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Election 2011 Results

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2011 Kentucky governor election

Steven L. Beshear (Democrat) beat David L. Williams (Republican) in Kentucky in 2011, 55.7% to 35.3%, a margin of 20.4 points and 170,211 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2007, when Steven L. Beshear also won.

Democrats led in 92 of the 120 counties and Republicans in 28. The largest, Jefferson, cast 161,111 votes and went to the Democrat by 39.5 points. The closest was Todd, where 27 votes separated the two parties.

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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.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Steven L. Beshear won Democratic 464,245 55.7%
David L. Williams Republican 294,034 35.3%
Gatewood Galbraith Independent 74,860 9.0%
Total833,139

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 107,871 67.0% 44,192 27.4% 9,048 161,111 D+39.5
Fayette 32,948 54.7% 14,123 23.5% 13,131 60,202 D+31.3
Kenton 13,326 50.9% 11,818 45.1% 1,042 26,186 D+5.8
Warren 10,676 54.1% 8,107 41.1% 942 19,725 D+13.0
Daviess 11,579 59.0% 7,302 37.2% 758 19,639 D+21.8
Hardin 10,722 57.8% 6,885 37.1% 937 18,544 D+20.7
Boone 8,292 45.8% 9,160 50.6% 655 18,107 R+4.8
Franklin 9,896 59.6% 2,686 16.2% 4,020 16,602 D+43.4
Campbell 8,320 52.8% 6,780 43.0% 659 15,759 D+9.8
Madison 7,804 49.9% 5,090 32.5% 2,759 15,653 D+17.3
Oldham 7,079 50.3% 6,082 43.2% 922 14,083 D+7.1
McCracken 7,341 52.4% 5,940 42.4% 731 14,012 D+10.0
Bullitt 7,370 53.4% 5,656 41.0% 781 13,807 D+12.4
Pulaski 4,825 39.8% 6,274 51.8% 1,019 12,118 R+12.0
Shelby 5,516 53.7% 3,744 36.4% 1,021 10,281 D+17.2
Jessamine 4,045 40.6% 3,686 37.0% 2,234 9,965 D+3.6
Scott 5,241 52.8% 2,843 28.6% 1,841 9,925 D+24.2
Laurel 3,710 39.9% 4,858 52.3% 728 9,296 R+12.3
Hopkins 6,084 66.8% 2,666 29.3% 354 9,104 D+37.5
Pike 5,261 57.9% 3,217 35.4% 613 9,091 D+22.5
Nelson 5,575 62.2% 2,809 31.3% 585 8,969 D+30.8
Marshall 4,639 56.1% 3,183 38.5% 448 8,270 D+17.6
Henderson 5,593 68.7% 2,326 28.6% 222 8,141 D+40.1
Graves 4,292 54.4% 3,158 40.0% 446 7,896 D+14.4
Barren 4,425 56.3% 3,003 38.2% 430 7,858 D+18.1
Boyd 4,879 62.8% 2,617 33.7% 271 7,767 D+29.1
Clark 3,966 51.6% 2,255 29.3% 1,464 7,685 D+22.3
Christian 3,582 48.7% 3,455 47.0% 319 7,356 D+1.7
Woodford 3,632 51.3% 1,674 23.7% 1,771 7,077 D+27.7
Whitley 2,921 42.2% 3,535 51.0% 474 6,930 R+8.9
Calloway 3,914 57.9% 2,567 38.0% 283 6,764 D+19.9
Floyd 4,208 63.6% 1,790 27.0% 623 6,621 D+36.5
Greenup 3,895 60.7% 2,286 35.6% 234 6,415 D+25.1
Boyle 3,476 54.9% 1,839 29.1% 1,012 6,327 D+25.9
Anderson 3,048 50.2% 1,577 26.0% 1,443 6,068 D+24.2
Taylor 3,139 54.0% 2,292 39.4% 382 5,813 D+14.6
Muhlenberg 3,859 69.4% 1,528 27.5% 170 5,557 D+41.9
Meade 3,228 59.3% 1,901 34.9% 317 5,446 D+24.4
Mercer 2,745 50.6% 1,664 30.7% 1,011 5,420 D+19.9
Montgomery 2,612 53.3% 1,393 28.4% 895 4,900 D+24.9
Knox 2,368 50.0% 2,048 43.2% 324 4,740 D+6.8
Perry 2,092 46.7% 2,006 44.8% 382 4,480 D+1.9
Grayson 2,306 52.0% 1,891 42.7% 234 4,431 D+9.4
Russell 1,783 41.2% 2,240 51.7% 309 4,332 R+10.5
Lincoln 2,018 47.7% 1,633 38.6% 576 4,227 D+9.1
Ohio 2,266 53.8% 1,773 42.1% 172 4,211 D+11.7
Spencer 2,093 51.6% 1,646 40.5% 321 4,060 D+11.0
Breckinridge 2,376 58.6% 1,495 36.8% 187 4,058 D+21.7
Bourbon 2,223 54.8% 906 22.3% 928 4,057 D+32.5
Marion 2,929 72.9% 738 18.4% 350 4,017 D+54.5
Henry 2,338 58.8% 1,185 29.8% 452 3,975 D+29.0
Harrison 1,982 51.1% 1,158 29.9% 736 3,876 D+21.3
Carter 2,466 63.9% 1,216 31.5% 178 3,860 D+32.4
Rowan 2,308 61.0% 1,028 27.2% 446 3,782 D+33.8
Logan 1,951 52.7% 1,612 43.5% 141 3,704 D+9.2
Adair 1,606 43.7% 1,877 51.1% 193 3,676 R+7.4
Wayne 1,710 47.1% 1,740 47.9% 184 3,634 R+0.8
Harlan 1,712 47.2% 1,621 44.7% 296 3,629 D+2.5
Bell 1,550 43.3% 1,797 50.2% 236 3,583 R+6.9
Letcher 1,810 50.8% 1,366 38.3% 386 3,562 D+12.5
Johnson 1,668 48.0% 1,560 44.9% 249 3,477 D+3.1
Caldwell 2,075 60.1% 1,157 33.5% 220 3,452 D+26.6
Garrard 1,373 41.9% 1,252 38.2% 651 3,276 D+3.7
Grant 1,621 50.0% 1,422 43.8% 201 3,244 D+6.1
Hart 1,909 59.7% 1,122 35.1% 167 3,198 D+24.6
Mason 1,862 59.2% 1,054 33.5% 228 3,144 D+25.7
Fleming 1,653 53.8% 979 31.9% 438 3,070 D+22.0
Powell 1,712 55.9% 792 25.9% 558 3,062 D+30.0
Trigg 1,422 46.5% 1,500 49.0% 139 3,061 R+2.5
Larue 1,686 57.3% 1,075 36.6% 179 2,940 D+20.8
Monroe 883 30.5% 1,925 66.5% 87 2,895 R+36.0
Allen 1,221 42.2% 1,540 53.2% 133 2,894 R+11.0
Clay 1,010 35.4% 1,602 56.1% 245 2,857 R+20.7
Washington 1,607 56.3% 965 33.8% 284 2,856 D+22.5
Rockcastle 948 33.6% 1,506 53.4% 366 2,820 R+19.8
Casey 1,038 36.9% 1,522 54.1% 254 2,814 R+17.2
Knott 1,422 51.8% 1,082 39.4% 239 2,743 D+12.4
Union 1,973 72.4% 676 24.8% 76 2,725 D+47.6
Webster 1,885 69.6% 731 27.0% 92 2,708 D+42.6
Estill 1,000 39.9% 1,048 41.8% 457 2,505 R+1.9
Owen 1,279 51.2% 807 32.3% 413 2,499 D+18.9
Green 1,213 48.7% 1,137 45.6% 142 2,492 D+3.0
Magoffin 1,476 59.9% 829 33.6% 159 2,464 D+26.3
Simpson 1,325 55.4% 994 41.5% 74 2,393 D+13.8
Livingston 1,366 58.3% 828 35.4% 148 2,342 D+23.0
Lawrence 1,270 54.3% 952 40.7% 118 2,340 D+13.6
Edmonson 1,067 46.3% 1,166 50.6% 73 2,306 R+4.3
Lyon 1,366 59.4% 802 34.9% 131 2,299 D+24.5
Breathitt 1,236 55.2% 711 31.8% 291 2,238 D+23.5
Butler 938 43.2% 1,140 52.5% 94 2,172 R+9.3
Metcalfe 1,187 54.8% 851 39.3% 128 2,166 D+15.5
Pendleton 1,159 53.7% 881 40.8% 120 2,160 D+12.9
Ballard 1,274 59.0% 773 35.8% 112 2,159 D+23.2
Jackson 537 25.0% 1,404 65.2% 211 2,152 R+40.3
Clinton 514 24.2% 1,540 72.4% 72 2,126 R+48.3
Morgan 1,220 57.6% 629 29.7% 268 2,117 D+27.9
Cumberland 374 18.0% 1,629 78.4% 76 2,079 R+60.4
Crittenden 942 45.6% 1,020 49.3% 105 2,067 R+3.8
McLean 1,372 66.7% 625 30.4% 59 2,056 D+36.3
Elliott 1,460 73.1% 392 19.6% 144 1,996 D+53.5
Leslie 607 31.0% 1,246 63.6% 107 1,960 R+32.6
McCreary 639 32.8% 1,206 61.9% 104 1,949 R+29.1
Hancock 1,164 62.7% 600 32.3% 92 1,856 D+30.4
Bath 1,081 58.6% 417 22.6% 346 1,844 D+36.0
Lewis 765 43.0% 917 51.5% 99 1,781 R+8.5
Carroll 1,176 66.6% 480 27.2% 111 1,767 D+39.4
Todd 814 47.2% 841 48.7% 71 1,726 R+1.6
Trimble 1,008 59.6% 587 34.7% 96 1,691 D+24.9
Nicholas 661 47.0% 280 19.9% 466 1,407 D+27.1
Carlisle 758 54.2% 575 41.1% 65 1,398 D+13.1
Bracken 758 55.2% 510 37.2% 104 1,372 D+18.1
Wolfe 780 58.9% 348 26.3% 196 1,324 D+32.6
Lee 482 36.7% 594 45.2% 237 1,313 R+8.5
Menifee 703 57.9% 346 28.5% 165 1,214 D+29.4
Hickman 682 57.7% 450 38.0% 51 1,183 D+19.6
Martin 414 35.2% 700 59.5% 63 1,177 R+24.3
Fulton 667 57.1% 454 38.9% 47 1,168 D+18.2
Gallatin 607 56.9% 403 37.8% 57 1,067 D+19.1
Owsley 286 37.5% 388 50.9% 88 762 R+13.4
Robertson 229 53.0% 135 31.3% 68 432 D+21.8

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Kentucky governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2023 Andy Beshear (D) D+5.1
2019 Andy Beshear (D) D+0.4
2015 Matt G. Bevin (R) R+8.7
2011 Steven L. Beshear (D) D+20.4
2007 Steven L. Beshear (D) D+17.4
2003 Ernest Fletcher (R) R+10.1
1999 Paul E. Patton (D) D+38.5
1995 Paul E. Patton (D) D+2.2
1991 Brereton C. Jones (D) D+29.5
1987 Wallace G. Wilkinson (D) D+29.6
1983 Martha Layne Collins (D) D+10.4
1979 John Y. Brown Jr. (D) D+19.0
1975 Julian Carroll (D) D+25.7
1971 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+6.2
1967 Louie B. Nunn (R) R+3.2
1963 Edward T. Breathitt (D) D+1.5
1959 Bert T. Combs (D) D+21.1
1955 Happy Chandler (D) D+16.6
1951 Lawrence W. Wetherby (D) D+9.2
1947 Earle C. Clements (D) D+14.8
1943 Simeon S. Willis (R) R+1.6
1939 Keen Johnson (D) D+13.0
1935 Happy Chandler (D) D+9.3
1931 Ruby Laffoon (D) D+8.9
1927 Flem D. Sampson (R) R+4.2
1923 William J. Fields (D) D+7.4
1919 Edwin P. Morrow (R) R+8.5
1915 Augustus O. Stanley (D) D+0.1
1911 James B. McCreary (D) D+7.1
1907 Augustus E. Willson (R) R+4.3
1903 John C.W. Beckham (D) D+6.0
1900 J. C. W. Beckham (D) D+0.8
1899 William S. Taylor (R) R+0.6
1895 William O. Bradley (R) R+2.5
1891 John Young Brown (D) D+9.7
1887 Simon B. Buckner (D) D+5.9
1883 J. Proctor Knott (D) D+19.9
1879 Luke P. Blackburn (D) D+19.2
1875 James B. McCreary (D) D+16.6
1871 Preston H. Leslie (D) D+17.2
1867 John Larue Helm (D) D+41.0