2011 Philadelphia mayoral election

2011 Philadelphia mayoral election

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Turnout20%[1] Decrease 9 pp
 
Nominee Michael Nutter Karen Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 136,532 39,597
Percentage 74.73% 21.67%

Results by ward
Nutter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Mayor before election

Michael Nutter
Democratic

Elected mayor

Michael Nutter
Democratic

The 2011 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011, to elect the mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Incumbent Michael Nutter had been Mayor of Philadelphia since 2008 after being elected in the 2007 election, and was re-elected with approximately 75% of the vote.[2] Primary elections were held on May 17, 2011.

  1. ^ Denvir, Daniel (May 22, 2015). "Voter Turnout in U.S. Mayoral Elections Is Pathetic, But It Wasn't Always This Way". City Lab. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
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