 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: Atlantan

Huge surprise to me; even if Bevin still loses, he would have done much better than I expected. Remember though, he dislikes the Confederate flag.


73 posted on 11/03/2015 4:59:05 PM PST by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: Theophilus

All of Lexington now in and Bevin actually picked up quite a few votes there. Plus much of Republican leaning Western Kentucky still has not reported anything.

Hard to see where Conway gets enough votes to pull this out — unless the West End of Louisville is holding out tens of thousands of votes until the last minute. Even then, I doubt it will be enough.

I think Bevin has won this.


74 posted on 11/03/2015 5:01:36 PM PST by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: Theodore R.
Bevin (TeaParty R) by 7.5% @ 71.08% reporting...
75 posted on 11/03/2015 5:01:49 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: Theodore R.

Someone should call this for Bevin at any time.

Wonder who will be the first?


76 posted on 11/03/2015 5:03:25 PM PST by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: comebacknewt

I guess I’ll call it for Bevin!


77 posted on 11/03/2015 5:04:05 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: comebacknewt
Bevin (TeaParty R) by 7.8% @ 73.9% reporting...
78 posted on 11/03/2015 5:05:27 PM PST by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: Theophilus

Good call!

It really is over. I’m guessing the AP will call it any minute now.

Huge win for the Tea Party tonight!!


79 posted on 11/03/2015 5:06:37 PM PST by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: comebacknewt

“Big loss for Mitch tonight too if this holds up. Some of his campaign staff were working with the establishment Democrat to beat Bevin.”

That doesn’t surprise me one bit. But is that speculation or has it been reported?


80 posted on 11/03/2015 5:07:15 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (White, black, and red all over--America's affirmative action, metrosexual president.)
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