2011 Memphis mayoral election

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2011 Memphis mayoral election
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Nominee A C Wharton Edmund H. Ford, Sr.
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote48,64520,911
Percentage65.35%28.09%
Mayor before election

A C Wharton
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

A C Wharton
Nonpartisan

The 2011 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 6, 2011. Incumbent Mayor A C Wharton, who was first elected in a 2009 special election, ran for re-election to a full term. He was challenged by a large field of candidates, the most well-known of whom were former City Councilmember Edmund Ford, Sr., and County Commissioner James Harvey. Wharton, who won the 2009 election in a landslide, remained popular, [1] and won the "enthusiastic endorsement" of the Commercial Appeal , which praised his "considerable skills in efforts to attract new job-creating industries to Memphis" and "balanced approach in June during a difficult budget season." [2]

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Wharton ultimately won re-election by a wide margin, receiving 65 percent of the vote to Ford's 28 percent and Harvey's 3 percent. [3]

General election

Candidates

Results

2011 Memphis mayoral election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan A C Wharton (inc.) 48,645 65.35%
Nonpartisan Edmund Ford, Sr.20,91128.09%
Nonpartisan James Harvey2,0532.76%
Nonpartisan Kenneth B. Robinson7741.04%
Nonpartisan Robert Hodges7511.01%
Nonpartisan Marty Merriweather4420.59%
Nonpartisan James R. Barbee3100.42%
Nonpartisan Carlos F. Boyland1700.23%
Nonpartisan Leo AwGoWhat1410.19%
Nonpartisan DeWayne DEA Jones790.11%
Write-in 1600.21%
Total votes74,436 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Maki, Amos (September 25, 2011). "Wharton's biggest election foe may be voter apathy". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. A1. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Wharton earns another term". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. September 18, 2011. p. V4. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ Maki, Amos (October 7, 2011). "Resounding win: Wharton overcomes modest opposition as voters give mayor first full term". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. A1. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ Maki, Amos (July 19, 2011). "He's in: Wharton seeks re-election". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. B1. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Connolly, Daniel (July 20, 2011). "Harvye, Edmond Ford to take on Wharton". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. B1. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
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