Below is a handy pocket guide to the key elections taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. For background information on these races and more, check out these roundups by Daily Kos Elections editor Steve Singiser and diarist sapelcovits.
Note: "Party" denotes the party which currently controls the office or legislative body. ALL POLL CLOSING TIMES ARE LISTED IN EASTERN TIME.
Statewide ballot measures (complete list):
Kentucky statewide elected officials:
| Office |
Party |
Democrat |
Republican |
Polls Close
(EASTERN) |
| KY-Gov |
(D) |
Steve Beshear (inc) |
David Williams |
6pm/7pm |
| KY-Atty Gen. |
(D) |
Jack Conway (inc) |
Todd P'Pool |
6pm/7pm |
| KY-Sec. of State |
(D) |
Allison Lundergan Grimes |
Bill Johnson |
6pm/7pm |
| KY-Treasurer |
(D) |
Todd Hollenbach (inc) |
K.C. Crosbie |
6pm/7pm |
| KY-Auditor |
(D) |
Adam Edelen |
John Kemper |
6pm/7pm |
| KY-Ag Commish |
(R) |
Bob Farmer |
James Comer |
6pm/7pm |
Mississippi statewide elected officials:
| Office |
Party |
Democrat |
Republican |
Polls Close
(EASTERN) |
| MS-Gov |
(R) |
Johnny DuPree |
Phil Bryant |
8pm |
| MS-Lt. Gov. |
(R) |
|
Tate Reeves |
8pm |
| MS-Atty Gen. |
(D) |
Jim Hood (inc) |
Steve Simpson |
8pm |
| MS-Sec. of State |
(R) |
|
Delbert Hosemann (inc) |
8pm |
| MS-Treasurer |
(R) |
Connie Moran |
Lynn Fitch |
8pm |
| MS-Auditor |
(R) |
|
Stacey Pickering (inc) |
8pm |
| MS-Ag Commish |
(R) |
Joel Gill |
Cindy Hyde-Smith |
8pm |
| MS-Ins Commish |
(R) |
Louis Fondren |
Mike Chaney (inc) |
8pm |
Many more races below the fold.
State legislatures (key races: NJ | VA):
| State |
Chamber |
Party |
Composition |
Polls Close
(EASTERN) |
| MS |
Senate |
(R) |
27 R, 25 D |
8pm |
| MS |
House |
(D) |
68 D, 54 R |
8pm |
| NJ |
Senate |
(D) |
24 D, 16 R |
8pm |
| NJ |
Assembly |
(D) |
47 D, 33 R |
8pm |
| VA |
Senate |
(D) |
22 D, 18 R |
7pm |
| VA |
House |
(R) |
59 R, 39 D, 2 I |
7pm |
State legislative recalls (complete list of other recalls):
| State |
District |
Incumbent |
Opponent |
Polls Close
(EASTERN) |
| AZ |
SD-18 |
Russell Pearce (R) |
Jerry Lewis (R) |
9pm |
| MI |
HD-15 |
Paul Scott (R) |
"Yes" (to recall) |
8pm |
Other key races (complete list of state legislative special elections):
| State |
Race |
Party |
Democrat |
Republican |
Polls Close
(EASTERN) |
| IA |
SD-18 |
(D) |
Liz Mathis |
Cindy Golding |
10pm |
| NY |
Erie Co. Exec |
(R) |
Mark Poloncarz |
Chris Collins (inc) |
9pm |
| PA |
Allegheny Co. Exec |
(D) |
Rich Fitzgerald |
D. Raja |
8pm |
Congressional special election primaries:
| Race |
Party |
Candidates |
Polls Close
(EASTERN) |
| OR-01 |
(D) |
Brad Avakian, Suzanne Bonamici,
Brad Witt, 5 others |
11pm |
| OR-01 |
(R) |
Rob Cornilles, 4 others |
11pm |
Mayors (complete list):
| City |
State |
Population |
Party |
Democrat(s) |
Republican(s) |
| Houston |
TX |
2,099,451 |
(D) |
Annise Parker (inc) |
Jack O'Connor |
| Philadelphia |
PA |
1,526,006 |
(D) |
Michael Nutter (inc) |
Karen Brown |
| Phoenix |
AZ |
1,445,632 |
(D) |
Greg Stanton |
Wes Gullett |
| Indianapolis |
IN |
829,718 |
(R) |
Melina Kennedy |
Greg Ballard (inc) |
| San Francisco |
CA |
805,235 |
(D) |
Edwin Lee (inc), Dennis Herrera, John Avalos, Leland Yee |
|
| Columbus |
OH |
787,033 |
(D) |
Michael Coleman (inc) |
Earl Smith |
| Charlotte |
NC |
731,424 |
(D) |
Anthony Foxx (inc) |
Scott Stone |
| Baltimore |
MD |
620,961 |
(D) |
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (inc) |
Alfred Griffin |
| Tucson |
AZ |
520,116 |
(R) |
Jonathan Rothschild |
Rick Grinnell |
| Islip |
NY |
335,543 |
(D) |
Phil Nolan (inc) |
Tom Croci |
| Greensboro |
NC |
269,666 |
(R) |
|
Bill Knight (inc), Robbie Perkins |
| Fort Wayne |
IN |
253,691 |
(D) |
Tom Henry (inc) |
Paula Hughes |
| Durham |
NC |
228,330 |
(D) |
Bill Bell (inc) |
Sylvester Williams |
| Spokane |
WA |
208,916 |
(D) |
Mary Verner (inc) |
David Condon |
| Boise |
ID |
205,671 |
(D) |
David Bieter (inc) |
|
| Salt Lake City |
UT |
186,440 |
(D) |
Ralph Becker (inc) |
J. Allen Kimball |
Note: While many of these mayoral races are technically non-partisan, we have done our best to identify where candidates' partisan allegiances lie.
