American local election
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 .
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 (incumbent)
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 (incumbent)
70,060
56%
-18%
Tom Barrow
50,757
41%
+30%
Write-In
3,849
3%
+3%
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