2011 Baltimore mayoral election


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.

Background and candidates

, the winner of the previous mayoral election, was forced from office following a 2010 conviction. 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

Primary election results

These are the results for the 2011 Democratic primary, as reported on the City of Baltimore's official website.
CandidateVotes%
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake38,82952.15%
Catherine E. Pugh18,79725.24%
Otis Rolley9,41512.64%
Joseph T. Landers5,0896.83%
Frank M. Conaway, Sr.2,0952.81%
Wilton Lloyd Wilson2350.32%

General election campaign

General election results

The General Election was held on November 8, 2011. The results were as follows:

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 and the City Council President and City Comptroller. Incumbent comptroller Joan Pratt ran unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election.