Tucson mayoral election, 2011
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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. Although not term-limited, incumbent Mayor
Bob Walkup
did not run for re-election, leaving Tucson's chief executive office open and competitive, with seven candidates filing to run in the race.
are partisan in nature, party
primaries were held on August 30, 2011.
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). 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) will be conducted via mail, due to a decision by the city council in April.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
Bob Walkup
Bob Walkup
Robert E. Walkup is the mayor of Tucson, Arizona. Mayor Walkup is a member of the Republican Party.-Career:...
did not run for re-election, leaving Tucson's chief executive office open and competitive, with seven candidates filing to run in the race.
Background
Because elections in TucsonTucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
are partisan in nature, party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
primaries were held on August 30, 2011.
Current Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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
Hispanic American
Hispanic American may refer to:*An inhabitant of one of the countries of Hispanic America *A person of Hispanic ancestry who is citizen, resident or other in the United States of America...
population (41.6% of the city's population according to the 2010 Census). 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) will be conducted via mail, due to a decision by the city council in April.