Alyssa Dara McDowell spent Election Day waving signs, encouraging voters, and praying that Kenton County would go to Republican incumbent Governor Matt Bevin. Clad in a Wonder Woman shirt that had become a staple of her campaign wardrobe in the closing days of the 2019 election season, McDowell had no time to change before rushing […]
Tag: Election 2019
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NKY Kids Also Voted for Beshear
In an election that saw Kenton and Campbell counties go for the Democratic nominee for governor, results from Kids Voting also shows that young people in the region also backed Andy Beshear over Republican incumbent Matt Bevin. Beshear was on top statewide by more than 5,000 votes when all the ballots were counted last Tuesday, […]
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Bevin Officially Asks for Recanvass, It’s Set for Next Week
Governor Matt Bevin officially asked for a recanvass of Tuesday’s election results, which showed him trailing his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Andy Beshear, by 5,189 votes. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Wednesday that she had received a written request from Bevin for the recanvass, which seeks a recanvass of all of Kentucky’s precincts […]
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Beshear Wins, Bevin Won’t Concede, Banta Wins House Seat, Voter Turnout Up in NKY
TOPLINES *Beshear (D) appears to win governor’s race narrowly, unseating Bevin (R), but Bevin says he won’t concede yet *Republicans sweep all other statewide offices *Attorney General-elect Daniel Cameron is first African-American elected to statewide office in Kentucky *Republican Kim Banta wins special election to fill Diane St. Onge’s term in the 63rd House District *Voter […]
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In Covington, Beshear Gets Support from FOP, Opposes Tolls
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Beshear appeared in Covington and Newport on Friday. During an event at the Radisson Hotel in Covington, the attorney general, which is the state’s top law enforcement position, was endorsed again by the Fraternal Order of Police. The police union’s members voted in September to endorse Beshear, as well as Democratic […]
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RCN Interviews KY Attorney General Candidates
The Candidates:Daniel Cameron (Republican): Cameron is a Hardin County native that has spent the past two-and-a-half years as Sen. Mitch McConnell’s general counsel in Washington, D.C. While there, he said he has proudly worked with law enforcement personnel including Ky. law enforcement officers, Ky. Narcotics Officer Association, NKY Drug Strike Force, State Rep. Kim Moser (R-Taylor Mill), federal […]
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Chamber, Local Schools Working to Increase Voter Turnout in NKY
The nonpartisan effort to get more Northern Kentuckians to the polls on Nov. 5 has created tools to help encourage and inform voters as Election Day looms. Vote4NKY is a regional Get Out The Vote campaign spearhead by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, local businesses, organizations, foundations, and civic-minded individuals, which seeks to stem the […]
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Op-Ed: Northern Kentucky Has a Great Governor in Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin has been great for NKY on a number of fronts. As a successful CEO, he is the ideal person to represent our state to other CEOs thinking about growing or moving their businesses. He can say with credibility, “come to Kentucky.” I’ve personally seen him outhustle other states for key investments. The nearly $1.5 […]
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Op-Ed: Judges/Executive Support Gov. Bevin’s Reelection Campaign
The following op-ed is written by Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore, Campbell County Judge/Executive Steve Pendery, and Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann. We’re writing today to urge you to vote for Governor Matt Bevin on Tuesday, November 5. When our parents’ generation went to war in 1941, they left a state that was nearly identical […]
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson Joins Bevin at Florence Event
Governor Matt Bevin’s reelection campaign arrived in Florence on Thursday with an assist from the Trump Administration. Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson joined Bevin and his lieutenant governor running mate, State Senator Ralph Alvarado at Boone County Republican headquarters on Mall Road. The room was full of supporters. “I’m […]