2011 Baltimore mayoral election

The 2011 Baltimore mayoral election was 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 assured her of victory in the general election.

2011 Baltimore mayoral election

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Candidate Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Alfred V. Griffin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 40,125 6,108 Percentage 84.47% 12.86%

Mayor before election Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Sheila Dixon convicted, 2009 Democratic Elected Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Democratic

As of 2022^[update], this was the last time the Republican candidate finished second in the general election.^{[original research?]}

Background and candidates

Sheila Dixon, the winner of the previous mayoral election, was forced from office following a 2010 conviction.^[1] Therefore, city council president Stephanie Rawlings-Blake became mayor for the final year of what had been Dixon's term, and subsequently ran for election to a full term. Other candidates for the Democratic nomination included state senator Catherine Pugh; Otis Rolley, a former administrator in city government, Frank M. Conaway Sr., the only person, other than Rawlings-Blake, in the race to have won a citywide election, and former councilman Jody Landers

Democratic primary

These are the results for the 2011 Democratic primary, as reported on the City of Baltimore's official website.^[2]

Candidate	Votes	%
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake	38,829	52.15%
Catherine E. Pugh	18,797	25.24%
Otis Rolley	9,415	12.64%
Joseph T. Landers	5,089	6.83%
Frank M. Conaway Sr.	2,095	2.81%
Wilton Lloyd Wilson	235	0.32%

General election campaign

General election results

The General Election was held on November 8, 2011. The results were as follows:

Baltimore City mayoral election, 2011^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Rawlings-Blake	40,125	84.47
	Republican	Alfred V. Griffin	6,108	12.86

Other city elections

All other Baltimore city officers were also up for election simultaneously with the mayor, including the fourteen members of the Baltimore City Council (elected from single-member districts) and the City Council President and City Comptroller (both elected citywide). Incumbent comptroller Joan Pratt ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.

References

1. Vozzella, Laura (December 2, 2009). . Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
2. "Statement of Votes Cast" (PDF). Baltimore Elections Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
3. (PDF). Baltimore Elections Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.