2011 Las Vegas mayoral election

Candidates

Incumbent Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman, a former attorney, had been elected to three terms between 1999 and 2007; he was term-limited from running again. His wife Carolyn Goodman, who also lacked political experience, said in 2009 that she would not consider a mayoral run unless she felt that the right candidate had not emerged. Carolyn Goodman founded the private Meadows school in 1984, and ran it for the next 25 years.

The 2011 mayoral election had the most crowded candidate field in decades, with 18 people entering the race. two days before the filing deadline. Goodman was quickly seen as the frontrunner.

The top contenders were Brown, Giunchigliani, Goodman, Ross, and businessman Victor Chaltiel. Other candidates included retired car salesman Joe Falco, who previously ran in the 2003 mayoral election; and Ed Uehling, a real estate investor who previously made an unsuccessful run for Sheriff of Clark County in 1994.

Election results

The election was held on April 5, 2011. Goodman won 37 percent of the vote, with Giunchigliani in second place, the latter candidate beating Brown by 15 votes. Because no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election was held between Goodman and Giunchigliani on June 7, 2011.

Jobs and the economy were top issues in the election,

Goodman took office on July 6, 2011. She was re-elected in the 2015 and 2019 mayoral elections, and left office in 2024, marking a 25-year legacy for the Goodmans in Las Vegas.

First round

Runoff

References

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