2011 Kentucky Auditor election

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2011 Kentucky Auditor election
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Nominee Adam Edelen John T. Kemper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote449,638367,661
Percentage55.75%44.24%
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County results
Edelen:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Kemper:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Auditor of Public Accounts before election

Crit Luallen
Democratic

Elected Auditor of Public Accounts

Adam Edelen
Democratic

The state of Kentucky elected an Auditor of Public Accounts November 8, 2011. Primaries for this election were held on Tuesday May 17, 2011. [1] In the November 8, 2011 general election, Democrat Adam Edelen was elected to his first term as Auditor.

Contents

The auditor checks the financial books of all state agencies, school districts and county governments and performs special investigations. [2]

Background

Current Auditor of Public Accounts Crit Luallen (D) is ineligible to run due to term limits.

Candidates

Based on the candidate filing report with the office of the Kentucky Secretary of State after the January 25, 2011 filing deadline, the following candidates filed to run for Auditor. [3]

Republican primary

Nominated

  • John T. Kemper, Lexington area small residential builder/developer [4]

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John T. Kemper 70,876 57.28%
Republican Addia Wuchner 52,86942.72%
Total votes123,745 100.0%

Democrats

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Adam
Edelen (D)		John
Kemper III (R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [9] August 25–28, 2011600± 4.0%34%31%35%

Results

2011 Kentucky Auditor election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Adam Edelen 440,345 55.75%
Republican John T. Kemper349,36644.24%
Write-In Kim C. Hay750.01%
Total votes789,786 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Secretary of State, Election Calendar Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Jack Bremmer Lexington Herald Leader, Edelen Raises $250,000
  3. ↑ "Candidate fillings". Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ Kentucky Campaign Finance Commission Report Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Boone County Recorder December 9, 2010 GOP hopefuls mix, mingle at party.
  6. ↑ "KY - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ NKY.com Amande Vanbenschoten November 13, 2010 Auditor hopeful has NKY connections
  8. ↑ "Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  9. ↑ Public Policy Polling
  10. ↑ "KY - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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