Politics

Ky. Gov. Beshear holds big lead over GOP foe

One poll shows the incumbent leading by double-digits a month before Election Day.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R). (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, Pool)

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) leads Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) by substantial margins a month before Election Day, according to two polls — including one from a conservative group allied with Cameron.

A poll conducted by Emerson College earlier this week found Beshear winning 49% of the vote, compared with just 33% for Cameron. That survey found Beshear winning independent voters by a 44% to 25% margin, and Beshear claims a healthy 28% among Republican voters.

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