2011 Kentucky Auditor election

Last updated

2011 Kentucky Auditor election
Flag of Kentucky.svg
← 2007November 8, 2011 2015  →
  Adam Edelen Wiki (cropped).jpg No image.svg
Nominee Adam Edelen John T. Kemper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote449,638367,661
Percentage55.75%44.24%
2011 Kentucky State Auditor election.svg
County results
Edelen:     40–50%     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 August 25–28, 2011600± 4.0%34%31%35%

Results

2011 Kentucky Auditor election [9]
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

Related Research Articles

Georgia's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is currently represented by Republican Buddy Carter, though the district's boundaries were redrawn following the 2010 United States census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. The first election using the new district boundaries were the 2012 congressional elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Libertarian Party of Kentucky</span> State affiliate of the Libertarian Party

The Libertarian Party of Kentucky is the Kentucky affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The current state chair is Randall Daniel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Quarles</span> American politician

Ryan Francis Quarles is an academic administrator and American politician who was the Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky from 2016 to 2024 and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2011 to 2016. He has served as president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System since 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Edelen</span> American politician

Adam Edelen is an American businessman, solar energy entrepreneur, and politician who served as the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from January 2, 2012, to January 4, 2016. Prior to that, he was the Chief of Staff for Democratic Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear from July 2008 until September 15, 2010. He resigned from his position as the governor's Chief of Staff to work as a business consultant, before running for the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In 2019, he ran for Governor of Kentucky with running mate Gill Holland, where he fell short of the Democratic nomination finishing in third place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election</span>

The 2011 Kentucky Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2011, to elect the Secretary of State of Kentucky. Primaries for this election were held on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. In the general election, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes defeated Republican Bill Johnson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Kentucky Attorney General election</span>

The state of Kentucky elected an Attorney General on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Primaries for this election was held on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. In the general election, incumbent Jack Conway defeated his challenger, Todd P'Pool.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Kentucky State Treasurer election</span>

The state of Kentucky elected a Treasurer November 8, 2011. Primaries for this election were held on Tuesday May 17, 2011. The Kentucky Treasurer is elected every 4 years. The treasurer, who can serve two terms, acts as the state's chief elected fiscal officer. Incumbent Todd Hollenbach defeated his two challengers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky</span>

The 2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky</span>

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election</span>

The 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2015.

Addia Kathryn Wuchner is an American politician and nurse who served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 66th district from 2005 to 2019. She did not run for reelection in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Harmon (politician)</span> American politician

Mike Harmon is an American politician who served as the Kentucky auditor of public accounts from 2016 to 2024. He was previously a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 54th district. He was a 2011 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, but lost in the primary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Kentucky elections</span>

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 3, 2015. All of Kentucky's executive officers were up for election. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States Senate election in Kentucky</span>

The 2016 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kentucky, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held May 17.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky</span>

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 17.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky</span>

The 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who had been Senate Majority Leader since 2015 and senator from Kentucky since 1985, won reelection to a seventh term in office. He faced off against former U.S. Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath and Libertarian Brad Barron.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election</span>

The 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. The Democratic nominee, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear, defeated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin by just over 5,000 votes, or 0.37%, making this the closest gubernatorial election in Kentucky since 1899 by total votes, and the closest since 1915 by percentage. It was also the closest race of the 2019 gubernatorial election cycle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Kentucky elections</span>

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 5, 2019, with all executive offices in the state up for election. Primary elections were held on May 21, 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Kentucky Attorney General election</span>

The 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019. The general election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to instead successfully run for Governor. Republican nominee Daniel Cameron won with 57.8% of the vote. He became the first Republican elected attorney general of Kentucky since Eldon S. Dummit in 1944, and the state's first black attorney general.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Kentucky elections</span>

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 7, 2023.

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. ↑ "KY - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.