The 2011 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on June 7, 2011.

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was ineligible to run for a fourth term due to term limits.The real primary race for Las Vegas mayor was for second place - Las Vegas Sun News
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Candidates

Incumbent * Steven D. Ross Mayor Pro Tem of Las Vegas * Larry Brown, Clark County Commissioner *

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, Clark County Commissioner * Victor Chaltiel * George Harris

First round

Runoff

References

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Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...