Today's Kentucky governor election pits Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear against Attorney General Daniel Cameron
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Voters in Kentucky will go to the polls on Tuesday to choose a governor, as incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear tries to defend his seat in Republican-leaning Kentucky against GOP challenger, Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
As recently as mid-October, Beshear was leading by 16 points, but an Emerson College poll from last week had the race in a dead heat, with both candidates at 47% and 4% undecided. One of the more troubling signs for Beshear was that in October, 54% of former President Donald Trump's supporters planned on supporting Cameron, but that number shot up to 79% last week — a 22% increase. Trump won the state by 26 points in 2020, making his voters essential to Beshear's reelection hopes.
He's been popular, with broad approval of his handling of the pandemic and natural disasters in the state. Cameron has worked to tie Beshear to President Biden, saying at a rally on Monday that "it is crazy to have a governor here in Kentucky who would openly endorse Joe Biden for President."
