Matt Bevin wins Republican Primary in Kentucky

As of Tuesday evening no winner had yet been declared in the Democratic primary, which is being closely watched as the party sees a rare opportunity to take the governor’s mansion in a deep-red state.

Bevin, a conservative Republican elected in 2015, has the dubious distinction of being the least popular governor in the country, according to the polling organization Morning Consult. And while Kentucky is reliably red in federal elections, Democrats have often been successful in state races, which makes them hopeful that they can unseat Bevin in November.

Four Democrats are vying for a spot on the ticket: state Rep. Rocky Adkins; Andy Beshear, the state attorney general; Adam Edelen, a former state auditor; and Geoff Young, an activist and perennial political candidate.

Beshear — whose father, Steve Beshear, was governor from 2007 to 2015 — was the best known of the four candidates and focused his campaign on economic issues, including health care and the state’s pension crisis. The abortion rights group NARAL supported him, a significant endorsement given the increased focus on abortion policy in state legislatures. Kentucky, like a number of other states, recently passed a highly restrictive abortion law known as a heartbeat bill — though it has not yet taken effect — and Bevin has called himself “the most pro-life governor in America.”

Edelen energized liberal Kentuckians and also received some prominent endorsements, including from the state’s largest newspaper, The Courier Journal. Adkins, who has been focusing on the state’s rural areas, had the support of labor groups.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.