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Anything tonight that jumps out in that regard. this is an extremely high turn out. look at the numbers. if it ends up 1.4 million give or take the last gubernatorial election in kentucky 2015, 973,000. in the 2016 presidential election, 1.9 million. so you're right in between, presidential election and sort of off-year gubernatorial election, that's extremely high turn out. and we've been seeing that across the state today. >> if beshear does end up pulling out, a higher turn out gives -- >> as you asked that question grayson almost entirely came in. bevan 96% in. let's do the path that 2,698...

A bruise for him and an ending of the career of matt bevin, at least for now. >> david corn, the other thing that was really noteworthy watching the returns come in was the turnout in kentucky. it was up in mississippi, but it was up a lot more dramatically in kentucky. thein final turnout was over 1. million in this goubernatorial race. the last time it was 973,000. huge, huge, jump, huge level of interest in this race. >> yeah, and i think that was because the t bevins race was sn as such a referendum on trump. i'm tantalized by the map and what you said earlier, steve. when you look at thos...

To break beshear's way and a bunch of things did. >> in terms of turnout, steve, in kentucky last night versus the last election. >> about 1.4 million, a little over 1.4 million people voted last night. last gubernatorial election, 973,000. >> i love how i can ask steve kornacki just about any question and he can answer it. that's talent. i want to talk about virginia. let's go to vaughn here for a moment. as we wait to hear from the apparent winner, andy beshear, what's been the reaction from voters? what's been the reaction from the campaigns? >> reporter: i want to play part of andy beshe...

>> winds have subsided quite a bit but we are remaining in a dry air mass in the next several days. >> utility companies shut off power to prevent fires during the santa ana wind event we have been experiencing. pgn the restoring power to thousands of customers right now. the company shut off power to 973,000 customers because of dry windy conditions. and how these fire conditions, fire conditions, 10 different wildfires in the state and it is difficult considering these dangerous windy conditions. carley: firefighters working around-the-clock.