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'''Matt Bevin''', a [[conservative]], became only the second [[Republican]] governor of [[Kentucky]] in four decades, winning by a 9-point landslide despite polls predicting that he would lose by 2-5 points.<ref>Kentucky is one of only four States that elects its governor in the odd-numbered year, and one of only two States (the other being Louisiana) that holds its election in the odd-numbered year prior to the presidential election year.</ref>

'''Matt Bevin''' is a [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Party]] [[conservative]] governor of [[Kentucky]].

 

Bevin unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Senator and then-minority leader [[Mitch McConnell]] in the Senate primary in 2014.<ref>Trinko, Katrina (July 29, 2013). [http://www.nationalreview.com/article/354652/ Kentucky’s Ted Cruz?]. ''National Review''. Retrieved August 16, 2016.</ref>

 

He became only the second [[Republican]] governor of [[Kentucky]] in four decades in 2015, winning by a 9-point landslide despite polls predicting that he would lose by 2-5 points.<ref>Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (November 4, 2015). [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/us/kentuckys-next-governormatt-bevin-rode-in-on-outsider-status.html?_r=0 Kentucky’s Next Governor, Matt Bevin, Rode In on Outsider Status]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 16, 2016.</ref><ref>Stolberg, Sheryl Gay & Blinder, Alan (November 3, 2015). [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/us/republican-wins-governors-race-in-kentucky.html Matt Bevin, Republican, Wins Governor’s Race in Kentucky]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 16, 2016.</ref><ref>Kentucky is one of only four States that elects its governor in the odd-numbered year, and one of only two States (the other being Louisiana) that holds its election in the odd-numbered year prior to the presidential election year.</ref>

Two months prior to the election, Bevin indicated his full support for [[Christian]] clerk Kim Davis, who declines to repudiate the [[Bible]] by issuing [[homosexual marriage]] licenses.

Two months prior to the election, Bevin indicated his full support for [[Christian]] clerk Kim Davis, who declines to repudiate the [[Bible]] by issuing [[homosexual marriage]] licenses.