Daniel Cameron, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination in the Kentucky gubernatorial race on Tuesday.
He now faces incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, in the November general election. Beshear is seeking his second term as governor.
Cameron, a former legal counsel to Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), currently serves as Kentucky’s attorney general.
He announced his bid for governor last year and emerged victorious over 11 other candidates.
Among the candidates was Kelly Craft, who served as the United Nations ambassador in the Trump administration, and had secured a last-minute endorsement from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis….