for kentuckians. with all the partisan bickering and nastiness that we're seeing in politics, we have an opportunity to do better right here in kentucky. >> he lived in the governor's mansion as a young man, and nbc news has declared democrat andy beshear the apparent winner of tonight's governor's race in kentucky. he defeated the incumbent governor matt bevin in an upset. for more we are joined by vaughn hillyard, who is covering the race from beshear's campaign headquarters, emptying out, let's be honest, in louisville. vaughn, interesting story. among the most unpopular incumbents in the country, tried to weaponize impeachment against his opponent. didn't work. his opponent part of the political aristocracy in kentucky, tried to run a local governor's race on issues including health care. turns out that did work. >> reporter: mm-hmm. health care, education, jobs,