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ICYMI: From the Louisville Courier-Journal: Why did Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin lose to Andy Beshear? These 6 maps tell the story

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Thanks to Jeff Wiggins for sending us this.

By Mike Trautmann and Olivia Krauth

On the surface, it doesn't make sense.

Why would a reliably red state that embraces President Donald Trump pass over a conservative Republican incumbent, who Trump endorsed, to elect a pro-choice Democrat for governor?

But Kentucky voters did just that Tuesday, choosing Attorney General Andy Beshear over Gov. Matt Bevin by a slim 5,100-vote margin. Beshear claimed victory, although Bevin refused to concede.

Read more here.