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After the Associated Press named former Vice President Joe Biden president-elect of the United States Saturday morning, several notable Kentucky figures took to Twitter to express their reactions.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, congratulated Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Saturday afternoon.

"Congratulations to President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris. We will work with the incoming administration, as we have the current White House, to improve lives and opportunities for every Kentuckian," Beshear wrote.

He added: "Now, the election is over and it is time to come together as Americans and as Kentuckians. We are in the fight of our lifetime against COVID-19 and we must unite to battle this virus that has killed 235,000 Americans including more than 1,500 Kentuckians."

Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, a Democrat, congratulated Biden and Harris and noted the historical nature of this victory.

"Congratulations to President-elect@JoeBiden!" Coleman wrote. "America voted in record numbers, and this election is historically significant as Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris is the first woman and woman of color to win."

She also gave a shout-out to incoming First Lady Jill Biden: "I am also proud our incoming First Lady@DrBiden is a lifelong educator! In her, our children will have a strong advocate."

U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, a Democrat representing Kentucky's Third CongressionalDistrict, which includes Louisville, said the win is a "BFD."

"Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden," Yarmuth said. "Im looking forward to serving with you again. Thank you, Joe, and thank you, Beau."

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer tweeted his congratulations to both Biden and Harris Saturday afternoon.

"America is best when we purposefully align our many diverse viewpoints around hope, compassion and opportunity," Fischer wrote."Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris as they begin the good and noble work of unifying our great country."

State Rep. Charles Booker, a Louisville Democrat who narrowly lost the party's nomination for U.S. Senate this year, used a signature line of President Donald Trump from when he hosted NBC reality show, "The Apprentice."

'Youre fired. America," Booker wrote in a tweet.

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Former Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath, who recently lost her bid to unseat Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, congratulated Biden, who gave a stump speech for her back in 2018 during her failed run against U.S. Rep. Andy Barr.

"Almost 10 months ago, I proudly endorsed Vice President @JoeBiden," McGrath wrote."Im proud to now call him President-Elect."

Sadiqa Reynolds, the head of the Louisville Urban League, tweeted out a photo of CNN calling the race for Biden with a chyron that reads "Joseph R. Biden Jr. Elected 46th President."

She then tweeted out a photo ofHarris, thefirstfemale,first BlackandfirstSouth Asian person to be named vice president-elect.

"The Voting Rights Act was 55 years ago," Reynolds wrote on the tweet of Harris' photo

Kentucky Senate Minority Leader Morgan McGarvey, a Louisville Democrat, wrote: "I had no idea the emotions I would feel when it became final.

"Congratulations President-elect @JoeBidenand Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris!!!" he said.

Aaron Jordan,a leader of the grassroots group No Justice No PeaceLouisville that has been demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, an unarmed Black woman shot by police in her own apartment on March 13, wrote in a Facebook group for the group that "WE DID IT MFS."

"BLACK VOTES MATTER!!" SHT AT THIS POINT EVERY MF BODY VOTE MATTERS" Jordan wrote. "NO MORE TRUMP!!! OMG WE CAN WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE!!!!

Hannah Drake, a Louisville activist, poet and author, wrote in a tweet that "clearly we have A LOT of work to do in this nation."

"But for the past four years to deal with the President and his racism. His tweets calling Africa a place with shithole countries. Knowing as a Black woman the President disregards my life.

"He emboldened so many racists," Drake wrote in a separate tweet."We had to live EVERY DAY listening reading and dealing w/ hate. And Covid. The lies that cost so many lives. You never knew from day to day what you would wake up to. Do we have work to do? YES! But my God I am glad that racist is out of OUR HOUSE!"

F. Bruce Williams, a seniorpastor atBates Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville, wrote that "history has been made."

Williams also looked ahead in his tweet to the Kentucky U.S. Senate race in 2022, when U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican, is up for reelection.

"(Charles Booker)you are going to make history too when we put you in the Senate," Williams wrote."Its time for change!!!"

State Rep. Kelly Flood, a Democrat from Lexington, posted a photo from CNN calling the race for Biden Saturday morning.

"#PresidentElectJoe #VicePresidentElectHarris November 7th, 2020, 11:30a! Character matters!" Flood wrote.

This story will update.

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