Matt Bevin is now officially the winner of the Kentucky GOP primary for governor as James Comer conceded defeat Friday morning. Chalk up another win for the so called ‘dead’ tea party in Kenutucky. Matt Bevin ended up winning the Kentucky GOP primary over Comer by just 83 votes. Over 215,000 total votes were cast i the Kentucky GOP primary.
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| Matt Bevin officially declared winner of Kentucky primary |
Matt Bevin (R-Ky.), a former Tea Party challenger to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has officially secured the GOP nomination for governor after his main opponent conceded defeat Friday morning in a primary battle that turned ugly.
Bevin led state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer by a razor-thin margin in last week’s primary, which triggered a recount.
That recount finished Friday and confirmed that Bevin won by just 83 votes.
“I enthusiastically endorse Matt Bevin for Governor and pledge to do everything I can to see that he wins in November.”
But the contentious primary unearthed brutal allegations against both candidates. Comer was accused of domestic abuse by a college girlfriend earlier this month, an accusation that defined the race’s last few weeks.
Democrats and Bevin’s political opponents also rehashed Bevin’s charged Senate bid against McConnell last year, where one of McConnell’s aides referred to Bevin as an “East Coast con-man” and a pathological liar.