2011 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election


The 2011 Worcester, Massachusetts mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011. It saw the election of Joseph Petty.
On September 16, 2011, incumbent mayor Joseph C. O'Brien announced that he would no longer be seeking reelection.

Election system

In order to be elected mayor in Worcester, a person must place first in the mayor's race and also finish among the top six in the at-large city council election, being also elected a councilor at large. An individual cannot be elected mayor without additionally winning at at-large city council seat.
In addition, the candidate elected to the office of councilor at large who receives the
second-highest number of votes for the office of mayor will become vice-chair of the city council.

Candidates

Petty also finished first in the at-large city council election. Lukes finished fourth, Carmona finished eleventh, and Coleman finished twelfth. Lukes, by the rules of the city charter, became the vice-chair of the Worcester City Council.