2011 Memphis mayoral election

Memphis Flag of Memphis, Tennessee.svg presidential no 2009 Memphis mayoral special election 2009 (special) 2015 Memphis mayoral election 2015 October 6, 2011 File:Mayor A C Wharton Memphis TN 2012-04-28 003 (1).jpg 150x150px A C Wharton Nonpartisan politician 48,645 65.35% File:3x4.svg Edmund H. Ford, Sr. Nonpartisan politician 20,911 28.09% Mayor A C Wharton Nonpartisan A C Wharton Nonpartisan The 2011 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 6, 2011. Incumbent Mayor A C Wharton, who was first elected in a 2009 special election, ran for re-election to a full term. He was challenged by a large field of candidates, the most well-known of whom were former City Councilmember Edmund Ford, Sr., and County Commissioner James Harvey. Wharton, who won the 2009 election in a landslide, remained popular,Maki Amos Wharton's biggest election foe may be voter apathy The Commercial Appeal September 25, 2011 Memphis, Tennessee A1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/177195173/ July 21, 2025 and won the "enthusiastic endorsement" of the Commercial Appeal, which praised his "considerable skills in efforts to attract new job-creating industries to Memphis" and "balanced approach in June during a difficult budget season."Wharton earns another term The Commercial Appeal September 18, 2011 Memphis, Tennessee V4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/177194783/ July 21, 2025 Wharton ultimately won re-election by a wide margin, receiving 65 percent of the vote to Ford's 28 percent and Harvey's 3 percent.Maki Amos Resounding win: Wharton overcomes modest opposition as voters give mayor first full term The Commercial Appeal October 7, 2011 Memphis, Tennessee A1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/177195224/ July 21, 2025 General election Candidates A C Wharton, incumbent MayorMaki Amos He's in: Wharton seeks re-election The Commercial Appeal July 19, 2011 Memphis, Tennessee B1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/177194550/ July 21, 2025 Edmund Ford, Sr., former City CouncilmemberConnolly Daniel Harvye, Edmond Ford to take on Wharton The Commercial Appeal July 20, 2011 Memphis, Tennessee B1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/177194621/ July 21, 2025 James Harvey, County Commissioner Kenneth B. Robinson Robert Hodges Marty Merriweather James R. Barbee Carlos F. Boyland Leo AwGoWhat DeWayne DEA Jones Results 2011 Memphis mayoral election results A C Wharton (inc.) Nonpartisan candidate 48,645 65.35% Edmund Ford, Sr. Nonpartisan candidate 20,911 28.09% James Harvey Nonpartisan candidate 2,053 2.76% Kenneth B. Robinson Nonpartisan candidate 774 1.04% Robert Hodges Nonpartisan candidate 751 1.01% Marty Merriweather Nonpartisan candidate 442 0.59% James R. Barbee Nonpartisan candidate 310 0.42% Carlos F. Boyland Nonpartisan candidate 170 0.23% Leo AwGoWhat Nonpartisan candidate 141 0.19% DeWayne DEA Jones Nonpartisan candidate 79 0.11% write-ins 160 0.21% 74,436 100.00% References Memphis Category:Mayoral elections in Memphis, Tennessee