The 2011 Outagamie County Executive election took place on April 5, 2011, to elect the County Executive of Outagamie County, Wisconsin. Incumbent County Executive Toby Paltzer declined to seek re-election to a fourth term.
Six candidates ran to succeed Paltzer: former State Representative Tom Nelson; former State Treasurer Jack Voight; County Supervisors Charlie Kramer, Anne Strauch, and Mike Thomas; and Grand Chute Town Chairman Mike Marsden. Nelson and Voight placed first and second in the primary election by a wide margin, with Nelson receiving 34 percent of the vote and Voight receiving 33 percent, while Marsden placed a distant third with 11 percent. In the general election, Nelson narrowly defeated Voight, winning 52 percent of the vote.
Primary election Candidates Tom Nelson, former State Representative, 2010 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Jack Voight, former State Treasurer Mike Marsden, Grand Chute Town Chairman Anne Strauch, County Supervisor Mike Thomas, former County Supervisor Charlie Kramer, County Supervisor
Declined Toby Paltzer, incumbent County Executive
Results
General election Results
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