Nov. 5, 2019 is an election day in many states, and millions of Americans will be directly affected by the outcome of today’s votes.Many voters will be surprised to hear about November elections in an odd-numbered year. Five states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia—hold elections for state executives and state legislators on odd years for a variety of historical reasons. Kentucky, for instance, has held odd-year elections since 1850 in what was originally an effort to "end the confusion of gubernatorial and presidential races the same year."Some of the candidates and issues on the ballots on Nov. 5, 2019:Kentucky - Republican Governor Matt Bevin will defend his office from Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear. While Kentucky is a red state, Bevin has hist