Although an off-year, the Attorney General (AG) positions in
Mississippi, Kentucky, and Louisiana all were up for grabs this
year.
In Mississippi, the election resulted in more of the same:
Democrat Jim Hood won his fourth term as AG, defeating Republican
Mike Hurst by a margin of 56 to 44 percent. Republican Phil Bryan
secured his second term as governor over a challenge by Democrat
Robert Gray by a margin of 66 to 32 percent.
In Kentucky, the election demonstrated a stronger
Republican turnout than expected. Despite this, Democrat Andy
Beshear emerged the victor over Whitney Westerfield in the AG race,
but by a much narrower margin than was
expected, 50.1 to 49.9 percent. Between the two AG campaigns, and
significant contributions by the Republican Attorney General
Association, almost $6 million was spent on the race. The race for
governor saw the Bluegrass State go red as Republican Matt Bevin
surprisingly surged past former AG Jack Conway, 53 to 44
