The following is a transcript of an interview with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Nov. 17, 2024.

President-elect Donald Trump has said he’ll activate the U.S. military to carry out his plan. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who controls the National Guard, is taking a wait-and-see approach.

Former President Donald Trump has again won Kentucky’s eight electoral votes. The Associated Press called Kentucky for the Republican presidential nominee shortly after polls closed Tuesday in the state’s Central Time Zone.

Republicans will maintained their supermajorities in Kentucky’s Legislature when the new session begins in January.

Former President Donald Trump has won Kentucky, according to The Associated Press, in an early election night win for Republicans.

Kentucky voters are set to deliver their verdict Tuesday on a key education issue. The question is whether state lawmakers should be allowed to allocate tax dollars to support students attending private or charter schools.

Votes for Donald Trump increased in every Kentucky county over four years ago — a trend that did not go unnoticed by political experts and leaders

An Appalachian mayor has won an 11-candidate scramble for a Kentucky Senate seat left vacant by the Republican incumbent's death two weeks before Election Day

Kentucky was also among the first states called for former President Trump during the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.

The election was mostly smooth and a big part of that was thanks to early voting, according to Secretary of State Michael Adams.

According to unofficial results from Kentucky.gov, just over 2,087,000 ballots were cast in the commonwealth through the election. With around 3,548,000 voters registered, turnout was just below 59%.Trump received 65% of the state's votes, and Kentucky was the first to be called for him again this year. Harris earned 34% of the vote.

Republican Hal Rogers won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Kentucky on Tuesday. Rogers was unopposed in the Appalachian district covering portions of southern and eastern Kentucky.