


Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron will be the Republican nominee for Kentucky governor, multiple outlets projected Tuesday.
Cameron, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, easily bested agriculture commissioner Ryan Quarles and former U.N. ambassador Kelly Craft, the latter of whom was recently endorsed by Ron DeSantis. He will face incumbent Kentucky governor Andy Beshear in the November general election.
As of press time, with 84 percent of the vote in, Cameron has 47 percent of the vote. Quarles is in second with 21.8 percent and Craft is in third with 17.5 percent.
Cameron was endorsed by Donald Trump last year. On Sunday, the former president urged Kentuckians to vote for Cameron in a tele-rally, slamming Beshear as a radical. The Kentucky attorney general is also a close ally of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.). Cameron previously served as an aide to McConnell.
A third place finish for Craft would be a real disappointment. She was viewed as Cameron’s main rival, polling in second in the final Emerson College survey of the race. The former U.N. ambassador also outspent Cameron by over $5.5 million.
A last-minute endorsement from Florida governor Ron DeSantis did not appear to move the needle for Craft.
The primary was a bitter and costly one. Cameron has less than $500,000 in his coffers, Politico reported, while Beshear boasts a war chest of $7 million ready for the general. Nevertheless, both the Republican and Democratic Governors Associations are expected to spend heavily in the race.