Burlington, Vermont mayoral election, 2009
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The Burlington
mayoral election of 2009 occurred on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Burlington's mayoral race is partisan election that occurs every three years, and there are no term limits. The current mayor, Bob Kiss
, has served since 2006. This marks the second mayoral election in Burlington using instant runoff voting (IRV). Unlike Burlington's first IRV mayoral election in 2006, the IRV winner in 2009 (Bob Kiss) was neither the same as the plurality
winner (Kurt Wright) nor Condorcet
winner (Andy Montroll).
There was post-election controversy regarding the IRV method, mostly from supporters of Kurt Wright, the plurality winner of first-choice rankings. As a result IRV was repealed in 2010 by a vote of 52% to 48%.
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
mayoral election of 2009 occurred on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Burlington's mayoral race is partisan election that occurs every three years, and there are no term limits. The current mayor, Bob Kiss
Bob Kiss
Bob Kiss is a Vermont politician and Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Kiss was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from January 2001 until he stepped down to assume office as mayor of Burlington, following his election to that office on March 7, 2006...
, has served since 2006. This marks the second mayoral election in Burlington using instant runoff voting (IRV). Unlike Burlington's first IRV mayoral election in 2006, the IRV winner in 2009 (Bob Kiss) was neither the same as the plurality
Plurality voting system
The plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...
winner (Kurt Wright) nor Condorcet
Condorcet method
A Condorcet method is any single-winner election method that meets the Condorcet criterion, which means the method always selects the Condorcet winner if such a candidate exists. The Condorcet winner is the candidate who would beat each of the other candidates in a run-off election.In modern...
winner (Andy Montroll).
There was post-election controversy regarding the IRV method, mostly from supporters of Kurt Wright, the plurality winner of first-choice rankings. As a result IRV was repealed in 2010 by a vote of 52% to 48%.
Candidates
- Bob Kiss (P), current Mayor
- Andy Montroll (D), current City Councilor
- Dan Smith (I), lawyer
- James Simpson (G), owner of human powered transportation services company in Burlington
- Kurt Wright (R), current City Councilor and State Representative
Results
| Candidates | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | ± | Votes | ± | Votes |
| Bob Kiss Bob Kiss Bob Kiss is a Vermont politician and Mayor of Burlington, Vermont. Kiss was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from January 2001 until he stepped down to assume office as mayor of Burlington, following his election to that office on March 7, 2006... |
Progressive Vermont Progressive Party The Vermont Progressive Party is an American political party. It was founded in 1999 and is active only in the U.S. state of Vermont. In terms of the dominant two parties in the United States, it enjoys support from "traditional liberal" Democrats and working class Republicans. The party is... |
2585 | +396 | 2981 | +1332 | 4313 |
| Kurt Wright | Republican Vermont Republican Party The Vermont Republican Party is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Vermont. Patricia McDonald serves as Chairwoman of the Vermont Republican State Committee.-Current elected officials:... |
2951 | +343 | 3294 | +767 | 4061 |
| Andy Montroll | Democrat Vermont Democratic Party The Vermont Democratic Party is the affiliate branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of Vermont. The party advocates progressivism, American liberalism and social democracy in the Vermont government. It holds the governorship and the majority in both houses of the state legislature... |
2063 | +491 | 2554 | -2554 | 0 |
| Dan Smith | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... |
1306 | -1306 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Simpson | Green Green Party (United States) The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties... |
35 | -35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Write-in | 36 | -36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| EXHAUSTED PILE | 4 | +147 | 151 | +455 | 606 | |
| TOTALS | 8980 | 8980 | 8980 | |||
External links
- City's website
- Ballot data: http://www.burlingtonvotes.org/20090303/2009%20Mayor%20Reports.zip, see 2009 Burlington Mayor Final Piles Report.txt