2011 Memphis mayoral election

2011 Memphis mayoral election
Turnout	18.0% 19.7 pp
Mayor before election; A C Wharton; Democratic	Elected mayor ; A C Wharton; Democratic

The 2011 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 6, 2011, to elect the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Incumbent mayor A C Wharton, who took office on October 26, 2009, upon the resignation of Willie Herenton, ran for election to a full term and won.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The election was officially non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party. The mayoral election coincided with elections for the Memphis City Council.

Candidates

A C Wharton, incumbent mayor
Carlos F. Boyland
DeWayne DEA Jones
Edmund H. Ford Sr., city councilman^[5]
James Harvey Sr.
James R. Barbee
Kenneth B. Robinson
Leo AwGoWhat
Marty Merriweather
Robert Hodges

Results

Memphis mayoral election, 2011^[6]
Candidate	Votes	%
A C Wharton (incumbent)	48,645	65.49%
Edmund H. Ford Sr.	20,911	28.15%
James Harvey Sr.	2,053	2.76%
Kenneth B. Robinson	774	1.04%
Robert Hodges	751	1.01%
Marty Merriweather	442	0.60%
James R. Barbee	310	0.42%
Carlos F. Boyland	170	0.23%
Leo AwGoWhat	141	0.19%
DeWayne DEA Jones	79	0.11%
Total	74,276	100.00%

References

^ "Turnout | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ Charlier, Tom; Maki, Amos (2008-03-20). "Herenton to step down July 31". Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
^ "Unflappable A C Wharton wins Memphis mayoral race". Deseret News. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
^ "Despite Low Turnout, Incumbents See Big Wins - Memphis Daily News". www.memphisdailynews.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
^ "District 6 - City of Memphis". memphisold.memphistn.gov. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
^ "A. C. Wharton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

[1] "Turnout | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[2] Charlier, Tom; Maki, Amos (2008-03-20). "Herenton to step down July 31". Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-03-21.

[3] "Unflappable A C Wharton wins Memphis mayoral race". Deseret News. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

[4] "Despite Low Turnout, Incumbents See Big Wins - Memphis Daily News". www.memphisdailynews.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.

[5] "District 6 - City of Memphis". memphisold.memphistn.gov. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

[6] "A. C. Wharton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-02-20.

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2011 Memphis mayoral election

Contents

Candidates

Results

See also

References