2011 Peoria City Council election

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Peoria City Council election, 2011
  2009 April 5, 2011 2013  

5 At-Large of 10 City Council seats.
 Majority party
 
LeaderNone
Party Independent
Last election10
Seats won10
Seat change+/- 0
Popular vote59,244
Percentage100.00%
SwingN/A

Mayor before election

Jim Ardis
Independent

Elected Mayor

Jim Ardis
Independent

The Peoria City Council election of 2011 was held on April 5, 2011. Five At-Large of 10 city council seatswere up for election. Ten candidates were on the ballot (The most possible to still avoid a primary). Newcomer Chuck Weaver won almost one-fourth of the vote. Elected were Chuck Weaver, and Beth Akeson; and incumbents Ryan Spain, Gary V. Sandberg, and W. Eric Turner. The Mayor, who is elected separately, presides over the Council.

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Voting method

In Peoria, Illinois, each elector casts five votes in the At-Large elections. An elector may cast five votes for one candidate, two and a half votes each for two candidates, one and two thirds votes each for three candidates, one and one quarter votes each for four candidates, or one vote each for five candidates. The five candidates having the largest number of votes are considered to be elected and are seated on the city council.

The totals shown below are rounded to the nearest non-fraction.

Results

2011 City Council election Peoria, Illinois [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Chuck Weaver 14,78524.96N/A
Independent Ryan Spain 10,07217.00+0.71
Independent Gary V. Sandberg 8,39014.16-4.64
Independent W. Eric Turner 6,91111.67-4.61
Independent Beth Akeson 6,04010.20N/A
Independent Charles Grayeb 5,5599.38N/A
Independent Jim Stowell 2,4034.06N/A
Independent Andre Williams 2,2613.82N/A
Independent C. J. Summers 1,8123.06N/A
Independent George Azouri 1,0111.71N/A
Majority4,7137.96N/A
Turnout 59,244100.00N/A
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. "Illinois State Board of Elections". Elections.il.gov. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. "1822 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Illinois". Uselectionatlas.org. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2011-04-16.