Las Vegas mayoral election, 2011

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The 2011 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on June 7, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Oscar Goodman was ineligible to run for a fourth term due to term limits. [1]

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Oscar Goodman American attorney and politician

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Leading primary election candidates

Carolyn Goodman (politician) American politician

Carolyn Goldmark Goodman is an American politician. She has been the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada since 2011. She is the wife of former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman, and the second female mayor of Las Vegas, after Jan Laverty Jones.

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Primary election

Las Vegas Mayoral primary election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Carolyn Goodman 18,04037.28
Nonpartisan Chris Giunchigliani 8,39517.35
Nonpartisan Larry Brown 8,380 17.32
Nonpartisan Victor Chaltiel 6,763 13.98
Nonpartisan Steven D. Ross 3,053 6.31
Nonpartisan George Harris 2,509 5.18
Nonpartisan Katie Duncan 485 1.00
Nonpartisan Angel F. Vasquez 145 0.30
Nonpartisan Anthony Wernicke 142 0.29
Nonpartisan Deborah Love 98 0.20
Nonpartisan Christine Montez 83 0.17
Nonpartisan Duke A. Breuer 63 0.13
Nonpartisan Joe Falco 60 0.12
Nonpartisan Abdul H. Shabazz 47 0.10
Nonpartisan Tim Gamble 41 0.08
Nonpartisan Marlene Rogoff 36 0.07
Nonpartisan Larry M. Jeppesen 31 0.06
Nonpartisan Ed Uehling 21 0.04
Total votes48,392100.00

General election candidates

General election

Las Vegas Mayoral general election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Carolyn Goodman 33,10460.51
Nonpartisan Chris Giunchigliani 21,601 39.49
Total votes54,705100.00

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