The 2011 Baltimore mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011. Because Baltimore's electorate is overwhelmingly Democratic, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's victory in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2011 all but assured her of victory in the general election.
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As of 2022[update], this was the last time the Republican candidate finished second in the general election.[original research?]
Background and candidates
Sheila Dixon, the winner of the previous mayoral election, was forced from office following a 2010 conviction.[1] Therefore, city council president Stephanie Rawlings-Blake 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; Otis Rolley, 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
Democratic primary
These are the results for the 2011 Democratic primary, as reported on the City of Baltimore's official website.[2]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Rawlings-Blake | 38,829 | 52.15% |
| Catherine E. Pugh | 18,797 | 25.24% |
| Otis Rolley | 9,415 | 12.64% |
| Joseph T. Landers | 5,089 | 6.83% |
| Frank M. Conaway Sr. | 2,095 | 2.81% |
| Wilton Lloyd Wilson | 235 | 0.32% |
General election campaign
General election results
The General Election was held on November 8, 2011. The results were as follows:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stephanie Rawlings-Blake | 40,125 | 84.47 | |
| Republican | Alfred V. Griffin | 6,108 | 12.86 | |
Other city elections
All other Baltimore city officers were also up for election simultaneously with the mayor, including the fourteen members of the Baltimore City Council (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.