November 8, 2011 election results

This page contains election results for ballot measures and state officials from November 8, 2011.

Ballot measures

• State measure results • Local measure results

State results

For full details on the percentage of voters in support or opposition, see 2011 ballot measure election results.

For additional information on this year's ballot measures (including other election dates, analysis, and more), click here.

November 8 election summary (real-time; subject to change)
State	Approved	Defeated	Unresolved
Arkansas	Arkansas Retail Project Question (2011)	None	None
Maine	Maine Redistricting Measure, Question 4 (2011) Maine Same-Day Registration Veto Referendum, Question 1 (2011)	Maine Slot Machine Facility Initiative, Question 3 (2011) Maine Racino Initiative, Question 2 (2011)	None
Mississippi	Mississippi Voter Identification Amendment, Initiative 27 (2011) Mississippi Eminent Domain Amendment, Initiative 31 (2011)	Mississippi Initiative 26, Definition of Person Amendment (2011)	None
New Jersey	New Jersey Sports Betting Amendment, Public Question 1 (2011)	None	None
Ohio	Ohio Issue 3, State Cannot Compel Healthcare Participation Amendment (2011)	Ohio Issue 1, Increase Judicial Retirement Age and Eliminate Governor's Power to Appoint Supreme Court Commission Amendment (2011)	None
Texas	Texas Education Loans Finance Amendment, Proposition 3 (2011) Texas Proposition 10, Automatic Resignation Term Length Amendment (2011) Texas Survivor of Veterans Homestead Tax Amendment, Proposition 1 (2011) Texas Governor's Pardon Amendment, Proposition 9 (2011) Texas Interlocal Contracts Amendment, Proposition 5 (2011) Texas Water Development Bonds Amendment, Proposition 2 (2011) Texas Proposition 6, Permanent School Fund Amendment (2011)	Texas Water-Stewardship Tax Amendment, Proposition 8 (2011) Texas County Redevelopment Bond Amendment, Proposition 4 (2011) Texas Proposition 7, Conservation and Reclamation Districts in El Paso County Amendment (2011)	None
Washington	Washington Voter Residency Requirement Amendment, SJR 8205 (2011) Washington Budget Stabilization Account Amendment, SJR 8206 (2011) Washington Liquor State Licensing, Initiative 1183 (2011) Washington Long-Term Care, Initiative 1163 (2011)	Washington Transportation, Initiative 1125 (2011)	None

Local results

Real-time results for 15 of the most notable local ballot measures are listed below. For full details on the percentage of voters in support or opposition, see 2011 local measure results.

To read more about other 2011 local measure election click here.

Approved: Fort Myers Anti Discrimination Referendum (November 2011) Kansas City Zoo Sales Tax Implementation (November 2011) Kalamazoo City Marijuana Charter Amendment (November 2011) Bellingham City Red Light Camera Question (November 2011) Longview City Red Light Camera Advisory Question (November 2011) Clackamas County Urban Renewal District Creation Question (November 2011) Clackamas County Urban Renewal District Creation Local Question (November 2011) San Francisco Proposition C (November 2011), election results Palm Springs Sales Tax Increase, Measure J (November 2011)

Defeated: Nogales School District Bond Measure (November 2011) Cincinnati City Streetcar Referendum (November 2011) Seattle Car-Tab Fee Implementation (November 2011) San Francisco Proposition D (November 2011), election results San Mateo Community College District bond proposition, Measure H (November 2011) San Francisco Board of Supervisors Allowed to Amend or Repeal Voter Initiatives, Proposition E (November 2011)

Unresolved: None

State legislatures

See also: State legislative elections, 2011, State legislative elections results, 2011 and State legislative special elections, 2011

There were 3 states holding general elections on November 8, with a total of 434 seats on the ballot.

Additionally, there were state legislative elections in 9 other states.

• Seven states held special elections, with a total of 13 seats up for election. Notably, the Iowa State Senate race decided the partisan control of the chamber.
• Two states had one recall election for a state legislator -- Arizona and Michigan.

Note: Louisiana also held general elections in 2011 but most of those were held on Oct. 22, with runoffs scheduled for November 19.

General election results

	Majority party before November 2011		Majority party after November 2011
State	State Senate	State House		State Senate	State House
Iowa[1]
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Jersey
Virginia[2]
↑ Control of the Iowa State Senate was decided in a special election. ↑ One race is expected to go to a recount. But presently, the Virginia State senate is tied 20-20. If that total remains, GOP would have control because the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia casts the tiebreaking vote.

Mississippi

Mississippi State Senate Party As of November 2011 After the 2011 Election      Democratic Party 24 21      Republican Party 27 31      Vacancy 1 0 Total 52 52

Mississippi House of Representatives Party As of November 2011 After the 2011 Election      Democratic Party 68 58      Republican Party 54 64 Total 122 122

New Jersey

New Jersey State Senate Party As of November 2011 After the 2011 Election      Democratic Party 24 24      Republican Party 16 16 Total 40 40

New Jersey General Assembly Party As of November 2011 After the 2011 Election      Democratic Party 47 48      Republican Party 33 32 Total 80 80

Virginia

Virginia State Senate Party As of November 2011 After the 2011 Election      Democratic Party 22 20      Republican Party 18 20 Total 40 40

Virginia House of Delegates Party As of November 2011 After the 2011 Election      Democratic Party 39 32      Republican Party 58 67      Independent 2 1      Vacancy 1 0 Total 100 100

Special election results

See also: State legislative special elections, 2011

State	District	Polls	Winner	Winner Vote %	Party-Before	Party-After
Georgia	House District 10	7:00am - 7:00pm EST	Terry Rogers	61.4%
House District 25	7:00am - 7:00pm EST	Banks, Dunahoo	19.7%, 21.3%
Senate District 28	7:00am - 7:00pm EST	Blackburn, Crane	27.8%, 19.9%
Senate District 50	7:00am - 7:00pm EST	Austin, Wilkinson	43.3%, 39.2%
Iowa	Senate District 18	7:00am - 9:00pm CST	Liz Mathis	56%
Mississippi	Senate District 8	7:00am - 7:00pm CST	Russell Jolly	66% (dead link)
Missouri	House District 15	6:00am - 7:00pm CST	Chrissy Sommer	49.3%
House District 39	6:00am - 7:00pm CST	Judy Morgan	77.4%
House District 41	6:00am - 7:00pm CST	Brandon Ellington	100.0%
House District 83	6:00am - 7:00pm CST	Tracy McCreery	43.9%
Tennessee	Senate District 6	8:00am - 8:00pm EST	Becky Duncan Massey	63.56%
Texas	House District 14	7:00am - 7:00pm CST	Yancy, Raney	36.42, 22.64%
Wisconsin	Assembly District 95	6:00am - 8:00pm CST	Jill Billings	71%

State executive officials

See also: State executive official elections, 2011

November 8, 2011 Election Results
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Kentucky
Mississippi
Other elections:West VirginiaLouisiana

There were 2 states holding general elections on November 8, with a total of 17 races on the ballot.

Note: Louisiana and West Virginia also held state executive elections in 2011. West Virginia held a special gubernatorial election on October 4 and Louisiana held its primary election, in which all 7 state executive races were decided outright, on October 22.

Kentucky

Governor

Governor and Lt. Governor of Kentucky, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Beshear and Jerry E. Abramson	55.7%	464,245
	Republican	David Williams and Richie Farmer	35.3%	294,034
	Independent	Gatewood Galbraith and Dea Riley	9%	74,860
Total Votes	833,139
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Attorney General

Attorney General of Kentucky, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jack Conway Incumbent	55%	449,638
	Republican	Todd P'Pool	45%	367,661
Total Votes	817,299
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Secretary of State

Kentucky Secretary of State, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Alison Lundergan Grimes	60.6%	494,368
	Republican	Bill Johnson	39.4%	321,065
Total Votes	815,433
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Treasurer

Kentucky Treasurer, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Todd Hollenbach Incumbent	48.8%	393,413
	Republican	K.C. Crosbie	46.6%	375,916
	Libertarian	Ken Moellman	4.6%	37,261
Total Votes	806,590
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Auditor

Kentucky Auditor, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Adam Edelen	55.8%	440,345
	Republican	John T. Kemper III	44.2%	349,366
	Independent	Kim C. Hay	0%	75
Total Votes	789,786
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Commissioner of Agriculture

Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Comer Jr.	63.8%	519,183
	Democratic	Robert Farmer	36.2%	294,663
Total Votes	813,846
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Mississippi

Governor

Governor of Mississippi, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Bryant	61%	544,851
	Democratic	Johnny DuPree	39%	348,617
Total Votes	893,468
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Lieutenant Governor

Lt. Governor of Mississippi, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tate Reeves	80.3%	644,205
	Reform	Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill	19.7%	157,547
Total Votes	801,752

Attorney General

Attorney General of Mississippi, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Hood Incumbent	61.1%	536,827
	Republican	Steve Simpson	38.9%	342,086
Total Votes	878,913
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Secretary of State

Mississippi Secretary of State, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Delbert Hosemann Incumbent	100%	719,734
Total Votes	719,734

Treasurer

Mississippi Treasurer, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Fitch	58.8%	513,132
	Democratic	Connie Moran	38.2%	333,267
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	3%	26,421
Total Votes	872,820
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Auditor

Mississippi Auditor, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stacey Pickering Incumbent	75.6%	596,395
	Reform	Ashley Norwood	24.4%	192,271
Total Votes	788,666
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Public Service Commission

Northern District

Mississippi Public Service Commission (North/District 3), 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brandon Presley Incumbent	55.8%	161,099
	Republican	Boyce Adams	44.2%	127,557
Total Votes	288,656
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Central District

Mississippi Public Service Commission (Central/District 1), 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lynn Posey Incumbent	56.4%	157,675
	Democratic	Addie Green	43.6%	121,653
Total Votes	279,328
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Southern District

Mississippi Public Service Commission (South/District 2), 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Leonard Bentz Incumbent	60.1%	178,804
	Democratic	Mike Collier	39.9%	118,813
Total Votes	297,617
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Commissioner of Insurance

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Chaney Incumbent	62%	538,008
	Democratic	Louis Fondren	34.7%	301,185
	Reform	Barbara Dale Washer	3.4%	29,200
Total Votes	868,393
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Commissioner of Agriculture

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture, 2011
Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cindy Hyde-Smith	56.9%	493,417
	Democratic	Joel Gill	40.6%	352,213
	Reform	Cathy L. Toole	2.5%	21,347
Total Votes	866,977
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Recall

See also: Russell Pearce recall, Arizona State Legislature (2011) and Paul Scott recall, Michigan House of Representatives (2011)

An estimated 26 recalls took place on November 8, 2011. There were two state legislators facing a recall.

For all other recalls, click here.

Russell Pearce, Arizona

Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce (R) was recalled from office. In Arizona, recall law stipulates that voters will go to the polls and either vote to keep Pearce in office or to elect a new State Senator. The opponent who defeated Pearce was Jerry Lewis (R).

The group that filed the recall petitions alleged that Pearce failed to "focus on issues and concerns that affect all Arizonans."In essence, the primary issue of the campaign has been immigration reform.

Polls were open from 6am-7pm local time.

Recall of Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce, 2011
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Russell Pearce Incumbent	43.5%	10,121
Jerry Lewis	55.1%	12,812
Olivia Cortes (withdrawn)	1.2%	277
Write-In Candidate	0.2%	57
Total Votes	23,267

Paul Scott, Michigan

In Michigan, legislators facing recall do not face an opponent in the recall itself. Voters on November 8 who live in District 51 saw a question on their ballot that read:

Shall Paul Scott be recalled from the office of Michigan State Representative, District 51?

A "Yes" vote would have removed Scott from office. A "No" vote would have represented a choice to keep Scott in office.

Recall language cites Scott's support of education cuts as well as taxes on retirement income as reasons for the effort

Polls were open from 7am-8pm local time. Scott was removed from office.

Recall of Michigan State Representative Paul Scott, 2011
Shall Paul Scott be recalled from the office of Michigan State Representative, District 51?	Vote %	Votes
Yes	50.5%	12,358
No	49.5%	12,126
Total Votes	24,484

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