United States gubernatorial elections, 2011

2010 ←

October 4 and 22 and November 8, 2011

→ 2012

4 Governorships (including a special election in West Virginia)

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	Bob McDonnell	Martin O'Malley
Party	Republican	Democratic
Leader's seat	Virginia	Maryland
Last election	29 governorships	20 governorships
Seats before	29	20
Seats after	29	20
Seat change
Popular vote	1,653,223	1,144,030
Percentage	54.2%	37.5%

Dark Red: Republican holds
Dark Blue: Democratic holds
Gray: no election

United States gubernatorial elections were held in four states. In addition, a special election for West Virginia was held on October 4. None of these four governorships changed party hands.

Incumbent Governor Haley Barbour was term-limited in 2011.

The Republican candidates included author, small business owner, and Baptist minister James Broadwater; Lt. Governor Phil Bryant; former New Orleans Federal Reserve Board Chairman Dave Dennis; and Pearl River County District Supervisor Hudson Holliday. Bryant won the Republican nomination by a wide margin.

Prominent state businessman Bill Luckett and Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree were two declared Democratic candidates. Dupree defeated Luckett in the Primary runoff to win the Democratic nomination.

Bryant ended up defeating Dupree in the general election.

The Lieutenant Governor was elected separately.

On July 19, 2009, Steve Beshear announced his intention to run for re-election in 2011 and that then-Louisville mayor Jerry Abramson would be his running mate. On January 6, 2011, Beshear and Abramson officially filed their candidacy.

Businessman Phil Moffett, Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw, and State Senate president David L. Williams were the declared Republican candidates. Agriculture commissioner Richie Farmer Secretary of State Trey Grayson, and Businessman Bill Johnson, were also speculated candidates, but all declined. However, Farmer would run as Williams' running mate. The Williams-Farmer ticket won the primary on May 17.

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