In Kentucky, when a newcomer tries to go straight to the Supreme Court by running against a sitting judge, always bet on the sitting judge, even if it's an open seat race. Also, the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court use the same district map, so Goodwine was running before people who were familiar with her (or at least with seeing her name), and had already elected her to the Court of Appeals. As for Trump having won the district, so did Beshear, and he won by a wider margin.
In Kentucky, when a newcomer tries to go straight to the Supreme Court by running against a sitting judge, always bet on the sitting judge, even if it's an open seat race. Also, the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court use the same district map, so Goodwine was running before people who were familiar with her (or at least with seeing her name), and had already elected her to the Court of Appeals. As for Trump having won the district, so did Beshear, and he won by a wider margin.