Bevin, Beshear earn nod in state governor race
Published 2:57 pm Wednesday, May 22, 2019
The table for November’s election was set on Tuesday. In one of the most anticipated races in Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear — son of former governor Steve Beshear — will take on incumbent Matt Bevin for the governor seat. Beshear edged out Rocky Adkins, Adam Edelen and Geoffrey Young in the primary. Bevin defeated Robert Goforth, William Woods and Ike Lawrence to earn the Republican nomination.
In the race for attorney general, Daniel Cameron defeated Wil Schroder after earning 55.3 percent of the vote to claim the Republican nomination. He will battle Greg Stumbo, who was unopposed.
In the secretary of state race, Democrat Heather French Henry, who won in a landslide after claiming 71 percent of the vote, will take on Republican Michael Adams. Democrat Sheri Donahue will battle incumbent Mike Harmon (who was unopposed) for the state auditor seat, and Democrat Michael Bowman and incumbent Allison Ball (who was unopposed) will duel for the state treasurer seat.
Incumbent Ryan Quarles will take on Democrat Robert Haley Conway for the agriculture commissioner seat.
While all these races were determined on a statewide level, voters in Harlan County showed up to have their voices heard.
Those who casts their vote decided that Goforth, who received 972 votes, was a better option for governor than Bevin. On the Democratic side of the governor race, Harlan Countians gave Adkins the majority vote (876) compared to Beshear’s 513 votes.
2019 HARLAN COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS
Governor
Democrat
Rocky Adkins — Harlan: 82; Baxter: 83; Putney: 18; Pine Mtn.: 5; Bledsoe: 9; Ages: 22; Verda: 16; North Evarts: 19; South Evarts: 20; Brittains Creek: 28; Shields: 9; Klondyke: 7; Totz: 9; Green Morris: 12; Cumberland City Hall: 15; Cumberland Black Motor East: 22; Blair: 8; Cumberland New York: 11; Benham: 38; Lynch East Main: 31; Elcomb: 75; Sunshine: 14; Grays Knob: 44; Cawood/Hiram: 36; Smith: 12; Cranks: 8; Loyall: 67; Fresh Meadow: 42; Wallins City Hall: 28; Wallins School: 25; Coldiron: 27; and Pathfork: 14; Absentee: 20; Total: 876
Andy Beshear — Harlan: 51; Baxter: 36; Putney: 13; Pine Mtn.: 8; Bledsoe: 12; Ages: 13; Verda: 7; North Evarts: 13; South Evarts: 6; Brittains Creek: 21; Shields: 11; Klondyke: 10; Totz: 9; Green Morris: 1; Cumberland City Hall: 6; Cumberland Black Motor East: 18; Blair: 9; Cumberland New York: 12; Benham: 13; Lynch East Main: 24; Elcomb: 41; Sunshine: 3; Grays Knob: 14; Cawood/Hiram: 23; Smith: 5; Cranks: 4; Loyall: 25; Fresh Meadow: 17; Wallins City Hall: 13; Wallins School: 21; Coldiron: 14; and Pathfork: 19; Absentee: 21; Total: 513
Adam Edelen — Harlan: 17; Baxter: 21; Putney: 6; Pine Mtn.: 2; Bledsoe: 6; Ages: 8; Verda: 2; North Evarts: 4; South Evarts: 2; Brittains Creek: 1; Shields: 3; Klondyke: 1; Totz: 0; Green Morris: 2; Cumberland City Hall: 1; Cumberland Black Motor East: 8; Blair: 1; Cumberland New York: 2; Benham: 17 Lynch East Main: 5; Elcomb: 12; Sunshine: 3; Grays Knob: 10; Cawood/Hiram: 7; Smith: 1; Cranks: 2; Loyall: 12; Fresh Meadow: 3; Wallins City Hall: 4; Wallins School: 7; Coldiron: 4; and Pathfork: 2; Absentee: 2; Total: 178
Geoffrey Young — Harlan: 1; Baxter: 1; Putney: 0; Pine Mtn.: 1; Bledsoe: 2; Ages: 0; Verda: 1; North Evarts: 1; South Evarts: 2; Brittains Creek: 2; Shields: 2; Klondyke: 0; Totz: 1; Green Morris: 1; Cumberland City Hall: 1; Cumberland Black Motor East: 1; Blair: 1; Cumberland New York: 2; Benham: 0; Lynch East Main: 0; Elcomb: 0; Sunshine: 1; Grays Knob: 2; Cawood/Hiram: 0; Smith: 0; Cranks: 1; Loyall: 1; Fresh Meadow: 2; Wallins City Hall: 0; Wallins School: 2; Coldiron: 0; and Pathfork: 0; Absentee: 1; Total: 30.
GOP
Matthew Bevin (i) — Harlan: 44; Baxter: 58; Putney: 10; Pine Mtn.: 24; Bledsoe: 24; Ages: 8; Verda: 11 North Evarts: 12; South Evarts: 6; Brittains Creek: 13; Shields: 13; Klondyke: 11; Totz: 18; Green Morris: 6; Cumberland City Hall: 8; Cumberland Black Motor East: 10; Blair: 13; Cumberland New York: 8; Benham: 19; Lynch East Main: 20; Elcomb: 19; Sunshine: 5; Grays Knob: 30; Cawood/Hiram: 13; Smith: 8; Cranks: 5; Loyall: 34; Fresh Meadows: 12; Wallins City Hall: 9; Wallins School: 9; Coldiron: 20; and Pathfork: 11; Absentee: 31; Total: 542.
Robert Goforth — Harlan: 56; Baxter: 81; Putney: 27; Pine Mtn.: 8; Bledsoe: 36; Ages: 9; Verda: 13; North Evarts: 12; South Evarts: 8; Brittains Creek: 24; Shields: 13; Klondyke: 2; Totz: 17; Green Morris: 8; Cumberland City Hall: 5; Cumberland Black Motor East: 21; Blair: 7; Cumberland New York: 18; Benham: 23; Lynch East Main: 10; Elcomb: 74; Sunshine: 5; Grays Knob: 20; Cawood/Hiram: 21; Smith: 13; Cranks: 8; Loyall: 57; Fresh Meadows: 20; Wallins City Hall: 28; Wallins School: 25; Coldiron: 25; and Pathfork: 17; Absentee: 16; Total: 727
Ike Lawrence — Harlan: 0; Baxter: 1; Putney: 0; Pine Mtn.: 1; Bledsoe: 1; Ages: 0; Verda: 0; North Evarts: 0; South Evarts: 0; Brittains Creek: 0; Shields: 2; Klondyke: 0; Totz: 0; Green Morris: 0; Cumberland City Hall: 1; Cumberland Black Motor East: 2; Blair: 1; Cumberland New York: 0; Benham: 1; Lynch East Main: 0; Elcomb: 1; Sunshine: 0; Grays Knob: 1; Cawood/Hiram: 0; Smith: 0; Cranks: 1; Loyall: 0; Fresh Meadows: 0; Wallins City Hall: 2; Wallins School: 1; Coldiron: 1; and Pathfork: 1; Absentee: 0; Total: 18
William Woods — Harlan: 2; Baxter: 2; Putney: 2; Pine Mtn.: 0; Bledsoe: 1; Ages: 1; Verda: 0; North Evarts: 0; South Evarts: 1; Brittains Creek: 1; Shields: 0; Klondyke: 0; Totz: 0; Green Morris: 1; Cumberland City Hall: 1; Cumberland Black Motor East: 1; Blair: 0; Cumberland New York: 1; Benham: 0; Lynch East Main: 1; Elcomb: 2; Sunshine: 0; Grays Knob: 3; Cawood/Hiram: 2; Smith: ; Cranks: 0; Loyall:; Fresh Meadows: 1; Wallins City Hall: 2; Wallins School: 0; Coldiron: 2; and Pathfork: 0; Absentee: 0; Total: 27
Secretary of State
Democrat
Jason Belcher: 402
Jason Griffith: 261
Heather French Henry: 736
Geoff Sebesta: 51
GOP
Michael Adams: 621
Andrew English: 212
Stephen Knipper: 168
Carl Nett: 149
Attorney General
GOP
Daniel Cameron: 748
Wil Schroder: 439
Auditor
Democrat
Kelsey Hayes Coots: 425
Sheri Donahue: 485
Chris Tobe: 182
Treasurer
Democrat
Michael Bowman: 1,060
Josh Mers: 261
Agriculture Commissioner
Democrat
Robert Haley Conway: 996.
Joe Trigg : 364
GOP
Bill Polyniak: 328
Ryan Quarles (i): 830
2019 STATE PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS:
Governor
Democrat
Andy Beshear: 149,438
Rocky Adkins: 125,970
Adam Edelen: 110,159
Geoffrey Young: 8,923
GOP
Matthew Bevin (i): 136,060
Robert Goforth: 101,343
William Woods: 14,004
Ike Lawrence: 8,447
Secretary of State
Democrat
Heather French Henry: 263,419
Jason Belcher: 47,923
Jason Griffith: 47,655
Geoff Sebesta: 12,088
GOP
Michael Adams: 94,404
Andrew English: 62,677
Stephen Knipper: 41,367
Carl Nett: 30,340
Attorney General
GOP
Daniel Cameron: 132,400
Wil Schroder: 106,950
Auditor
Democrat
Sheri Donahue: 134,952
Kelsey Hayes Coots: 95,685
Chris Tobe: 58,548
Treasurer
Democrat
Michael Bowman: 218,174
Josh Mers: 110,349
Agriculture Commissioner
Democrat
Robert Haley Conway: 202,894
Joe Trigg: 134,009
GOP
Ryan Quarles (i): 193,99
Bill Polyniak: 41,971