2011 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election

2011 Lincoln mayoral election

May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)

Candidate Chris Beutler Tammy Buffington Popular vote 21,368 11,566 Percentage 64.68% 35.01%

Mayor before election Chris Beutler Democratic Elected mayor Chris Beutler Democratic

The 2011 Lincoln, Nebraska mayoral election took place on May 3, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Chris Beutler ran for re-election to a second term. He defeated businesswoman Tammy Buffington with 65% of the vote.

Primary

Candidates

• Chris Beutler, incumbent Mayor of Lincoln
• Tammy Buffington, businesswoman

Results

2011 Lincoln mayoral primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Beutler (inc.)	13,974	66.33%
	Nonpartisan	Tammy Buffington	7,017	33.31%
	Write-in		77	0.37%
Total votes			21,068	100.00%

General election

Results

2011 Lincoln mayoral general election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Chris Beutler (inc.)	21,368	64.68%
	Nonpartisan	Tammy Buffington	11,566	35.01%
	Write-in		103	0.31%
Total votes			32,037	100.00%