2009 Detroit mayoral election
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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.[1]
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November 3, 2009
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Primary election
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Dave Bing (inc.) | 68,754 | 73.90% | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Barrow | 10,321 | 11.09% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerroll Sanders | 9,337 | 10.04% | |
| Nonpartisan | Duane Montgomery | 1,916 | 2.06% | |
| Nonpartisan | Dartagnan M. Collier | 1,268 | 1.36% | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Allman | 874 | 0.94% | |
| Write-in | 566 | 0.61% | ||
| Total votes | 93,036 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Dave Bing (inc.) | 70,166 | 56.22% | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Barrow | 50,785 | 40.69% | |
| Write-in | 3,851 | 3.09% | ||
| Total votes | 124,802 | 100.00% | ||
Aftermath
Despite originally conceding the race to Bing,[7] 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.[8] 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,[1] holding that Barrow's allegations were "conclusory" and his lawsuit lacked "specific, precise, definite or clear and positive factual allegations."[9]