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2009 Detroit mayoral election

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Field	Value
election_name	2009 Detroit mayoral election
country	Michigan
type	presidential
flag_image	Flag of Detroit.svg
previous_election	2009 Detroit mayoral special election
previous_year	2009 (special)
next_election	2013 Detroit mayoral election
next_year	2013
election_date	November 3, 2009
image1	David Bing 3928ded5aacd10b21cded561668a0444 (1).jpg
candidate1	Dave Bing
party1	Nonpartisan
popular_vote1	70,166
percentage1	56.22%
colour1	c0c0c0
image2	File:3x4.svg
candidate2	Tom Barrow
party2	Nonpartisan
popular_vote2	50,785
percentage2	40.69%
colour2	c0c0c0
title	Mayor
before_election	Dave Bing
before_party	Nonpartisan
after_election	Dave Bing
after_party	Nonpartisan

The 2009 Detroit mayoral election took place on November 3, 2009, following a primary on August 12, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Dave Bing, who was elected Mayor in a May special election, ran for a full term. Bing placed first in the primary by a wide margin, winning 74 percent of the vote. Accountant Tom Barrow, a 1989 candidate for Mayor, narrowly beat out business consultant Jerroll Sanders for second place, 11–10 percent, and advanced to the general election against Bing. Despite Bing's landslide victory in the primary, he defeated Barrow in the general election by a considerably reduced margin, winning 56 percent of the vote to Barrow's 41 percent. Barrow subsequently filed a legal challenge to the results, but the claims were ultimately dismissed.

Primary election

Candidates

Dave Bing, incumbent Mayor
Tom Barrow, accountant, 1989 candidate for Mayor
Jerroll Sanders, business consultant, 2009 candidate for Mayor
Duane Montgomery, engineer, 2009 candidate for Mayor
Dartagnan M. Collier, city water department employee
Bob Allman, entertainment consultant

Results

General election

Results

Aftermath

Despite originally conceding the race to Bing, Barrow sought a recount of the election and then formally contested the results, arguing that "there are too many things wrong here" in the administration of the election. Barrow's legal challenge was dismissed by the trial court in 2010, and he subsequently appealed to the Michigan Court of Appeals. On November 9, 2010, the Court of Appeals unanimously dismissed the challenge, holding that Barrow's allegations were "conclusory" and his lawsuit lacked "specific, precise, definite or clear and positive factual allegations."

References

(November 11, 2010). "Barrow loses appeal in '09 mayoral loss". [[Detroit Free Press]].
(May 7, 2009). "Coleman Young's rival could join race". [[Detroit Free Press]].
Gorchow, Zachary. (May 13, 2009). "Bing likely set for next win". [[Detroit Free Press]].
Hackney, Suzette. (August 5, 2009). "Bing and Barrow headed for Nov. 3 face-off". [[Detroit Free Press]].
(August 12, 2009). "City of Detroit - Elections - August 4, 2009 - Primary Election".
(2009). "City of Detroit, Michigan - City General Election - November 3, 2009".
(November 4, 2009). "'We can now put Detroit back on the right path,' Bing says". [[Detroit Free Press]].
Patton, Naomi R.. (December 24, 2009). "Barrow to challenge Detroit mayoral recount". [[Detroit Free Press]].
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