According to a poll forecast from The Associated Press, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron reportedly won the state’s GOP primary for governor.
The result was declared Tuesday night by the Associated Press after Cameron received 45.4% of the vote compared to Craft’s 17.6%, making her the first black major-party nominee for governor in the history of the state.
The state’s first black attorney general, Cameron declared his candidacy for governor of Kentucky last year in an effort to unseat incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear.
For the Republican nomination, he prevailed against Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles and former U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft.
After obtaining support from Donald Trump, a past and current presidential candidate who won the state by a significant margin in the 2020 election, Cameron started to be recognized as the frontrunner.
On Sunday, Trump and Cameron participated in a telethon in favor of the Republican candidate for governor.
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the chamber’s Republican leader, also backed Cameron after acting as the legislator’s attorney.
Cameron will now compete against Governor Beshear in the November election for governor. Beshear now has a 63% popularity rating in the state.
Cameron will now compete against Governor Beshear in the November election for governor. Beshear now has a 63% popularity rating in the state.
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