Christie Blames Trump for GOP Loss in Kentucky Gubernatorial Race; Voting Extended in Mississippi Due to Ballot Shortages

Christie points to Cameron's defeat despite Trump's endorsement amid a Republican trend in Kentucky, while unexpected high voter turnout causes ballot shortage in Mississippi's most populous Hinds County, leading to extended voting time.

• Republican presidential hopeful, Chris Christie, laid the blame for Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's defeat in the gubernatorial race on former President Donald Trump. Despite Kentucky's usual Republican leaning, Cameron lost to incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear by over five percentage points.
• Trump, once again the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, had endorsed Cameron for governor in June 2022.
• In Mississippi's Hinds County, the most populous in the state, several precincts ran out of ballots, leading to a one-hour extension in voting time.
• The extension came after the state's Democratic Party filed a lawsuit requesting it due to unexpectedly high voter turnout.
• Amid a competitive gubernatorial race in Mississippi, an increase of 4,000 voters requested absentee ballots ahead of Election Day. The state's 1.9 million registered voters showed a significant spike in absentee ballot requests.

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