Detroit mayoral election, 2009
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The Detroit mayoral elections of 2009 took place on May 5, 2009, with a primary
on February 24, 2009 to fill the vacancy created when Kwame Kilpatrick
resigned as Mayor.
The regularly scheduled election occurred on November 3, 2009, following the primary on August 4, 2009. The May election is a special election, as mandated by Detroit's City Charter, to determine who will serve out the remaining months in the term of former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
, who resigned in September 2008. The November election was the regularly scheduled municipal election. Detroit mayoral elections are contested on a non-partisan
basis.
became acting mayor upon Kilpatrick's resignation, ran in the special election. Other candidates included Dave Bing
, a community leader and former NBA
professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons
, Freman Hendrix
, former deputy mayor and a mayoral candidate in 2005, Wayne County
Sheriff Warren Evans, and others. Dave Bing
and incumbent mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. won the top two spots in the special primary on February 24 and proceeded to contest the special general election on May 5. Bing won this election with 52% of the vote and was sworn in as Mayor on May 11.
Primary Results
General Election Results
Primary Results
General Election Results
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
on February 24, 2009 to fill the vacancy created when Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick is a former mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice...
resigned as Mayor.
The regularly scheduled election occurred on November 3, 2009, following the primary on August 4, 2009. The May election is a special election, as mandated by Detroit's City Charter, to determine who will serve out the remaining months in the term of former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick is a former mayor of Detroit, Michigan. Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being charged with ten felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice...
, who resigned in September 2008. The November election was the regularly scheduled municipal election. Detroit mayoral elections are contested on a non-partisan
Non-partisan democracy
Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:...
basis.
2009 Special Election
Incumbent mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr., who as president of the Detroit City CouncilDetroit City Council
The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...
became acting mayor upon Kilpatrick's resignation, ran in the special election. Other candidates included Dave Bing
Dave Bing
David "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons...
, a community leader and former NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
, Freman Hendrix
Freman Hendrix
Freman Hendrix Is a two-time mayoral candidate in the city of Detroit, running in 2005 and for the 2009 special election to replace former political foe Kwame Kilpatrick...
, former deputy mayor and a mayoral candidate in 2005, Wayne County
Wayne County, Michigan
-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...
Sheriff Warren Evans, and others. Dave Bing
Dave Bing
David "Dave" Bing is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association , primarily for the Detroit Pistons...
and incumbent mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. won the top two spots in the special primary on February 24 and proceeded to contest the special general election on May 5. Bing won this election with 52% of the vote and was sworn in as Mayor on May 11.
Primary Results
General Election Results
2009 Regular Election
In the August 4 primary for the regular election, Mayor Dave Bing captured 74% of the vote. He faced off against businessman Tom Barrow in the November 3 election winning by capturing 56% of the vote.Primary Results
General Election Results