Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Concedes to Andy Beshear in Reelection Bid

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, right, and his wife, Glenna, speak to supporters gathered at a Republican Party event in Louisville, Ky. on Nov. 5, 2019. Timothy D. Easley/AP Photo

Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded in his reelection bid against Democrat Andy Beshear on Thursday after a statewide effort to recanvass votes yielded no significant change in the outcome of the race.

Bevin asked Kentucky’s 120 counties to conduct a recanvass after he narrowly lost to Beshear, who was the attorney general of the state, by just over 5,000 votes.