2011 state executive calendar

January • February March • April • May June • July • August September • October November • December

January

25

Kentucky Candidate filing deadlines for primary nomination papers in Kentucky.

February

12

West Virginia Declaration of candidacy in West Virginia.

March

1

Mississippi Candidate qualifying deadline for anyone running for statewide office in primary or the general election in Mississippi. West Virginia Withdrawal of candidacy in West Virginia.

April

	18	Kentucky Voter registration deadlines for the primary in Kentucky.
	25	West Virginia Voter registration deadlines for the primary in West Virginia.

May

	14	West Virginia West Virginia special gubernatorial primary election Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin won the Democratic seat, while Bill Maloney scored the Republican seat for the General election. Both candidates will face Bob Henry Baber (Mountain candidate) and Harry Bertram (Independent candidate) in November.
	17	Kentucky Governor and lieutenant governor Current Governor and Democratic Candidate Steve Beshear ran unopposed, David Williams won the Republican seat, while Gatewood Galbraith secured the Independent spot. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes won the Democratic seat. The Republican primary results are too close to call as of 10:23pm on May 17. State Treasurer Incumbent Todd Hollenbach secured the Democratic seat. Republican K.C. Crosbie ran unopposed. State Auditor According to the May primary results, Democratic candidate Adam Edelen won the Democratic seat. John T. Kemper III won the Republican seat by 57%. Commissioner of Agriculture Democrat Robert Farmer secured his seat after defeating four candidates. James R. Comer won the Republican seat by 67%.

June

Currently, no significant state executive events recorded.

July

2

Mississippi In-person voter registration deadline for the primary (July 3 for mail-in registration) in Mississippi.

August

	2	Mississippi Governor Republican Phil Bryant, the current lieutenant governor, secured the Republican seat. A primary runoff will be held to determine the Democratic candidate. Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves secured the Republican seat. No Democratic candidates filed for the office, but Reeves will meet two Reform Party candidates in November. Attorney General The race for attorney general saw no action in August. Incumbent Democrat Jim Hood will face Republican challenger Steve Simpson in November. Secretary of State Incumbent Delbert Hosemann will face only Reform Party candidate John Luke Pannell in the general election, as no Democrats have registered to run against him. State Treasurer A Republican run-off election will be held in August. The winner will face Democrat Connie Moran and Reform Party candidate Jon McCarty in the general election. Chairman of Public Service Commission Northern District: Boyce Adams defeated Marvin Cox to capture the Republican nomination. He will face incumbent Democrat Brandon Presley in the general election. Central District: As of 10 am CT unofficial results indicate that Addie Green defeated Bruce Burton for the Democratic nomination. Green will face incumbent Republican Lynn Posey and Independent Danny Ayers in the general election. Southern District: Incumbent Leonard Bentz defeated Travis Rose to win the Republican primary, while a runoff will be necessary to determine the Democratic nominee. Commissioner of Agriculture State Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith won the Republican nomination. She will face Democrat Joel Gill and Reform Party candidate Cathy L. Toole in the general election.
	9	Kentucky Candidate filing deadlines for the general election in Kentucky.
	23	Mississippi Governor run-off election (Democrats) Johnny DuPree defeated Bill Luckett, Jr. with 55% of the vote. State Treasurer run-off election (Republicans) Lynn Fitch defeated Lee Yancey with 53% of the vote. Public Service Commission run-off election (Southern District - Democrats) Mike Collier defeated Thomas Blanton with just over 200 votes.

September

	8	Louisiana Final qualifying deadline for candidates for the October primary in Louisiana.
	13	West Virginia Voter registration deadlines for the general election in West Virginia.
	21	Louisiana Voter registration deadlines for the primary election in Louisiana.

October

	4	West Virginia Special gubernatorial general election Democratic incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin defeated Republican Bill Maloney, Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber, Independent candidate Marla Ingels, and American Third Position candidate Harry Bertram.
	8	Mississippi In-person voter registration deadline for the general election (October 9 for mail-in registration) in Mississippi.
	11	Kentucky Voter registration deadlines for the general election in Kentucky.
	19	Louisiana Voter registration deadlines for the general election in Louisiana.
	22	Louisiana Governor primary election Lieutenant Governor primary election Treasurer primary election Commissioner of Agriculture primary election Commissioner of Insurance primary election

November

	8	Kentucky Kentucky state executive general election Mississippi Mississippi state executive official general election
	19	Louisiana Louisiana state executive official general election

December

Currently, no significant state executive events recorded.

See also

• State executive official elections, 2011
• State executive offices
• Gubernatorial elections, 2011