How Impeachment Consumed a Governor’s Race

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Tuesday’s race for governor in Kentucky is drawing outsized attention because of what it may tell us about the politics of impeachment. Today, we look at how a state race became a national test.

Background reading:

• Matthew G. Bevin, the incumbent governor in Kentucky, was deeply unpopular after blaming striking teachers for violence against children.

• Mr. Bevin pivoted away from his own agenda to make the race for governor a referendum on national politics.

• Andrew G. Beshear, Mr. Bevin’s Democratic challenger, has claimed victory, but Mr. Bevin has not conceded. Explore our map of the results: A few thousand votes separate the candidates after all precincts reported.

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Jonathan Martin contributed reporting.

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