Tucson mayoral election, 2011

Tucson, Arizona mayoral election, 2011

November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)

Nominee Jonathan Rothschild Rick Grinnell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 46,733 33,932 Percentage 54.96% 39.91%

Mayor before election Bob Walkup Republican Elected Mayor Jonathan Rothschild Democratic

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Tucson Mayoral elections 2011

The Tucson, Arizona mayoral election of 2011 occurred on November 8, 2011 to select the next Mayor of Tucson, and occurred simultaneously with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4.^[1] Although not term-limited,^[1] incumbent Mayor Bob Walkup did not run for re-election,^[2] leaving Tucson's chief executive office open and competitive, with seven candidates filing to run in the race.^[3]

Background

Because elections in Tucson are partisan in nature, party primaries were held on August 30, 2011.^[3]

Current Republican Mayor Bob Walkup did not run for re-election to a third term. Traditionally, Tucson is a Democratic stronghold with its position as a university town and its large Hispanic American population (41.6% of the city's population according to the 2010 Census).^[4] Thus, a change of party control of the mayoralty is a real possibility.

For the first time in Tucson, all of the elections this year (mayor and city council) were conducted via mail, due to a decision by the city council in April.^[5]

Candidates

Democratic

• Jonathan Rothschild^[3]

Green

• Mary DeCamp^[3]

Independent

• Pat Darcy^[3]

Republican

• Rick Grinnell

Write-In

• Joseph Maher Jr.^[3]

Results

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