Beshear Claims Victory In Tight Kentucky Governor’s Race

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky’s bitter race for governor went into overtime as Democrat Andy Beshear declared victory while Republican Gov. Matt Bevin, a close ally of President Donald Trump, refused to concede with results showing he trailed by a few thousand votes.  Kentucky has some sorting out to do before inaugurating its next governor.  With 100% of precincts reporting, Beshear – the state’s attorney general and the son of Kentucky’s last Democratic governor, Steve Beshear – had a lead of 5,333 votes out of more than 1.4 million counted, or a margin of nearly 0.4 percentage points. The Associated Press has not declared a winner.  In competing speeches late Tuesday, Beshear claimed victory while Bevin refused to concede.  Bevin hinted there might be “irregularities” to look into but didn’t offer specifics.