2011 Portland, Maine, mayoral election

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2011 Portland, Maine, mayoral election
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  Mike Brennan 2011 (2).png Ethan Strimling 2011 (2) (cropped).png Nicholas Mavodones 2011 (1) A.png
Candidate Michael F. Brennan Ethan Strimling Nicholas Mavodones
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round vote5,2114,3922,931
First round percentage25.5%22.3%14.9%
Final round vote8,9717,138eliminated
Final round percentage55.7%44.3%eliminated
  Dave Marshall Portland 2011 (cropped).png Jed Rathband 01 (a).png
CandidateDavid MarshallJed Rathband
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round vote1,5061,393
First round percentage7.6%7.0%
Final round voteeliminatedeliminated
Final round percentageeliminatedeliminated
Mayor before election

Nicholas Mavodones

Elected Mayor

Michael F. Brennan

Portland, Maine, held an election for mayor on November 8, 2011.

Contents

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. [1] From 1923 until 2011, city councilors chose one of themselves each year to serve as mayor, a primarily ceremonial position. On November 8, 2011, former State Senator and candidate for U.S. Congress Michael F. Brennan was elected. On December 5, 2011, he was sworn in as the first citizen-elected mayor in 88 years.

The new citizen-elected mayor serves full-time in the position for a four-year term, exercises the powers and duties enumerated in Article II Section 5 of the Portland City Charter, [2] be elected using instant-runoff voting, [3] and, like the rest of municipal government in Portland, be officially non-partisan. [4]

Ballot access

The declared candidates filed paperwork with city hall to allow them to raise funds for their campaigns. The nomination papers became available on July 1 and the candidates were required to submit at least 300 valid signatures of Portland voters between August 15 and August 29 to be placed on the November ballot. [5] As of the August 29 deadline, 16 candidates submitted their nomination petitions, and 15 petitions were validated: Bragdon, Brennan, Bryant, Carmona, Dodge, Duson, Eder, Haadoow, Lapchick, Marshall, Mavodones, Miller, Rathband, Strimling, and Vail. Bennett fell five signatures short of the required 300. [6] [7]

Race

As of July 4, Christopher Vail was invalidated by city attorney Gary Wood from running due to his employment by the city as a firefighter but this was overturned shortly thereafter. As of July 8, Zouhair Bouzrara was in court facing charges after allegedly drinking alcohol, a violation of parole given to him a year early after being accused of threatening to kill a co-worker in July 2010. [8] Bouzrara withdrew during the petitioning process. [9]

Endorsements

On September 27, David Marshall was endorsed by the Maine League of Young Voters. On October 11, Portland Tomorrow, a group made up of some former charter commissioners and other supporters of the elected mayor referendum, endorsed Michael Brennan. On the same day, the Portland Education Association endorsed Nick Mavodones. [9] On October 17, the Portland Press Herald endorsed Michael Brennan. [10] On October 26, Jed Rathband received the sole endorsement from the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee. [11] On November 1, Ethan Strimling received the endorsement of John Eder. [12] On November 1, David Marshall received the endorsement of Maine Green Independent Party. [9] On November 1, Nicholas Mavodones received the endorsements of Carpenters Local 1996 and AFSCME Local 481. [13] On November 5, The Portland Daily Sun endorsed Michael Brennan. [14]

CANDIDATE Maine League of Young Voters Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce PAC Portland Ed. Assn. Portland Tomorrow Portland Press Herald Portland Daily Sun Maine Green Ind. Party Carpenters Local 1996 AFSCME Local 481
Charles Bragdon
Michael Brennan #2#2#1#1#1
Peter Bryant
Ralph Carmona
Richard Dodge
Jill Duson
John Eder #3
Hamza Haadoow
Jodie Lapchick
David Marshall #1#4#1
Nicholas Mavodones#1#2#1#1
Markos Miller#4#3#3
Jed Rathband#5#1
Ethan Strimling #4
Christopher Vail

Candidates

On the ballot

Write-in

Withdrawn/Failed

Results

Portland, Maine mayoral election, 2011
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789101112131415
Nonpartisan Michael Brennan 26.55,2115,214 5,228 5,251 5,307 5,362 5,455 5,508 5,578 5,652 5,858 6,107 6,537 7,515 8,971
Nonpartisan Ethan Strimling 22.34,3924,399 4,406 4,435 4,452 4,505 4,554 4,601 4,674 4,754 4,859 5,072 5,472 5,934 7,138
Nonpartisan Nicholas Mavodones14.92,9412,947 2,957 2,968 2,984 2,998 3,023 3,072 3,124 3,237 3,303 3,504 3,793 4,075  
Nonpartisan David Marshall7.61,5061,507 1,526 1,542 1,548 1,616 1,636 1,653 1,677 1,717 1,894 2,002 2,306   
Nonpartisan Jed Rathband7.01,3931,394 1,405 1,411 1,423 1,444 1,465 1,495 1,530 1,623 1,745 1,807    
Nonpartisan Jill Duson4.2839840 858 867 879 898 922 948 960 989 1,049     
Nonpartisan Markos Miller3.6717718 721 727 731 748 766 775 815 856      
Nonpartisan Richard Dodge3.3662666 667 667 675 680 691 740 789       
Nonpartisan Christopher Vail2.0403407 416 417 425 429 440 460        
Nonpartisan Peter Bryant1.8366367 371 373 385 392 403         
Nonpartisan Ralph Carmona1.6316317 320 324 339 344          
Nonpartisan John Eder 1.3274275 278 291 298           
Nonpartisan Charles Bragdon1.1218220 223 226            
Nonpartisan Hamza Haadoow0.9185187 192             
Nonpartisan Jodie Lapchick0.6130130              
Nonpartisan Write-in0.481              
Valid: 19,634  Spoilt: 578  Quota: {{{quota}}}  Turnout: 20,212  

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    References

    1. ↑ Maine Voices | Why Portland doesn't have an elected mayor by Abraham Peck, Portland Press Herald, September 27, 2010
    2. ↑ Portland City Charter Archived 2011-09-08 at the Wayback Machine SEE: Article II Section 5. Mayor’s powers and duties.
    3. ↑ Ranked Choice Voting City of Portland, Maine
    4. ↑ Portland, Maine, to get popularly elected mayor Boston Globe, November 4, 2010
    5. 1 2 Mayoral hopefuls taking first step with finance forms Portland Daily Sun , March 22, 2011
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Nomination Papers Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine listing of candidate status & contact information maintained & published by Portland City Clerk
    7. ↑ Four gone 15 left: Field for Portland mayor now fits in a van, Portland Press Herald, August 31, 2011
    8. ↑ Mayoral candidate held for violating probation Portland Press Herald , July 8, 2011
    9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mayor Watch 2011 Archived 2013-02-08 at archive.today The West End News
    10. ↑ Our View: For Portland mayor, Brennan gets our vote, Portland Press Herald, October 17, 2011
    11. ↑ Portland Chamber Political Action Committee Endorses Rathband for Mayor Archived 2011-10-31 at the Wayback Machine , October 26, 2011
    12. ↑ Eder endorses Strimling, Portland Daily Sun, November 1, 2011
    13. ↑ Mavodones gets more labor endorsements, Portland Daily Sun, November 1, 2011
    14. ↑ Endorsement, Portland Daily Sun, November 5, 2011
    15. 1 2 Three candidates file for mayor of Portland Portland Press Herald, January 20, 2011
    16. ↑ Who’s running for mayor? (Yes, already!) Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Portland Phoenix, December 1, 2010
    17. ↑ "Charles Bragdon - City Council District 1 — The League of Young Voters". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
    18. ↑ Former legislator expected to announce bid for mayor Portland Press Herald , May 16, 2011
    19. ↑ LULAC leader ponders mayoral bid Portland Daily Sun , May 21, 2011
    20. ↑ Portland mayoral field expected to sort itself out, Portland Daily Sun, August 19, 2011
    21. ↑ "Board of Visitors biography". Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
    22. 1 2 3 First mayoral election likely to draw a crowd [Portland Press Herald], November 4, 2010
    23. ↑ Lobbyist Profile Jill Duson [ permanent dead link ] Year of Last Registration: 2004, Maine Ethics Commission
    24. 1 2 Rumors and Other Truths Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine West End News
    25. ↑ Two more candidates register for mayor’s race Portland Daily Sun , June 17, 2011
    26. ↑ Lapchick becomes seventh to file as mayoral candidate "Portland Press Herald", April 12, 2011
    27. ↑ Marshall to announce mayoral run Portland Daily Sun , March 25, 2011
    28. 1 2 Time for Portland's mayoral candidates to make an appearance Portland Press Herald , March 2, 2011
    29. ↑ Mavodones enters Portland mayors race Portland Press Herald , August 19, 2011
    30. ↑ Archived 2010-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
    31. ↑ Another candidate announces for position of Portland's elected mayor Portland Press Herald, June 6, 2011
    32. ↑ By Naomi Schalit, Senior reporter, Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting [ permanent dead link ] Brunswick Times Record, February 8, 2011
    33. ↑ Probe finds mismanagement, but no fraud at Maine Green Energy Alliance Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine , Portland Press Herald, August 23, 2011
    34. ↑ Lobbyist Profile Jed Rathband [ permanent dead link ] Year of Last Registration: 2009, Maine Ethics Commission
    35. ↑ The Bollard Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine December 24, 2007
    36. ↑ Bennett steps into mayoral ring Portland Daily Sun , March 22, 2011
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