United States elections, 2011
Encyclopedia
The United States general elections of 2011 were held (for the most part) on Tuesday, November 8. This was an off-year election, in which the only seats up for election in the United States Congress
were special elections. There were also four gubernatorial
races, including a special election in West Virginia
. There were also state legislative elections in four states and judicial elections in three states; as well as numerous citizen initiatives, mayor
al races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.
occurred in 2011, and instead only four special elections were held. Eventually, there was no net seat changes by the political parties.
In addition, a primary election was held in Oregon's 1st congressional district
on November 8, for the seat left open after the resignation of David Wu
; the special election
for this seat will then occur on January 31, 2012.
in 2011. None of these four changed party hands.
(in a separate election in Louisiana and Mississippi and on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky), Secretary of state
, state Treasurer
, state Auditor
, state Attorney General
, and Commissioners of Insurance
and Agriculture were held. In addition, there were elections for Kentucky
and Mississippi's state appellate courts, respectively.
, Mississippi
, New Jersey
and Virginia
- and one U.S. territory, the Northern Mariana Islands
, elected their state or territorial legislators in 2011.
, Colorado
, Louisiana
, Maine
, Mississippi
, New Jersey
, Ohio
, Texas
, and Washington State, had measures certified for the 2011 ballot. Among those that attracted the most attention were an Ohio referendum
that repealed legislation that limits collective bargaining for public employees, and a failed constitutional amendment in Mississippi that would have defined "personhood
" as beginning at the fertilization of an embryo.
, New York
, Pennsylvania
and Wisconsin
, had judicial elections in 2011. Additional states such as Arizona
, Nevada
and Ohio
had municipal judicial elections in 2011.
Some of the high-profile mayoral elections included the following:
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
were special elections. There were also four gubernatorial
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
races, including a special election in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. There were also state legislative elections in four states and judicial elections in three states; as well as numerous citizen initiatives, mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
al races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.
Congressional elections
No regularly scheduled elections for the United States CongressUnited States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
occurred in 2011, and instead only four special elections were held. Eventually, there was no net seat changes by the political parties.
- California's 36th districtCalifornia's 36th congressional district special election, 2011A 2011 special election in California's 36th congressional district filled the vacancy in California's 36th congressional district after the resignation of incumbent Jane Harman on February 28, 2011, who vacated her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to become head of the Woodrow Wilson...
: Democrat Jane HarmanJane HarmanJane Margaret Lakes Harman is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 to 1999, and from 2001 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party....
resigned from office. Democrat Janice HahnJanice HahnJanice Kay Hahn is the U.S. Representative from California's 36th congressional district and a member of the Democratic Party. She was previously a Los Angeles City Councilwoman representing the 15th district from 2001 to 2011...
was elected on July 12 to replace Harman. - Nevada's 2nd districtNevada's 2nd congressional district special election, 2011On September 13, 2011, a special election was held in Nevada's 2nd congressional district to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Republican Dean Heller, who was appointed to the United States Senate....
: Republican Representative Dean HellerDean HellerDean A. Heller is the junior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Republican Party. Heller was appointed by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval to a vacant seat created by the resignation of John Ensign. He was previously a member of the United States House of Representatives,...
was appointed to replace John EnsignJohn EnsignJohn Eric Ensign is a former United States Senator from Nevada, serving from January 2001 until he resigned amid an investigation of an ethics violation in May 2011...
after the latter resigned from his seat in the U.S. Senate. Republican Mark Amodei was elected on September 13 to replace Heller. - New York's 26th districtNew York's 26th congressional district special election, 2011A 2011 special election in New York's 26th congressional district was held on May 24, 2011 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for New York's 26th congressional district. The vacancy was due to the February 2011 resignation of married Republican Chris Lee who resigned amid a scandal involving...
: Republican Chris Lee resigned from office. Democrat Kathy HochulKathy HochulKathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul is the Democratic U.S. Representative for New York's 26th congressional district, serving since June 1, 2011. She prevailed in the four-candidate special election of May 24, 2011 to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Republican Chris Lee, and is the...
was elected on May 24 to replace Lee. - New York's 9th districtNew York's 9th congressional district special election, 2011A 2011 special election in New York's 9th congressional district was held on September 13, 2011 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for New York's 9th congressional district, after Representative Anthony Weiner resigned from this seat on June 21, 2011 due to his sexting scandal...
: Democrat Anthony Weiner resigned from office. Republican Bob TurnerBob Turner (politician)Robert L. "Bob" Turner is the United States Representative for New York's 9th congressional district which straddles parts of Brooklyn and Queens. He is a member of the Republican Party, holding his first public office. He was elected in September 2011 to complete the term of Democrat Anthony...
was elected on September 13 to replace Weiner.
In addition, a primary election was held in Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district
Oregon's 1st congressional district consists of the northwest corner of Oregon. It includes Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, and Yamhill counties, and southwest Portland, part of Multnomah County, which belonged to the 3rd district before the 2002 redistricting....
on November 8, for the seat left open after the resignation of David Wu
David Wu
David Wu is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River, as well as all of Yamhill, Columbia, Clatsop, and Washington Counties...
; the special election
Oregon's 1st congressional district special election, 2012
A 2012 special election in Oregon's 1st congressional district will be held on January 31, 2012 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for Oregon's 1st congressional district, following the resignation of Representative David Wu...
for this seat will then occur on January 31, 2012.
Gubernatorial elections
There were three regularly scheduled elections and one special election for governorshipsGovernor (United States)
In the United States, the title governor refers to the chief executive of each state or insular territory, not directly subordinate to the federal authorities, but the political and ceremonial head of the state.-Role and powers:...
in 2011. None of these four changed party hands.
- KentuckyKentucky gubernatorial election, 2011The 2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place to elect the governor of Kentucky on November 8, 2011. Incumbent Democrat Steve Beshear won re-election, defeating Republican challenger David L...
: Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve BeshearSteve BeshearSteven Lynn "Steve" Beshear is an American politician who is the 61st Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A Democrat, Beshear previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1979, was the state's Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was Lieutenant Governor from...
was re-elected. - LouisianaLouisiana gubernatorial election, 2011The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 2011 was held on October 22 with 10 candidates competing in a nonpartisan blanket primary. The incumbent, Bobby Jindal, was elected to a second term as governor of Louisiana...
: Incumbent Republican Governor Bobby JindalBobby JindalPiyush "Bobby" Jindal is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party....
was re-elected on October 22, when all candidates competed in an open jungle primaryJungle primaryA nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for elected office run in the same primary regardless of political party. Under this system, the top two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the next round, as in a runoff election...
. - MississippiMississippi gubernatorial election, 2011The 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election, occurred on November 8 of that year. Incumbent Governor Haley Barbour was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits....
: Incumbent Republican Governor Haley BarbourHaley BarbourHaley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...
was term limitTerm limitA term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method to curb the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for...
ed out of office. Republican Phil Bryant was elected to succeed him. - West VirginiaWest Virginia gubernatorial special election, 2011The 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial election was a special election held on October 4, 2011 to fill the office of the West Virginia Governor. The office became vacant upon the resignation of Governor Joe Manchin, who was elected to fill the seat of Robert Byrd in the United States Senate in 2010...
: A special election was held on October 4, following the resignation of Democrat Joe ManchinJoe ManchinJoseph "Joe" Manchin III is the junior United States Senator representing West Virginia. Manchin, a Democrat, was Governor of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010...
, who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010. Democrat Earl Ray TomblinEarl Ray TomblinEarl Ray Tomblin is an American politician who serves as the 35th and current Governor of West Virginia. Tomblin is a member of the Democratic Party. Tomblin has served as President of the West Virginia State Senate for over 16 years. He became Acting Governor in 2010 following Joe Manchin's...
, President of the West Virginia Senate, was elected to replace Manchin.
Other state-wide Officer elections
In the first three of the aforementioned states, elections for state executive branch offices of Lieutenant GovernorLieutenant governor (United States)
In the United States, 43 of the 50 states have a separate, full-time office of lieutenant governor. In most cases, the lieutenant governor is the highest officer of state after the governor, standing in for that officer when he or she is absent from the state or temporarily incapacitated...
(in a separate election in Louisiana and Mississippi and on the same ticket as the gubernatorial nominee in Kentucky), Secretary of state
Secretary of State (U.S. state government)
Secretary of State is an official in the state governments of 47 of the 50 states of the United States, as well as Puerto Rico and other U.S. possessions. In Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, this official is called the Secretary of the Commonwealth...
, state Treasurer
State Treasurer
In the state governments of the United States, 49 of the 50 states have the executive position of treasurer. Texas abolished the position of Texas State Treasurer in 1996....
, state Auditor
State auditor
State auditors are executive officers of U.S. states who serve as auditors and comptrollers for state funds....
, state Attorney General
State Attorney General
The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states and territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those...
, and Commissioners of Insurance
Insurance commissioner
Insurance commissioner is an executive office in many U.S. states, some in the state cabinet. The office differs state by state:...
and Agriculture were held. In addition, there were elections for Kentucky
Kentucky Court of Appeals
The Kentucky Court of Appeals is the lower of Kentucky's two appellate courts, under the Kentucky Supreme Court. Prior to a 1975 amendment to the Kentucky Constitution the Kentucky Court of Appeals was the only appellate court in Kentucky....
and Mississippi's state appellate courts, respectively.
State & Territorial legislative elections
Four states - LouisianaLouisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and Virginia
Virginia state elections, 2011
The 2011 Virginia state elections took place on November 8, 2011. All 140 seats in the Virginia General Assembly were up for re-election, as were many local offices.-Virginia Senate:...
- and one U.S. territory, the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
, elected their state or territorial legislators in 2011.
- See also: 2011 state legislative elections on BallotpediaBallotpediaBallotpedia is a wiki-style website billed as "an interactive almanac of state politics". InfoWorld has called it one of the "Top 20 Election Day Web sites and online tools".-Purpose:...
.
Initiatives and referendums
Nine states, ArkansasArkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, and Washington State, had measures certified for the 2011 ballot. Among those that attracted the most attention were an Ohio referendum
Ohio Senate Bill 5 Voter Referendum, Issue 2 (2011)
The Ohio Collective Bargaining Limit Repeal appeared on the November 8, 2011 general election ballot in the state of Ohio as a veto referendum. Senate Bill 5 was repealed by Ohio voters after a campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment...
that repealed legislation that limits collective bargaining for public employees, and a failed constitutional amendment in Mississippi that would have defined "personhood
Personhood movement
The personhood movement is an effort to establish who has the status of a person within a society. The concept of personhood is closely tied to legal and political concepts of citizenship, equality, and liberty...
" as beginning at the fertilization of an embryo.
- See also: 2011 ballot measures and potential 2011 ballot measures on BallotpediaBallotpediaBallotpedia is a wiki-style website billed as "an interactive almanac of state politics". InfoWorld has called it one of the "Top 20 Election Day Web sites and online tools".-Purpose:...
.
Judicial elections
Four states, LouisianaLouisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state elections, 2011
Pennsylvania held statewide elections on November 8, 2011, to fill judicial positions and allow judicial retention votes. The necessary primary elections were held on May 17, 2011.-Judge of the Superior Court:...
and Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, had judicial elections in 2011. Additional states such as Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
and Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
had municipal judicial elections in 2011.
- See also: 2011 Judicial Elections on JudgepediaJudgepediaJudgepedia is a wiki-style website billed as an "interactive encyclopedia of courts and judges".-Mission:The mission of Judgepedia is to help readers find useful information about the court system and judiciary in the United States.-History:...
.
Municipal elections
Nationwide, various cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others elected officers in 2011. Some were held on November 8 while others were held at other times throughout the year.Some of the high-profile mayoral elections included the following:
- BaltimoreBaltimore mayoral election, 2011The 2011 Baltimore mayoral election will be held on November 8, 2011. Because Baltimore's electorate is overwhelmingly Democratic, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's victory in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2011 all but assures her of victory in the general election.-Background and...
: Sheila DixonSheila DixonSheila Ann Dixon served as the forty-eighth Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. When former Mayor Martin O'Malley was sworn in as Governor on January 17, 2007, Dixon, a Democrat, became mayor and served out the remaining year of O'Malley's term. In November 2007, she was elected mayor...
resigned in 2010. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is serving as Baltimore's interim mayor until a replacement is elected. - CharlotteCharlotte mayoral election, 2011The biennial Charlotte mayoral election was held on Tuesday November 8, 2011. Democratic incumbent Anthony Foxx won re-election for the first time.-Candidates:...
: Incumbent Anthony FoxxAnthony FoxxAnthony R. Foxx is an American politician. He is the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. He was first elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005, and was elected mayor on November 3, 2009, winning 51.5% of the vote and defeating his City Council colleague, Republican John Lassiter...
was re-elected to a second term. - ChicagoChicago mayoral election, 2011The city of Chicago, Illinois held a nonpartisan mayoral election on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Richard M. Daley, a member of the Democratic Party who has been in office since 1989, did not seek a seventh term as mayor....
: Richard M. DaleyRichard M. DaleyRichard Michael Daley is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party, and former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. He was the longest serving Chicago mayor, surpassing the tenure of his...
declined to run for a seventh term. Rahm EmanuelRahm EmanuelRahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician and the 55th and current Mayor of Chicago. He was formerly White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama...
was elected on February 22 as Daley's successor. - DallasDallas mayoral election, 2011The Dallas Mayoral Election of 2011 took place on May 14, 2011, to elect the successor to incumbent Mayor Tom Leppert. Leppert decided not to run for a second term, deciding to instead run for United States Senate in 2012. The race is officially nonpartisan...
: Tom LeppertTom LeppertTom Leppert is an American politician who served as mayor of Dallas, Texas from 2007 to 2011, and who worked as CEO of the Turner Corporation...
resigned on February 25, 2011 in order to run for U.S. Senate in 2012United States Senate election in Texas, 2012The 2012 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 6, 2012 along other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republican U.S...
. Dwaine CarawayDwaine CarawayDwaine Caraway is the former Mayor of Dallas after previous mayor Tom Leppert resigned to campaign for a US Senate seat. Caraway's first meeting with the Dallas city council was on March 2. He served as interim mayor until June 26, 2011 He was succeeded by Mike Rawlings.- References :...
served as Dallas' interim mayor until Mike RawlingsMike RawlingsMike Rawlings is the Mayor of Dallas after winning the Dallas Mayoral Election defeating former Dallas Police Chief, David Kunkle. He is also the former CEO of Pizza Hut.- References :...
was elected in a runoff on June 18. - DenverDenver mayoral election, 2011The 2011 Denver mayoral election took place on May 3, 2011 to elect the Mayor of Denver. It led to a run-off election on June 7, 2011, which was won by Michael Hancock....
: John HickenlooperJohn HickenlooperJohn Wright Hickenlooper is an American politician and current Governor of Colorado. A Democrat, he was previously the Mayor of Denver, Colorado from 2003 to 2011.-Early life, education and career:...
resigned after he took office as Governor of ColoradoGovernor of ColoradoThe Governor of Colorado is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly, to convene the...
in January 2011. Bill VidalBill VidalGuillermo "Bill" Vidal is an author, career civil servant, and a former mayor of Denver, Colorado.Vidal served as deputy mayor under John Hickenlooper until Hickenlooper resigned his position as mayor in order to serve as the governor of Colorado...
served as Denver's interim mayor until Michael HancockMichael Hancock (Colorado politician)Michael B. Hancock is the 45th and current mayor of Denver, Colorado. He was sworn in on July 18, 2011 after defeating Chris Romer in a runoff election on June 7, 2011. He is Denver's second African-American mayor.-Biography:...
was elected in a runoff on June 7. - Fort WorthFort Worth mayoral election, 2011The 2011 Fort Worth mayoral election was held on May 14, 2011 to elect the next mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. The incumbent mayor Mike Moncrief did not seek reelection after having served four terms as mayor of Fort Worth since 2003...
: Incumbent Mike MoncriefMike MoncriefMichael J. Moncrief is an American politician who served as mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, from 2003 to 2011.Moncrief was first elected to the Texas Legislature in 1971 serving for two years....
declined to run for another term. Betsy PriceBetsy PriceBetsy Price is the 44th mayor of Fort Worth, Texas. She was elected on June 18, 2011, in a nonpartisan race to replace mayor Mike Moncrief, and took office on July 12. She is a Republican who previously served 2½ terms as Tarrant County tax assessor-collector, from 2001 to 2011.-External...
was elected as the successor. - HoustonHouston mayoral election, 2011The Houston Mayoral Election of 2011 will take place on November 8, 2011.The incumbent Mayor Annise Parker will run again for a two-year term in office. There are four other declared candiates: Long time Houstonian , a manufacturing businessman...
: Incumbent Annise ParkerAnnise ParkerAnnise Danette Parker is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009...
sought re-election. - IndianapolisIndianapolis mayoral election, 2011The Indianapolis mayoral election of 2011 took place on November 8, 2011. Voters elected the Mayor of Indianapolis, members of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as several other local officials. Incumbent Republican Greg Ballard was seeking a second term. Democrats nominated former...
: Incumbent Greg BallardGreg BallardGregory Ballard is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Ballard attended the University of Oregon where he played at the collegiate level at the forward position...
was re-elected. - JacksonvilleJacksonville mayoral election, 2011-General election:-Runoff election:...
: John Peyton was term-limited out of office. Alvin BrownAlvin Brown (politician)Alvin Brown is an American politician who is currently Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida. The first African American elected to the position, he succeeded John Peyton on July 1, 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Life and career:...
was elected in a runoff on May 17. - Las VegasLas Vegas mayoral election, 2011The 2011 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on June 7, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Oscar Goodman was ineligible to run for a fourth term due to term limits.- Leading primary election candidates:* Larry Brown, Clark County Commissioner* Victor Chaltiel...
: Oscar GoodmanOscar GoodmanOscar Baylin Goodman is an American lawyer and politician. He was the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1999 to 2011. Mayor Goodman is an Independent and a former member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
was term-limited out of office. His wife, Carolyn GoodmanCarolyn GoodmanCarolyn Elizabeth Drucker Goodman was a clinical psychologist who became a prominent civil rights advocate after her son, Andrew Goodman and two other civil rights workers, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Neshoba County, Mississippi in 1964.As a...
, was elected to succeed him. - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia mayoral election, 2011The 2011 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011 to elect the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Incumbent Michael Nutter has been Mayor of Philadelphia since 2008 after being elected in the 2007 election...
: Incumbent Michael Nutter ran for re-election. - Phoenix: Incumbent Phil GordonPhil Gordon (politician)Phil Gordon is an American Democratic party politician, and the 58th and current mayor of Phoenix, Arizona. He was sworn in as mayor on January 2, 2004.-Early life, education, and early career:...
was term-limited out of office. Greg StantonGreg StantonGreg Stanton is the Democratic Mayor-elect of Phoenix, Arizona. He won the November 8, 2011 runoff election to succeed the term-limited Mayor Phil Gordon by more than 10 percentage points...
was elected in a runoff. - Portland, MainePortland, Maine mayoral election, 2011The 2011 Portland, Maine mayoral election took place on November 8, 2011. In November 2010, Portland voters approved a citywide referendum changing the city charter to recreate an elected mayor position that had previously been removed in 1923. From 1923 until 2011, city councilors chose one of...
: This was the first race since a citywide 2010 referendum recreated the elected mayor position, which had previously been removed in 1923. Former Maine state senator Michael F. BrennanMichael F. BrennanMichael F. Brennan is a Maine politician. Brennan, a Democrat, served as State Senator from 2002-2006 and Senate Majority Leader and a 2008 Democratic candidate for Maine's 1st congressional district. On May 15, 2011 Brennan announced his candidacy in the Portland, Maine mayoral election...
was selected by Portland voters, defeating 14 other candidates. - RaleighRaleigh mayoral election, 2011The Raleigh mayoral election of 2011 was held on October 11, 2011 to elect a Mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina for a two-year term. Incumbent Mayor Charles Meeker announced in April 2011 that he would not run for a sixth term....
: Incumbent Charles MeekerCharles MeekerCharles Carpenter Meeker is the Democratic mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. He was first elected in 2001 over Republican Paul Coble, and reelected for a fifth two-year term in 2009. A fifth term tied Meeker with Avery C. Upchurch as Raleigh's longest-serving mayor...
declined to run for another term. Nancy McFarlane was elected to succeed him. - San Francisco: Gavin NewsomGavin NewsomGavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007...
resigned after he took office as Lieutenant Governor of CaliforniaLieutenant Governor of CaliforniaThe Lieutenant Governor of California is a statewide constitutional officer elected separately from the Governor who serves as the "vice-executive" of California. The Lieutenant Governor of California is elected to serve a four year term and can serve a maximum of two terms...
in January 2011. Edwin M. LeeEdwin M. LeeEdwin Mah Lee is the 43rd Mayor of San Francisco, California. He was appointed by the Board of Supervisors on January 11, 2011 to serve out the remainder of former mayor Gavin Newsom's term, after Newsom resigned to take office as Lieutenant Governor of California. At the time of his appointment...
served as San Francisco's interim mayor, then was elected to a full term in his own right. - TampaTampa mayoral election, 2011The 2011 Tampa Mayoral Election took place in March 2011, in the city of Tampa, Florida. Incumbent Mayor Pam Iorio was prevented from seeking a third term due to term limits, creating an open seat. Candidates Rose Ferlita and Bob Buckhorn placed first and second, respectively, in the mayoral...
: Incumbent Pam IorioPam IorioPam Iorio is an American politician and author, who served as mayor of Tampa, Florida from 2003 to 2011.Her first book, Straightforward, is expected to be released in November 2011...
was term-limited out of office. Bob BuckhornBob BuckhornBob Buckhorn is the mayor of Tampa, Florida.-Political history:A 1980 graduate of Penn State University, Bob Buckhorn arrived in Tampa in 1982...
was elected in a runoff on March 22. - TucsonTucson mayoral election, 2011The Tucson, Arizona mayoral election of 2011 occurred on November 8, 2011 to select the next Mayor of Tucson, and occurred simultaneously with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4...
: Incumbent Bob WalkupBob WalkupRobert E. Walkup is the mayor of Tucson, Arizona. Mayor Walkup is a member of the Republican Party.-Career:...
declined to run for another term.