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Kentucky — 2011 governor election
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2011 · GovernorKentucky · GovernorSteve BeshearD+20.4
Candidates
Kentucky 2011 governor — certified statewide results.
- Steve Beshear✓Democratic464,24555.7%
- David L. WilliamsRepublican294,03435.3%
- Gatewood GalbraithIndependent74,8609.0%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 2008R+16.2Governor 2011D+20.4vs. baselineD+36.7
Kentucky's 2011 governor race ran 36.7 points more Democratic than its 2008 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2011 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.