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    Democrats win in Kentucky, Virginia, but Tom Perez is looking to 2020

    Nov 06, 2019 4 minutes
    Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, praised party unity and candidate quality for Tuesday’s results at The Monitor Breakfast.

    Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was all smiles Wednesday morning when he sat down for a Monitor Breakfast with reporters.

    Democrat Andy Beshear of Kentucky looked set to beat the state’s unpopular Republican governor, Matt Bevin, by more than 5,000 votes – an upset victory, if it holds, in a state that voted for President Donald Trump by 30 percentage points. At press time, Governor Bevin had yet to concede, and a review of the Tuesday vote was underway. 

    Democrats also turned Virginia blue, winning majorities in both legislative chambers and giving Gov. Ralph Northam unified party control of the state for the first time since 1993. 

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