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2011 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election

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Field	Value
election_name	2011 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election
nominee1	Adam Edelen
previous_year	2007
ongoing	No
election_date	November 8, 2011
image1	File:Adam Edelen Wiki (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	John T. Kemper
percentage2	44.24%
popular_vote1	449,638
type	presidential
popular_vote2	367,661
percentage1	55.75%
party1	Kentucky Democratic Party
country	Kentucky
party2	Republican Party of Kentucky
previous_election	2007 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election
next_election	2015 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election
next_year	2015
title	Auditor of Public Accounts
after_election	Adam Edelen
after_party	Kentucky Democratic Party
before_party	Kentucky Democratic Party
before_election	Crit Luallen
map_image	File:2011 Kentucky auditor of public accounts election results map by county.svg
map_caption	County results
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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. 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.

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.

Republican primary

Nominated

John T. Kemper, Lexington area small residential builder/developer

Eliminated in primary

Addia Wuchner, state representative from Hebron in Boone County

Democrats

Adam Edelen, former chief of staff to Governor Steve Beshear

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Adam
Edelen (D)	John
Kemper III (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	August 25–28, 2011	600	± 4.0%	34%	31%	35%

Results

References

Secretary of State, [http://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/68C89E2A-88EA-4552-9C6B-8E456866CCEF/239464/2011ELECTIONLAWCALENDAR_CONSTOFFICERS_.pdf Election Calendar] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-24)
Jack Bremmer Lexington Herald Leader, [http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/24/1538442/edelen-raises-more-than-250000.html Edelen Raises $250,000]
"Candidate fillings".
Kentucky Campaign Finance Commission [http://kref.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9FA4CA21-1472-4077-B72A-796ABA8A455B/0/Primary2011_CandList_Updated11_19_2010.pdf Report] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-24)
Boone County Recorder December 9, 2010 GOP hopefuls mix, mingle at party.
"KY - Election Results".
NKY.com Amande Vanbenschoten November 13, 2010 [http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20101113/NEWS0108/11140323/ Auditor hopeful has NKY connections]
"Report".
[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_KY_0830513.pdf Public Policy Polling]
"KY - Election Results".

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