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Election 2011 Results

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2011 governor election results by state and county

Steve Beshear won a second term in Kentucky in 2011, while Republicans Bobby Jindal and Phil Bryant won easily in Louisiana and Mississippi.

4 governor races were held in 2011. Democrats won 2 and Republicans 2.

The closest were West Virginia (D+2.5), Kentucky (D+20.4) and Mississippi (R+22.0).

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

About the 2011 governor elections

Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi held governor elections in 2011, during Barack Obama's first term, as the economy recovered slowly from the recession. In Kentucky, Democratic Governor Steve Beshear beat Republican state Senate President David Williams by about 20 points. Beshear ran well ahead of his party's national standing in the state. In Louisiana, Republican Governor Bobby Jindal won a second term outright in the open primary, finishing about 48 points ahead of his nearest Democratic opponent, Tara Hollis. In Mississippi, Republican Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant defeated Democrat Johnny L. DuPree, the mayor of Hattiesburg, by 22 points. No state changed party. The results confirmed the steady Republican advance in the Deep South, where Democrats had once held every governorship, while Kentucky remained open to a well-known Democrat.

Every race

StateDemocratVotesRepublicanVotesOthersMargin
Kentucky Steven L. Beshear464,245 (55.7%) David L. Williams294,034 (35.3%) Gatewood Galbraith (Independent) 74,860 (9.0%)
D+20.4
Louisiana Tara Hollis182,925 (17.9%) Bobby Jindal673,239 (65.8%) 166,999 R+47.9
Mississippi Johnny L. DuPree348,617 (39.0%) Phil Bryant544,851 (61.0%) R+22.0
West Virginia Earl Ray Tomblin149,202 (49.6%) Bill Maloney141,656 (47.0%) 10,226 D+2.5

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Margins are Democrat minus Republican, of all votes. Certified results, from the states' own archives, the MIT Election Data and Science Lab, Heideman (2026) and Algara & Amlani (2021). How these results were checked.

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