- profile ▁mayor al ▁elections ▁are ▁listed ▁below : ▁ ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i : ▁Inc umb ent ▁mayor ▁M uf i ▁Hann emann ▁res igned ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Hawai i . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁Kirk ▁C ald well ▁served ▁as ▁acting ▁mayor ▁until ▁Peter ▁Carl is le ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky : ▁Inc umb ent ▁mayor ▁Jerry ▁Abr am son ▁decl ined ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁consecutive ▁term ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Greg ▁Fischer ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁successor . ▁ ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana : ▁Inc umb ent ▁mayor ▁Ray ▁Nag in ▁was ▁term - limited ▁out ▁of ▁office . ▁Mitch ▁Land rie u ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁mayor ▁on ▁February ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁Washington , ▁D . C : ▁Inc umb ent ▁mayor ▁Ad rian ▁F enty ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁by ▁Vincent ▁C . ▁Gray , ▁who ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Turn out ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 8 2 . 5 ▁million ▁people ▁voted . ▁Turn out ▁increased ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁last ▁U . S . ▁mid term ▁elections ▁without ▁any ▁significant ▁shift ▁in ▁vot ers ' ▁political ▁identification . ▁ ▁Table ▁of ▁federal ▁and ▁state ▁results ▁ ▁B old ▁indicates ▁a ▁change