2019 general Elections Kentucky results
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin is pitted against Democratic state Attorney General Andy Beshear in the Kentucky governor’s race, with John Hicks running on the Libertarian line. The hard-fought Bevin-Beshear face off has been characterized by sharp personal attacks and differences over health care and education.
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Governor general results
The following is a summary of Kentucky's Governor.
- Democrat
Andy BeshearWinner
49.2%
709,890
- Republican
Matt BevinWinner
incumbent
48.8%
704,754
- LIB
John HicksWinner
2%
28,433
Adair
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:25PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 69.6% 3,946
D Beshear 28.7% 1,626
L Hicks 1.7% 99
Allen
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:19PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 67.1% 3,564
D Beshear 31.1% 1,649
L Hicks 1.8% 96
Anderson
100% in
Nov. 7 2019, 11:01AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 56.1% 5,380
D Beshear 41.5% 3,978
L Hicks 2.4% 227
Ballard
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:15PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 65.3% 2,010
D Beshear 32.9% 1,012
L Hicks 1.8% 54
Barren
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:33PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 58.2% 7,693
D Beshear 39.9% 5,280
L Hicks 1.9% 256
Bath
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 52% 1,886
R Bevin 46.1% 1,672
L Hicks 1.9% 70
Bell
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:13PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 61.7% 3,398
D Beshear 36.5% 2,013
L Hicks 1.8% 98
Boone
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:00PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 56.2% 23,000
D Beshear 41.4% 16,947
L Hicks 2.4% 970
Bourbon
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:33PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 50.1% 3,463
D Beshear 48.1% 3,323
L Hicks 1.8% 123
Boyd
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:48PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 51.8% 6,989
R Bevin 45.8% 6,182
L Hicks 2.5% 331
Boyle
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:46PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 49.1% 5,103
D Beshear 49% 5,099
L Hicks 1.9% 198
Bracken
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:58PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 54% 1,367
D Beshear 42% 1,063
L Hicks 4% 102
Breathitt
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:31PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 50.2% 1,889
R Bevin 48.4% 1,820
L Hicks 1.4% 53
Breckinridge
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:17PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 56.9% 3,897
D Beshear 40.5% 2,775
L Hicks 2.6% 175
Bullitt
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:58PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 54.8% 14,517
D Beshear 42.6% 11,275
L Hicks 2.6% 700
Butler
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:36PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 68.1% 2,574
D Beshear 30% 1,134
L Hicks 1.9% 73
Caldwell
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:57PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 64.2% 2,843
D Beshear 34.1% 1,510
L Hicks 1.6% 72
Calloway
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:31PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 54% 6,344
D Beshear 43.9% 5,160
L Hicks 2.1% 251
Campbell
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:06PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 51.8% 16,352
R Bevin 46.2% 14,587
L Hicks 2% 638
Carlisle
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:31PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 70.3% 1,331
D Beshear 27.9% 529
L Hicks 1.8% 34
Carroll
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:55PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 52.4% 1,374
D Beshear 45.1% 1,184
L Hicks 2.5% 65
Carter
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:29PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 50.4% 3,732
R Bevin 46.5% 3,442
L Hicks 3.1% 227
Casey
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:36PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 73.5% 3,530
D Beshear 25.1% 1,208
L Hicks 1.4% 66
Christian
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:27PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 55.8% 7,974
D Beshear 42.1% 6,023
L Hicks 2.1% 296
Clark
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:41PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 52.6% 6,777
D Beshear 45.6% 5,876
L Hicks 1.8% 238
Clay
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:28PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 69.8% 3,225
D Beshear 28.1% 1,298
L Hicks 2.1% 96
Clinton
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:13PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 73.5% 2,047
D Beshear 24.9% 692
L Hicks 1.6% 45
Crittenden
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:34PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 66.8% 1,977
D Beshear 31% 916
L Hicks 2.2% 66
Cumberland
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:44PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 72.6% 1,418
D Beshear 25.7% 503
L Hicks 1.7% 33
Daviess
100% in
Nov. 22 2019, 11:02AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 50.6% 17,238
D Beshear 47% 16,012
L Hicks 2.4% 805
Edmonson
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:30PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 61.3% 2,284
D Beshear 37.1% 1,383
L Hicks 1.6% 59
Elliott
100% in
Nov. 22 2019, 11:02AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 59.3% 1,148
R Bevin 38.6% 747
L Hicks 2.2% 42
Estill
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:35PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 58.7% 2,427
D Beshear 39.1% 1,617
L Hicks 2.2% 91
Fayette
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:58PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 65.5% 73,397
R Bevin 33% 36,915
L Hicks 1.5% 1,719
Fleming
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:41PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 59.9% 2,818
D Beshear 38.4% 1,807
L Hicks 1.7% 81
Floyd
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:13PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 52.6% 5,903
R Bevin 45% 5,048
L Hicks 2.5% 279
Franklin
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:13PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 61.5% 12,888
R Bevin 36.1% 7,570
L Hicks 2.4% 493
Fulton
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 10:53PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 58.5% 857
D Beshear 40.2% 589
L Hicks 1.2% 18
Gallatin
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:58PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 56.8% 1,238
D Beshear 40% 871
L Hicks 3.2% 69
Garrard
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:13PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 63.4% 3,676
D Beshear 34.6% 2,004
L Hicks 2.1% 119
Grant
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:33PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 62.4% 4,010
D Beshear 35.2% 2,261
L Hicks 2.4% 154
Graves
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:53PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 64.6% 8,278
D Beshear 32.9% 4,214
L Hicks 2.5% 315
Grayson
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 65.3% 5,319
D Beshear 32.2% 2,621
L Hicks 2.5% 201
Green
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:25PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 72.1% 2,743
D Beshear 26.2% 997
L Hicks 1.8% 67
Greenup
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:27PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 52.4% 5,905
D Beshear 45.3% 5,102
L Hicks 2.3% 259
Hancock
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:35PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 51.8% 1,891
R Bevin 45.2% 1,650
L Hicks 3.1% 113
Hardin
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:17PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 51.3% 16,018
D Beshear 46.5% 14,524
L Hicks 2.3% 710
Harlan
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:44PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 69% 4,468
D Beshear 28.9% 1,867
L Hicks 2.1% 136
Harrison
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:41PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 55.1% 3,253
D Beshear 42.9% 2,535
L Hicks 2% 120
Hart
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:49PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 59.8% 3,143
D Beshear 38% 1,997
L Hicks 2.2% 116
Henderson
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:50PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 51.3% 6,863
R Bevin 47.1% 6,303
L Hicks 1.7% 225
Henry
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:41PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 55.8% 3,070
D Beshear 42.2% 2,325
L Hicks 2% 110
Hickman
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:17PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 68.6% 1,072
D Beshear 30% 469
L Hicks 1.4% 22
Hopkins
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:09PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 58.6% 8,077
D Beshear 39.2% 5,411
L Hicks 2.2% 304
Jackson
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:58PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 79.4% 3,214
D Beshear 18.5% 749
L Hicks 2.1% 86
Jefferson
100% in
Nov. 22 2019, 11:02AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 67% 186,561
R Bevin 31.5% 87,740
L Hicks 1.5% 4,171
Jessamine
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:41PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 55% 10,363
D Beshear 43% 8,102
L Hicks 1.9% 360
Johnson
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:24PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 61.5% 3,988
D Beshear 35.5% 2,304
L Hicks 3% 192
Kenton
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:19PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 49.5% 25,479
R Bevin 48.4% 24,936
L Hicks 2.1% 1,082
Knott
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:41PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 49.4% 2,096
R Bevin 48.4% 2,052
L Hicks 2.2% 92
Knox
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:47PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 65.4% 5,346
D Beshear 32.5% 2,658
L Hicks 2.1% 169
LaRue
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:23PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 60.3% 2,835
D Beshear 37.1% 1,744
L Hicks 2.6% 121
Laurel
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:55PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 71.2% 12,667
D Beshear 26.5% 4,722
L Hicks 2.2% 397
Lawrence
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:32PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 60.4% 2,417
D Beshear 37.8% 1,515
L Hicks 1.8% 71
Lee
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:19PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 64.7% 1,321
D Beshear 33% 675
L Hicks 2.3% 47
Leslie
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:31PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 75.8% 2,289
D Beshear 22.5% 680
L Hicks 1.7% 51
Letcher
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:36PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 52.8% 3,089
D Beshear 44.9% 2,626
L Hicks 2.4% 139
Lewis
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:11PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 69.8% 2,424
D Beshear 27.3% 948
L Hicks 3% 103
Lincoln
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:20PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 62% 4,430
D Beshear 35.8% 2,558
L Hicks 2.2% 154
Livingston
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:25PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 62.3% 2,084
D Beshear 36% 1,205
L Hicks 1.6% 55
Logan
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:54PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 59.5% 4,525
D Beshear 38.3% 2,911
L Hicks 2.2% 166
Lyon
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:34PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 57.9% 1,779
D Beshear 40.7% 1,253
L Hicks 1.4% 43
McCracken
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 11:13PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 56.9% 13,252
D Beshear 41.6% 9,695
L Hicks 1.5% 355
McCreary
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:37PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 68.5% 3,181
D Beshear 28.8% 1,340
L Hicks 2.7% 126
McLean
100% in
Nov. 22 2019, 11:02AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 59.3% 2,117
D Beshear 38% 1,357
L Hicks 2.7% 95
Madison
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:55PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 49% 15,017
R Bevin 48.7% 14,943
L Hicks 2.3% 705
Magoffin
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:58PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 53.6% 1,968
R Bevin 44.3% 1,629
L Hicks 2.1% 77
Marion
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:13PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 52.1% 3,155
R Bevin 46% 2,787
L Hicks 2% 119
Marshall
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:50PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 59.5% 7,526
D Beshear 38.2% 4,834
L Hicks 2.3% 290
Martin
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:32PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 72.4% 1,596
D Beshear 25.1% 554
L Hicks 2.5% 55
Mason
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:19PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 53.6% 2,719
D Beshear 44.2% 2,246
L Hicks 2.2% 111
Meade
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:13PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 53.1% 4,787
D Beshear 44.2% 3,984
L Hicks 2.7% 246
Menifee
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:15PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 52.6% 1,113
D Beshear 45.3% 959
L Hicks 2.1% 44
Mercer
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:19PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 56.1% 4,718
D Beshear 42.1% 3,541
L Hicks 1.8% 152
Metcalfe
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 10:40PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 58.7% 2,264
D Beshear 38.7% 1,495
L Hicks 2.6% 101
Monroe
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:30PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 73.4% 2,482
D Beshear 24.8% 837
L Hicks 1.8% 61
Montgomery
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:25PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 53.8% 4,745
D Beshear 44.6% 3,934
L Hicks 1.6% 144
Morgan
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:23PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 51.4% 1,929
D Beshear 46% 1,726
L Hicks 2.6% 96
Muhlenberg
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 52.1% 4,551
D Beshear 46% 4,019
L Hicks 1.8% 160
Nelson
100% in
Nov. 22 2019, 11:02AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 49.3% 7,511
D Beshear 48.5% 7,387
L Hicks 2.2% 331
Nicholas
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:05PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 49.5% 1,157
R Bevin 48.5% 1,134
L Hicks 2% 47
Ohio
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:25PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 56.6% 4,040
D Beshear 40.3% 2,877
L Hicks 3.1% 224
Oldham
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:53PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 51.6% 13,488
D Beshear 46.3% 12,115
L Hicks 2.1% 551
Owen
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:41PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 59.6% 2,195
D Beshear 38.5% 1,419
L Hicks 1.8% 68
Owsley
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:39PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 68.2% 932
D Beshear 29.4% 402
L Hicks 2.3% 32
Pendleton
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:50PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 61.5% 2,547
D Beshear 36.3% 1,502
L Hicks 2.2% 92
Perry
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:16PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 53.9% 3,855
D Beshear 44.5% 3,183
L Hicks 1.6% 114
Pike
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:15PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 54.3% 9,011
D Beshear 42.9% 7,131
L Hicks 2.8% 466
Powell
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:40PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 51.7% 1,997
D Beshear 46.3% 1,791
L Hicks 2% 78
Pulaski
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:01PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 70% 14,756
D Beshear 28% 5,891
L Hicks 2% 419
Robertson
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 6:35PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 55.8% 430
D Beshear 42.2% 325
L Hicks 2.1% 16
Rockcastle
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:36PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 70.5% 3,481
D Beshear 27.4% 1,354
L Hicks 2.1% 102
Rowan
100% in
Nov. 22 2019, 11:02AM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 58.5% 4,045
R Bevin 39.7% 2,744
L Hicks 1.9% 129
Russell
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:50PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 71.7% 4,252
D Beshear 26.5% 1,571
L Hicks 1.8% 105
Scott
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:24PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 49.1% 9,827
R Bevin 48.6% 9,730
L Hicks 2.3% 458
Shelby
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:44PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 54% 9,062
D Beshear 44% 7,380
L Hicks 2% 343
Simpson
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:04PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 51.8% 2,457
D Beshear 46.5% 2,203
L Hicks 1.7% 80
Spencer
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:36PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 62.3% 4,664
D Beshear 35.6% 2,667
L Hicks 2.1% 161
Taylor
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:43PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 61.3% 5,143
D Beshear 36.9% 3,093
L Hicks 1.8% 153
Todd
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:29PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 60.5% 1,713
D Beshear 36.6% 1,037
L Hicks 2.8% 80
Trigg
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:55PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 62.5% 2,839
D Beshear 35.7% 1,622
L Hicks 1.8% 84
Trimble
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:06PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 58.4% 1,580
D Beshear 39.1% 1,057
L Hicks 2.5% 69
Union
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:35PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 56.7% 2,483
D Beshear 41.1% 1,800
L Hicks 2.2% 98
Warren
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:44PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 50.8% 18,249
R Bevin 47.6% 17,118
L Hicks 1.6% 558
Washington
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:56PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 56.6% 2,522
D Beshear 41.3% 1,839
L Hicks 2.2% 96
Wayne
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 8:21PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 62.6% 3,472
D Beshear 35.8% 1,983
L Hicks 1.6% 90
Webster
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 9:50PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 58.9% 2,271
D Beshear 38.8% 1,495
L Hicks 2.3% 90
Whitley
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:58PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes R Bevin 67.5% 6,672
D Beshear 30.3% 2,995
L Hicks 2.2% 218
Wolfe
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 7:37PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 54.5% 1,194
R Bevin 43.7% 958
L Hicks 1.8% 39
Woodford
100% in
Nov. 5 2019, 10:18PM ET
Candidate Percent Votes D Beshear 53.1% 6,235
R Bevin 45% 5,277
L Hicks 1.9% 227
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