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The 2011 Spokane mayoral election took place on November 8, 2011, to elect the mayor of Spokane, Washington. It saw David Condon unseat incumbent mayor Mary Verner.
Washington has a nonpartisan blanket primary system. The top two-finishers in the primary face each other in the general election.
The primary was held on August 16, 2011. [2]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Mary Verner (incumbent) | 20,480 | 59.27 | |
David Condon | 11,595 | 33.56 | |
Michael J. Noder | 1,225 | 3.55 | |
Barbara Lampert | 869 | 2.51 | |
Robert A. Kroboth | 384 | 1.11 | |
Total votes | 34,553 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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David Condon | 31,926 | 52.38 | |
Mary Verner (incumbent) | 29,025 | 47.62 | |
Total votes | 60,951 |
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