Trump-backed Cameron Wins Ky. GOP Primary for Governor

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who is backed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday and will face incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear in November's election.

"Sounds like Kentucky is ready for a new governor," said Cameron, the state's first Black nominee for governor, in his acceptance speech, according to the Louisville Courier Journal. "The Trump culture of winning is alive and well in Kentucky."

Cameron beat a 12-person field that included Kelly Craft, who succeeded Nikki Haley as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the Trump administration and who also was endorsed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, expected to be Trump's main rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

With 88% of the vote tabulated, Cameron stood at 47.3%, followed by Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles with 21.8% and Craft with 17.3%, according to The New York Times. Beshear was way ahead in a three-way Democratic primary with 91.0% of the vote.

"In Kentucky we take care of each other and we believe in our core about that brighter tomorrow," Beshear said during a rally in the state capital of Frankfort, according to the Courier Journal. "Tonight is a step in continuing some of the best and most hopeful progress Kentucky has ever seen."