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Sylvia Goodman

Does national politics trump all? Kentucky voters are about to find out

Candidates and supporters of Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron gather ahead of a gubernatorial debate in October. (Sylvia Goodman/Kentucky Public Radio)

Kentucky's gubernatorial race is in a dead heat as Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear faces off against Trump-endorsed state Attorney General Daniel Cameron in a race that has become a test on the potency of national politics.

Beshear won office in 2019, beating an unpopular Republican incumbent. A year later, Kentuckians voted for then-President Trump by an overwhelming 26 points. Voters also solidified a Republican stranglehold on the state legislature, gaining 14 additional seats in the state House of Representatives.

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