Elections 2019: Kentucky Chooses Democratic Governor, Virginia Democrats Take Control of State Legislature

Update - November 5, 2019, 10:45pm ET:

Kentucky

• Democrat Andy Beshear, Kentucky's attorney general, has claimed victory Tuesday night in the governor's race, though Republican Matt Bevin said he's not conceding.

"Would it be a Bevin race if it wasn't a squeaker? I mean, come on. I mean, really and truly, this is a close, close race. We are not conceding this race by any stretch."

• With 99% of precincts reporting, Beshear currently has 709,697 votes, Bevin 703,899.

Virginia

• After a two decade dry spell, Democrats have taken control of Virginia's state legislature.

“Based on the numbers and turnout, we are feeling really excited — and I think we are about to make history,” said Democratic Sen. Jennifer McClellan.

Mississippi

• Republican Tate Reeves, the state's lieutenant governor, is poised to become the Magnolia's State's next governor.

Countable's earlier story appears below.

Though the big one is still a year off, this Tuesday, November 5, voters in several states are heading to the polls in elections that could shift the blue-red power dynamic.

• In Kentucky and Mississippi, voters are choosing a new governor, maybe Democratic. President Donald Trump, who carried both states in 2016, visited Kentucky Monday night to boost voter turnout for two candidates he endorsed.
• In Virginia, the electorate is picking new members of their state legislature—potentially flipping the House and Senate from red to blue.
•  In South Bend, Indiana, Hoosiers are choosing a replacement for Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

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