The 2011

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mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011. Because Baltimore's electorate is overwhelmingly Democratic,

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's victory in the Democratic

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on September 13, 2011 all but assured her of victory in the general election. , this was the last time the Republican candidate finished second in the general election.

Background and candidates

Sheila Dixon Sheila Ann Dixon (born December 27, 1953) is an American politician who served as the forty-eighth mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. When the former mayor, Martin O'Malley, was sworn in as governor on January 17, 2007, Dixon, the president of the Bal ...

, the winner of the previous mayoral election, was forced from office following a 2010 conviction. Therefore, city council president

became mayor for the final year of what had been Dixon's term, and subsequently ran for election to a full term. Other candidates for the Democratic nomination included state senator

Catherine Pugh Catherine Elizabeth Pugh (born March 10, 1950) is an American former politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the 51st mayor of Baltimore from 2016 to 2019, when she resigned amid a scandal that eventually led to criminal charg ...

;

Otis Rolley Otis France Rolley (born Otis Rolley, III on August 5, 1974) is the former planning director of Baltimore, serving from July 2003 until 2007. He was a Democratic candidate for mayor of Baltimore in 2011. Early Years and Education Rolley was rai ...

, a former administrator in city government, Frank M. Conaway Sr., the only person, other than Rawlings-Blake, in the race to have won a citywide election, and former councilman Jody Landers

Primary election results

These are the results for the 2011 Democratic primary, as reported on the City of Baltimore's official website.

General election campaign

General election results

The General Election was held on November 8, 2011. The results were as follows:

Other city elections

All other Baltimore city officers were also up for election simultaneously with the mayor, including the fourteen members of the

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(elected from single-member districts) and the City Council President and City Comptroller (both elected citywide). Incumbent comptroller Joan Pratt ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.

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