2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election

2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election
November 8, 2011
Turnout28.3% 8.9 pp
 
Nominee Steve Beshear David L. Williams Gatewood Galbraith
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Running mate Jerry Abramson Richie Farmer Dea Riley
Popular vote 464,245 294,034 74,860
Percentage 55.72% 35.29% 8.99%
Beshear:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Williams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Steve Beshear
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Steve Beshear
Democratic

The 2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2011, to elect the governor of Kentucky and the lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democrat Steve Beshear won re-election, defeating Republican challenger David L. Williams, then the president of the state senate, and Gatewood Galbraith, an independent candidate. Statewide turnout in this election was 28%.

This was one of the two Democratic-held governorships up for election in a state that John McCain won in the 2008 presidential election, the other being West Virginia.

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