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| + | |state=Kentucky | ||
| + | |terms=December 8, 2015 – Present | ||
| + | |preceded=[[Steve Beshear]] | ||
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'''Matt Bevin''', a [[conservative]], became only the second [[Republican]] governor of [[Kentucky]] in four decades, winning by a 9-point landslide despite polls predicting that he would lose by 2-5 points.<ref>Kentucky is one of only four States that elects its governor in the odd-numbered year, and one of only two States (the other being Louisiana) that holds its election in the odd-numbered year prior to the presidential election year.</ref> | '''Matt Bevin''', a [[conservative]], became only the second [[Republican]] governor of [[Kentucky]] in four decades, winning by a 9-point landslide despite polls predicting that he would lose by 2-5 points.<ref>Kentucky is one of only four States that elects its governor in the odd-numbered year, and one of only two States (the other being Louisiana) that holds its election in the odd-numbered year prior to the presidential election year.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:56, March 21, 2016
| Matt Bevin | |
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| Governor of Kentucky From: December 8, 2015 – Present | |
| Predecessor | Steve Beshear |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
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| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Glenna Bevin |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Matt Bevin, a conservative, became only the second Republican governor of Kentucky in four decades, winning by a 9-point landslide despite polls predicting that he would lose by 2-5 points.[1]
Two months prior to the election, Bevin indicated his full support for Christian clerk Kim Davis, who declines to repudiate the Bible by issuing homosexual marriage licenses.
References
- ↑ Kentucky is one of only four States that elects its governor in the odd-numbered year, and one of only two States (the other being Louisiana) that holds its election in the odd-numbered year prior to the presidential election year.