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Republican Matt Bevin has defeated Democrat Jack Conway to become only the second Republican Kentucky governor in four decades.

Bevin's election gives Republicans control of the executive branch along with a commanding majority in the state Senate. Democrats still have an eight-seat majority in the state House of Representatives.

Butler County results by the numbers:
2,683 people voted ( 1,058 Republican, 326 Democratic)
Governor
Matt Bevin (R) 1,786 for 67.24%
Jack Conway (D) 807 for 30.38%
Drew Curtis (Ind) 63 for 2.37%)

Secretary of State- Stephen Knipper (R) 1,695 to Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)949
Attorney General – Whitney Westerfield (R) 1,719 to Andy Beshear (D) 895
Auditor – Mike Harmon( R)  1,866 to Adam Edelen (D)682
Treasurer – Allison Ball (R) 1,990 to Rick Nelson (D) 610
Commissioner of Agriculture- Ryan Quarles (R) 2,002 to Jean-Marie Lawson Spann (D)582

State wide the numbers were as follows with 98.8% of the precincts reporting:
GOVERNOR
Matt Bevin (R) 52.5% 506,661
Jack Conway (D) 43.9% 423,388
Drew Curtis (I) 3.7% 35,276

SECRETARY OF STATE
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) 51.2% 489,403
Stephen Knipper (R) 48.8% 466,642

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Andy Beshear (D) 50.1% 475,918
Whitney Westerfield (R) 49.9% 473,093

TREASURER
Allison Ball (R) 60.5% 565,698
Rick Nelson (D) 39.5% 369,673

AUDITOR
Mike Harmon (R) 51.9% 481,928
Adam Edelen (D) 48.1% 446,856

AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER
Ryan Quarles (R) 60% 557,887
Jean-Marie Lawson Spann (D) 40% 371,326