Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2011

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Main article: Mississippi state executive official elections, 2011

The Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2011 was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, following a primary on August 2, 2011. A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election.

In Mississippi, primaries are open, meaning any registered voter may vote in the primary of their choice. State law says: "No person shall vote or attempt to vote in the primary election of one (1) party when he or she has voted on the same date in the primary election of another party."

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

The race for the lieutenant governor's seat was open in 2011, as incumbent Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, ran for governor. No Democrats officially entered the race, and GOP Mississippi Treasurer Tate Reeves defeated Reform Party candidate Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill in the general election.

General election

Results

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

Primary election

Results

Democratic primary

• No Democrats filed for the office.

Republican primary

Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary election
Party		Candidate	Vote Percentage
	Republican Party	Billy Hewes	43%
	Republican Party	aTate Reeves	57%
Total Votes

Candidates

• Billy Hewes, state Sen.
• Tate Reeves, state treasurer

Reform

• Reform Party Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill, a former congressional candidate
• Reform Party Lisa Barfield-McCarty

**Two groups claimed to represent the official Reform Party of Mississippi - the State Board of Election Commissioners had to decide which group should be recognized as the official Reform Party of Mississippi.**

Key dates

Deadline	Event
Mar. 1	Declaration of candidacy
June 18	Absentee voting begins for the primary election
July 2	Voter registration (in person) for the primary
July 3	Voter registration (postmark on a mailed application) for the primary
Aug. 2	Primary election
Aug. 23	Runoff primary election, if required
Sept. 2	Certification of results for primary
Sept. 24	Absentee voting begins for the general election
Oct. 8	Voter registration (in person) for the general election
Oct. 9	Voter registration (postmark on a mailed application) for the general election
Nov. 8	General election
Nov. 29	Runoff general election, if required
Dec. 8	Certification of results for general election

See also

• Mississippi state executive official elections, 2011
• Gubernatorial elections, 2011
• Governor of Mississippi
• Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
• Mississippi
• State executive official elections, 2011

External links

• Mississippi Voter Information Center
• The Green Papers

Campaign sites:

• Billy Hewes for Lieutenant Governor
• Tate Reeves for Lieutenant Governor