2009 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election

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2009 St. Petersburg mayoral election
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← 2005 September 1, 2009 (first-round)[1]
November 3, 2009 (runoff)[2]
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Candidate Bill Foster Kathleen Ford Deveron Gibbons
Party nonpartisan nonpartisan nonpartisan
First-round vote 9,306 9,417 7,154
First-round percentage 25.06% 25.70% 19.52%
Second-round vote 24,303 21,773
Second-round percentage 52.75% 47.25%

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Candidate Scott Wagman Larry J. Williams
Party nonpartisan nonpartisan
First-round vote 5,549 2,145
First-round percentage 15.14% 5.85%

Mayor before election

Rick Baker
Republican

Elected Mayor

Bill Foster
Republican

The 2001 St. Petersburg mayoral election took place on September 1 and November 3, 2009 to elect the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. A non-partisan primary election was first held on September 1. No candidate won a majority of the vote, so the top two finisher advanced to a runoff. It saw the election of Bill Foster.

Results[]

Primary[]

First-round results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Bill Foster 9,306 25.06
Kathleen Ford 9,417 25.70
Deveron Gibbons 7,154 19.52
Scott Wagman 5,549 15.14
Larry J. Williams 2,145 5.85
Jamie Bennett 1,398 3.81
Ed Helm 577 1.57
John Warren 264 0.72
Richard Eldridge 120 0.33
Paul Congemi 119 0.32
Total votes 36,649

Runoff[]

Runoff results[2]
Candidate Votes %
Bill Foster 24,303 52.75
Kathleen Ford 21,773 47.25
Total votes 46,076

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Municipal Elections September 1, 2009". Pinellas County. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Municipal Elections November 3, 2009". Pinellas County. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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