Matt Bevin, Governor

Matt Bevin

Governor
Born
January 9, 1967
Current age
59
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2015–2019

Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bevin1.2M
Opponents1.1M
2
Elections run

Between 2015 and 2019, Matt Bevin ran in 2 governor elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Bevin's biggest single-election total was 704,754 votes, in the 2019 governor election in Kentucky. Bevin's closest win came in the 2015 governor election in Kentucky, decided by 84,754 votes.

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How many votes has Matt Bevin received?

Matt Bevin has received 1,216,128 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Matt Bevin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2019GovernorKentuckyLost704,75448.84%Andy Beshear
2015GovernorKentuckyWon511,37452.52%Jack Conway
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q19953601). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Matt Bevin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/matt-bevin. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.