2011 Jacksonville mayoral election explained

Election Name:2011 Jacksonville mayoral election
Country:Jacksonville
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2007 Jacksonville mayoral election
Previous Year:2007
Next Election:2015 Jacksonville mayoral election
Next Year:2015
Election Date:March 22, 2011 (blanket)
May 17, 2011 (runoff)
1Blank:First round
2Blank:Second round
Image1:File:Mayor Alvin Brown (cropped).jpg
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
1Data1:37,747
24.73%
2Data1:97,307
50.43%
4Data1:33,003
21.62%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
1Data2:52,072
34.12%
2Data2:95,645
49.57%
4Data2:49.57%
Party4:Republican Party (United States)
1Data4:33,003
21.62%
Mayor
Before Election:John Peyton
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Alvin Brown
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Party5:Republican Party (United States)
Candidate5:Rick Mullaney
Candidate1:Alvin Brown
Candidate2:Mike Hogan
Candidate4:Audrey Moran
1Data5:23,598
15.46%
Turnout:192,952 votes (Runoff)

The Jacksonville mayoral election of 2011 determined the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida. A blanket primary with six candidates together on the same ballot took place March 22, 2011. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election between the top two vote-getters, Republican Mike Hogan and Democrat Alvin Brown, took place on May 17, 2011. In a close race, Brown defeated Hogan to become Jacksonville's first African-American mayor.

The runoff saw Brown win the narrowest election in Jacksonville mayoral history.[1] Brown had widely been considered an underdog.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The race for mayor . www.bizjournals.com . Jacksonville Business Journal . 10 May 2021 . 20 May 2011.
  2. Web site: Galnor . Matt . How Alvin Brown was able to win Jacksonville mayoral race . The Florida Times-Union . 10 May 2021 . en . 19 May 2011.