Flere dage senere havde Bevin endnu ikke indrømmet nederlaget og hævdede der var sket uregelmæssigheder i stor skala ved valget, men fremlagde ikke beviser, mens Kentuckys valgmyndigheder alligevel erklærede Beshear som vinder.<ref name=":2"/><ref name="CJBeshearGrimes">{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2019/11/05/kentucky-general-election-updates-governor-attorney-general-secretary-state-more/4095925002/|title=Kentucky election results 2019: Follow along for live results from Bevin vs Beshear & more|last=Bailey|first=Phillip M.|date=5. november 2019|work=The Courier-Journal|access-date=5. november 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611160638/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/elections/kentucky/2019/11/05/kentucky-general-election-updates-governor-attorney-general-secretary-state-more/4095925002/|archive-date=11. juni 2021|last2=Tobin|first2=Benjamin|quote=Meanwhile, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes told CNN her office declared Beshear winner of governor race.|last3=Kobin|first3=Billy|last4=Ladd|first4=Sarah|url-status=live}}</ref> Den 14. november 2019 indrømmede Bevin at have tabt, efter at der var foretaget en genoptælling af stemmerne på hans anmodning, som resulterede i blot flytning af en enkelt stemme.<ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.lex18.com/breaking-news-alerts/gov-bevin-concedes-election-following-recanvass|title=Gov. Bevin concedes election following recanvass|last=Ratliff|first=Melissa|date=14. november 2019|access-date=14. november 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114231204/https://www.lex18.com/breaking-news-alerts/gov-bevin-concedes-election-following-recanvass|archive-date=14. november 2019|publisher=WLEX-TV}}</ref>
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