THE APEX TIMES
In comments made Wednesday after Election Day, Senate President Robert Stivers pointed to political advertising tied to former Gov. Matt Bevin as a factor in the outcome of the congressional contest involving Alvarado.
Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, a Republican who represents the 25th Senate District, addressed Election Day results on Wednesday and said he believes advertising from Matt Bevin contributed to Alvarado losing a congressional race, according to LEX18.
LEX18 reported that Stivers, while reviewing results not only in Kentucky but across the country, discussed what he saw as drivers behind campaign outcomes and the role that high-visibility political messaging may have played in voter decisions. In that context, Stivers said Bevin-linked ads were a factor in Alvarado’s defeat.
Stivers’ comments were framed as an assessment made shortly after polls closed, with LEX18 characterizing him as “as candid as can be” in discussing the results. The report described him as sizing up Election Day outcomes statewide and nationally, then tying the Kentucky congressional result involving Alvarado to what he characterized as the impact of those ads.
Stivers did not indicate any procedural change by his office or the General Assembly in connection with the race, but his remarks reflect how prominent Kentucky political figures evaluate campaign dynamics after votes are counted. His comments also underscore that in Kentucky’s political environment, advertising strategies and outside spending can become part of the post-election explanations offered by elected officials.
The LEX18 report describes Stivers’ evaluation in the broader setting of the 2026 election cycle, with the Senate President comparing what happened across races in the United States. That perspective matters for Kentucky politics because Stivers is in a leadership position at the State Capitol and typically plays a central role in how state Republicans coordinate legislative priorities and respond to political developments.
While Stivers attributed Alvarado’s loss to Bevin ads, LEX18’s account does not provide additional granular details such as the specific claims made in the advertisements, the amount of spending involved, or whether those ads were run by Bevin’s allies directly or through affiliated groups. The report also does not set out any formal challenge or legal step tied to the congressional result.
Alvarado’s campaign outcome, as discussed by Stivers, remains a matter of public record as determined by Kentucky’s election results. Any further factual development about the advertising referenced by Stivers would likely require documentation from campaign finance disclosures, ad buys, or other records created during the election cycle.
At this stage, the public record reflected in the LEX18 report centers on Stivers’ post-election explanation for the congressional result. Observers will likely look next to election documentation and campaign spending reports to understand how messaging efforts were deployed and whether there were disputes that required review under election laws.
