2011 Kentucky Auditor election
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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.
The auditor checks the financial books of all state agencies, school districts and county governments and performs special investigations.[2]
Background
[edit]Current Auditor of Public Accounts Crit Luallen (D) is ineligible to run due to term limits.
Candidates
[edit]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
[edit]Nominated
[edit]- John T. Kemper, Lexington area small residential builder/developer[4]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Addia Wuchner, state representative from Hebron in Boone County[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John T. Kemper | 70,876 | 57.28% | |
| Republican | Addia Wuchner | 52,869 | 42.72% | |
| Total votes | 123,745 | 100.0% | ||
Democrats
[edit]- Adam Edelen, former chief of staff to Governor Steve Beshear[7][8]
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Adam Edelen (D) |
John Kemper III (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling[9] | August 25–28, 2011 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 34% | 31% | 35% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adam Edelen | 440,345 | 55.75% | ||
| Republican | John T. Kemper | 349,366 | 44.24% | ||
| Write-In | Kim C. Hay | 75 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 789,786 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Secretary of State, Election Calendar Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jack Bremmer Lexington Herald Leader, Edelen Raises $250,000
- ^ "Candidate fillings". Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ^ Kentucky Campaign Finance Commission Report Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Boone County Recorder December 9, 2010 GOP hopefuls mix, mingle at party.
- ^ "KY - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ NKY.com Amande Vanbenschoten November 13, 2010 Auditor hopeful has NKY connections
- ^ "Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ Public Policy Polling
- ^ "KY - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.