Ohio voters legalize marijuana, NYC elects a Republican: 5 takeaways from the nation's election results
1. Governors in southern states win re-election
Three heavily Republican states in the South held gubernatorial elections this year. Louisiana already had its gubernatorial election last month, which resulted in Republican Jeff Landry claiming an outright majority of the vote and thereby avoiding the need for a Nov. 18 runoff. Landry’s victory marked a gubernatorial pickup for the GOP, as Louisiana has been led by the term-limited Democrat Gov. John Edwards for the past eight years.
However, Republicans did not achieve the same level of success in flipping another red state governorship in Kentucky. Unofficial results show Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear won re-election with 52.5% of the vote, while his Republican challenger, Daniel Cameron, captured 47.4% of the vote.
Conversely, Republicans successfully defended the governorship of Mississippi. With 96% of the vote reporting, incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves won re-election by securing 51.7% of the vote against Democrat Brandon Presley’s 46.9%. In both Mississippi and Kentucky, Democrat gubernatorial candidates significantly outperformed President Joe Biden’s performance in the 2020 presidential election.
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Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
