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2011 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2011 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Steve Beshear won the 2011 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Steve Beshear received 464,245 popular votes (55.72%). The main challenger was David L. Williams (35.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Beshear and Williams

Beshear +20.4 pts · won by 170,211 votes
Steve BeshearDemocraticWINNER55.72%
464,245 votes
David L. WilliamsRepublican35.29%
294,034 votes
Gatewood GalbraithIndependent8.99%
74,860 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.