Peoria, Illinois City Council election, 2011

Peoria City Council election, 2011

April 5, 2011

5 At-Large of 10 City Council seats.   Majority party   Leader None Party Independent Last election 10 Seats won 10 Seat change +/- 0 Popular vote 59,244 Percentage 100.00% Swing N/A

Mayor before election Jim Ardis Independent Elected Mayor Jim Ardis Independent

The Peoria City Council election of 2011 was held on April 5, 2011. Five At-Large of 10 city council seatswere up for election. Ten candidates were on the ballot (The most possible to still avoid a primary). Newcomer Chuck Weaver won almost one-fourth of the vote. Elected were Chuck Weaver, and Beth Akeson; and incumbents Ryan Spain, Gary V. Sandberg, and W. Eric Turner. The Mayor, who is elected separately, presides over the Council.

Voting method

In Peoria, Illinois, each elector casts five votes in the At-Large elections. An elector may cast five votes for one candidate, two and a half votes each for two candidates, one and two thirds votes each for three candidates, one and one quarter votes each for four candidates, or one vote each for five candidates. The five candidates having the largest number of votes are considered to be elected and are seated on the city council.

The totals shown below are rounded to the nearest non-fraction.

Results

2011 City Council election Peoria, Illinois^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Chuck Weaver	14,785	24.96	N/A
	Independent	Ryan Spain	10,072	17.00	+0.71
	Independent	Gary V. Sandberg	8,390	14.16	-4.64
	Independent	W. Eric Turner	6,911	11.67	-4.61
	Independent	Beth Akeson	6,040	10.20	N/A
	Independent	Charles Grayeb	5,559	9.38	N/A
	Independent	Jim Stowell	2,403	4.06	N/A
	Independent	Andre Williams	2,261	3.82	N/A
	Independent	C. J. Summers	1,812	3.06	N/A
	Independent	George Azouri	1,011	1.71	N/A
Majority			4,713	7.96	N/A
Turnout			59,244	100.00	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "Illinois State Board of Elections". Elections.il.gov. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
2. "1822 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Illinois". Uselectionatlas.org. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2011-04-16.

• http://www.ci.peoria.il.us/results