Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has now conceded the race to Andy Beshear:
NY POST – Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded to his heated rival Democrat Andy Beshear on Thursday, putting an end to Kentucky’s bitterly fought governor’s race.
The Republican governor, who had requested all 120 counties recheck the results from last Tuesday’s election which showed he had lost by a slim margin to Beshear of just several thousand votes, announced he was halting the effort just hours after the recanvassing of votes began, CBS-affiliate WLKY reported.
Bevin made the dramatic announcement outside his statehouse office.
“We’re going to have a change in the governorship based upon the vote of the people,” Bevin said at the news conference.
Members of Bevin’s administration watched solemnly as the pugnacious governor graciously wished Beshear well in his new role.
“I truly want the best for Andy Beshear as he moves forward. I genuinely want him to be successful, I genuinely want this state to be successful,” Bevin said.
The reason Bevin is conceding, which is unclear in this Post article, is that the results of the recanvassing weren’t changing enough for him to continue the effort.
He said in his speech that most of the totals had come in and the change simply wasn’t significant enough.
You can watch his speech below…