Winner of Kentucky GOP Primary Will Face Uphill Battle Against State’s Popular Democratic Governor

‘Republicans see this election as their opportunity and Governor Beshear’s victory is seen as fluke,’ one analyst said. ‘I don’t think Beshear’s popularity is an error or a fluke.’

AP/Andrew Harnik, file
The governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, speaks after surveying storm damage from tornadoes and extreme weather at Dawson Springs, Kentucky, in 2021. AP/Andrew Harnik, file

Kentuckians on Tuesday will go to the polls in their state’s gubernatorial primary, with GOP voters deciding who challenges the state’s popular Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, this November.

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