| Election Name: | 2011 Memphis mayoral election |
| Country: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Memphis, Tennessee.svg |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Memphis mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2015 Memphis mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
| Image1: | File:Mayor A C Wharton Memphis TN 2012-04-28 003 (1).jpg |
| Candidate1: | A C Wharton |
| Popular Vote1: | 48,645 |
| Percentage1: | 65.49% |
| Candidate2: | Edmund H. Ford Sr. |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,911 |
| Percentage2: | 28.15% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | A C Wharton |
| Before Party: | Democratic |
| After Election: | A C Wharton |
| After Party: | Democratic |
| Colour1: | c0c0c0 |
| Colour2: | c0c0c0 |
| Turnout: | 18.0% [1] 19.7 pp |
The 2011 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 6, 2011, to elect the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Incumbent mayor A C Wharton, who took office on October 26, 2009, upon the resignation of Willie Herenton, ran for election to a full term and won.[2] [3] [4]
The election was officially non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party. The mayoral election coincided with elections for the Memphis City Council.
| A C Wharton (incumbent) | 48,645 | 65.49% | |
| Edmund H. Ford Sr. | 20,911 | 28.15% | |
| James Harvey Sr. | 2,053 | 2.76% | |
| Kenneth B. Robinson | 774 | 1.04% | |
| Robert Hodges | 751 | 1.01% | |
| Marty Merriweather | 442 | 0.60% | |
| James R. Barbee | 310 | 0.42% | |
| Carlos F. Boyland | 170 | 0.23% | |
| Leo AwGoWhat | 141 | 0.19% | |
| DeWayne DEA Jones | 79 | 0.11% | |
| Total | 74,276 | 100.00% |
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