2009 Detroit mayoral election

The Detroit mayoral election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Dave Bing.

November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)


Candidate	Dave Bing	Tom Barrow
Party	Nonpartisan	Nonpartisan
Popular vote	70,060%	50,757
Percentage	56%	41%

Mayor before election

Dave Bing

Elected Mayor

Dave Bing

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The election followed a special election held earlier that year to fill the vacancy created when Kwame Kilpatrick resigned as mayor.

Results

Primary election results

In the August 4 primary, Mayor Dave Bing captured nearly 74% of the vote. He and businessman Tom Barrow advanced to the November 3 general election.[1]

Primary election results[2]
Candidate	Votes	%
Dave Bing	68,623	73.90
Tom Barrow	10,302	11.09
Jerroll Sanders	9,322	10.04
Duane Montgomery	1,911	2.06
Dartagnan M. Collier	1,265	1.36
Bob Allman	873	0.94
Write-In	566	0.61

General election results

Detroit Mayoral Election General, 2009 (regular)[3]
Candidate	Votes	%	±
Dave Bing	70,060	56%	-18%
Tom Barrow	50,757	41%	+30%
Write-In	3,849	3%	+3%

References

http://www.freep.com/article/20090805/NEWS01/908050446/Bing-cruises--new-look-takes-shape-for-council
City of Detroit, Michigan General Election, November 3, 2009, Department of Election, accessed November 12, 2009

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