2011 South Bend mayoral election

2011 South Bend mayoral election

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Turnout	20.29%
Nominee Pete Buttigieg Norris W. Curry, Jr Patrick M. Farrell Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Popular vote 10,991 2,884 1,008 Percentage 73.85% 19.38% 6.77%
Mayor before election Steve Luecke Democratic Elected Mayor Pete Buttigieg Democratic

The 2011 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011.^[1][2]

After serving for fourteen years, incumbent mayor Steve Luecke announced that he would not seek reelection. Luecke's decision not to run for reelection made the 2011 election the first open election for mayor of South Bend in 24 years.

The election was won by Pete Buttigieg, who, at 29 years of age, became the youngest mayor, at the time, of a United States city with a population greater than 100,000.

The election coincided with races for the Common Council and for South Bend City Clerk.