The 2011 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 6, 2011, to elect the

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Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...

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mayor

A C Wharton A C Wharton Jr. (born August 17, 1944) is an American educator, politician, and attorney who served as the 63rd mayor of Memphis, Tennessee and previously mayor of Shelby County. He is the first African American to serve as Mayor of Shelby Count ...

, who took office on October 26, 2009, upon the resignation of

Willie Herenton Willie Wilbert Herenton (born April 23, 1940) is an American politician and a Civil Rights leader. He was elected as the first elected African-American Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He was subsequently re-elected to an unprecedented five consecut ...

, ran for election to a full term and won. The election was officially non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party. The mayoral election coincided with elections for the Memphis City Council.

Candidates

, incumbent mayor * Carlos F. Boyland * DeWayne DEA Jones * Edmund H. Ford Sr., city councilman * James Harvey Sr. * James R. Barbee * Kenneth B. Robinson * Leo AwGoWhat * Marty Merriweather * Robert Hodges

Results

References

{{2011 United States elections Memphis Mayoral elections in Memphis, Tennessee

Candidates

Results

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