Kentucky... 97% reporting. Beshear ahead by 10,337

[Demovictory9]

Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Andy Beshear
Democrat
687,014 49.4%
Matt Bevin*
Republican
676,677 48.6
John Hicks
Libertarian
27,448 2.0
1,391,139 votes, 97% reporting (3,533 of 3,659 precincts)

* Incumbent

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/05/us/elections/results-kentucky-general-elections.html

[smirkymonkey]

1. Oh please, oh please, oh please!

[Snarkoleptic]

2. CNN has 99% of the vote in

https://www.cnn.com/election/2019/results/kentucky/governor

Beshear up by 10,500 votes!

[Demovictory9]

3. Bevins could still win. 41,000 votes still out there. if they break for him....

[SMC22307]

4. Nearly 27,500 votes for the Libertarian candidate?

Thanks for not voting for Bevin, folks!

[BeyondGeography]

11. No kidding

[dustyscamp]

5. Beshear is going to win

https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/

I wish Gregory D. Stumbo won too

[StevieM]

6. The latest numbers are 704,882 votes for Beshear to 694,317 votes for Bevin. (eom)

[Demovictory9]

8. nytimes lags

[Demovictory9]

7. 98% reporting. Beshear widens his lead to 13, 690

Governor
Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Andy Beshear
Democrat
698,325 49.5%
Matt Bevin*
Republican
684,635 48.5
John Hicks
Libertarian
27,702 2.0
1,410,662 votes, 98% reporting (3,577 of 3,659 precincts)

* Incumbent

[kimbutgar]

9. I want to be wrong but Russia hackers might be trying to change votes now

Until all percincts are in I will not savor the win with joy. .

[Demovictory9]

14. 99% in. Numerically Bevins can't win unless they find a big box of mail in ballots somewhere

[kimbutgar]

16. Oh hell yessssssssss!

[blm]

10. This is the one I wanted most, today.

Keeping fingers crossed.

[TheBlackAdder]

12. Oh, Beshear is up by 0.7%. What's the minimum to prevent an automatic or challenged recount?

.

Update: Chris Kornacki says no automatic recount.

Belvin would have to file a recount law suit and let a judge decide it's validity.

.

[Pachamama]

13. Your time is up soon Moscow Mitch

[dawg day]

15. LEX tv calls it for Beshear!

https://www.lex18.com/news/decision-2019/beshear-overcomes-trump-effect-to-beat-bevin-to-become-next-ky-governor