United States elections, 2009
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The 2009 United States general elections were held on Tuesday, November 3. During this off-year election, the only seats up for election in the United States Congress
were special elections held throughout the year. In total, only the seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district
changed party hands, increasing the Democratic Party
's majority over the Republicans
in the United States House of Representatives
, 258–177.
However, there were also several gubernatorial
races and state legislative elections, and numerous citizen initiatives, mayor
al races in several major cities, and several types of local offices on the ballot.
to Democratic
) was in New York's 23rd congressional district
.
Also, a primary election was held in Massachusetts
on December 8, 2009, for the senate seat left open by the death of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy
; the general special election
for that later seat occurred on January 19, 2010.
and Virginia
, along with the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands
, held gubernatorial elections in 2009. Both governorships in New Jersey and Virginia changed party hands from Democrat to Republican. Meanwhile, the local Covenant Party
maintained control of the governorship of the Marianas.
, the Virginia House of Delegates
and the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
.
, Boston
, Los Angeles
, Houston
, Minneapolis, Seattle
, San Antonio
, and Detroit
. Memphis, Tennessee
also had a special election to replace former mayor Willie Herenton.
Some of these mayoral elections included the following:
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
were special elections held throughout the year. In total, only the seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district
New York's 23rd congressional district special election, 2009
The 2009 special election for New York's 23rd congressional district was held on November 3, 2009, to select the successor to Republican John M. McHugh...
changed party hands, increasing the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
's majority over the Republicans
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, 258–177.
However, there were also several gubernatorial
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
races and state legislative elections, and numerous citizen initiatives, mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
al races in several major cities, and several types of local offices on the ballot.
United States Congress
In total, there were five special elections to the United States House of Representatives during 2009. The only election which changed party hands (from RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
) was in New York's 23rd congressional district
New York's 23rd congressional district special election, 2009
The 2009 special election for New York's 23rd congressional district was held on November 3, 2009, to select the successor to Republican John M. McHugh...
.
Also, a primary election was held in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
on December 8, 2009, for the senate seat left open by the death of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...
; the general special election
United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010
The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a special election held on January 19, 2010, in order to fill the Massachusetts Class I United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013...
for that later seat occurred on January 19, 2010.
Governors
New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, along with the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...
, held gubernatorial elections in 2009. Both governorships in New Jersey and Virginia changed party hands from Democrat to Republican. Meanwhile, the local Covenant Party
Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
The Covenant Party is a political party in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands advocating government and financial reform. In the legislative elections of 2003, the Covenant Party won nine of eighteen seats. In the 2005 elections, the Covenant Party increased its position as one of the...
maintained control of the governorship of the Marianas.
State legislatures
Legislative elections were held for the New Jersey General AssemblyNew Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
, the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...
and the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature
The Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature is the territorial legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The legislative branch of the territory is bicameral, consisting of a 20-member lower House of Representatives, and an upper house Senate with nine...
.
Municipalities
Cities, counties, school boards, special districts and others elect members in 2009. Several large cities held mayoral elections in 2009, including: New York CityNew York City mayoral election, 2009
The 2009 election for Mayor of New York City took place on Tuesday, November 3. The incumbent Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, an independent who left the Republican Party in 2008, won reelection on the Republican and Independence Party/Jobs & Education lines with 50.7% of the vote over the retiring City...
, Boston
Boston mayoral election, 2009
The Boston mayoral election of 2009 occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 between current mayor, Thomas Menino, and Michael Flaherty, current City Councilor and former City Council President...
, Los Angeles
Los Angeles mayoral election, 2009
The city of Los Angeles, California held a mayoral election on March 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was re-elected overwhelming and faced no serious opponent. Since Los Angeles holds nonpartisan elections, there was no Democratic or Republican primary...
, Houston
Houston mayoral election, 2009
The Houston Mayoral Election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009, to elect the successor to incumbent Mayor Bill White. White was ineligible for re-election, having served three terms. The race is officially nonpartisan...
, Minneapolis, Seattle
Seattle mayoral election, 2009
The 2009 Seattle mayoral election took place November 3, 2009.Incumbent Mayor Greg Nickels sought reelection but finished third in the August 18, 2009 primary election. The general election was instead between Joe Mallahan and Michael McGinn...
, San Antonio
San Antonio mayoral election, 2009
The San Antonio mayoral election of 2009 was held on May 9, 2009. The incumbent mayor Phil Hardberger was term-limited after serving two terms...
, and Detroit
Detroit mayoral election, 2009
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....
. Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
also had a special election to replace former mayor Willie Herenton.
Some of these mayoral elections included the following:
- Albuquerque, NMAlbuquerque mayoral election, 2009The Albuquerque mayoral election of 2009 occurred on October 6, 2009.In July 2009, Incumbent Mayor Martin Chavez announced that he would see a 4th term.Former State Senator Richard Romero also ran....
- Richard J BerryRichard J BerryRichard J. Berry is the ninth mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico and a former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives.Berry was sworn into office on 1 December 2009, succeeding Democrat Martin Chávez. Berry is a member of the Republican Party....
(R) defeated incumbent Mayor Martin ChavezMartin ChavezMartin Joseph Chávez Chávez is a former three-term mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico and New Mexico State Senator. He currently serves as the Executive Director of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA. and Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Center for Green Schools at U.S. Green...
(D). - Albany, NY - Incumbent Mayor Gerald JenningsGerald JenningsGerald David "Jerry" Jennings is the mayor of Albany, New York, United States. A Democrat, Jennings won a shocking upset in the 1993 mayoral primary over Harold Joyce, who had the Democratic Party’s formal endorsement and had only recently been its chairman. In 1993, he won the general election,...
(D) defeated Working Families Party candidate Corey Ellis and Nathan LeBronNathan LebronNathan Lebron is the first Hispanic to run for Mayor in the City of Albany and is one of the few Hispanics to have run in a mayoral general election in New York State.-Early life:...
(R). - Allentown, PA - Incumbent Mayor Ed PawlowskiEd PawlowskiEd Pawlowski is the mayor of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. He has held this office since January 2006.Pawlowski is a Democrat...
(D) defeated Tony Philips (R). - Anchorage, AKAnchorage mayoral election, 2009The 2009 Anchorage Mayoral Election was held on April 7, 2009, with a runoff election between the top two candidates occurring on May 5, as no candidate reached a 45% plurality needed to win outright. Fifteen candidates competed for the post, with former State Rep...
- Dan SullivanDan Sullivan (Alaska)Daniel A. "Dan" Sullivan is the incumbent Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, the state's largest city. He is a member of the Republican Party and the son of Anchorage's longest-serving mayor, George M. Sullivan. Prior to being elected mayor, he served the maximum of three consecutive terms on the...
(R) was elected mayor. - Atlanta, GAAtlanta mayoral election, 2009A municipal election in the City of Atlanta was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Atlanta is the capital of the state of Georgia and is the largest city in Georgia and is the center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the South....
- Mayor Shirley FranklinShirley FranklinShirley Clarke Franklin is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 2002 to 2010...
was term-limited. Kasim ReedKasim ReedMohammed Kasim Reed, known as Kasim Reed, is a Democratic politician and the 59th Mayor of Atlanta, who previously represented the 35th District of the Georgia State Senate. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002...
(D) defeated Mary NorwoodMary NorwoodMary Norwood was a 2009 mayoral candidate in Atlanta and a city councilwoman in Atlanta, Georgia, representing Post 2 At Large. Norwood was elected to the Atlanta City Council in 2001.-2009 Atlanta mayoral election:...
(D) in a runoff election. - Atlantic City, NJ - Incumbent Mayor Lorenzo LangfordLorenzo Langford (politician)Lorenzo Tyrone Langford is the Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey and the resort city's second African American mayor.-Biography:Langford was educated in the Atlantic City public school system and graduated from Atlantic City High School, Class of 1974...
(D) defeated Jesse Kurtz (R). - Austin, TXAustin mayoral election, 2009The 2009 Austin mayoral election was held on May 9, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Will Wynn was term-limited. No candidate received a majority of the vote, which would have precipitated a runoff election, but second-place finisher Brewster McCracken withdrew from the race making Lee Leffingwell the winner...
- Incumbent Mayor Will WynnWill WynnWilliam Patrick Wynn served as mayor of Austin, Texas from 2003 to 2009. He is a Democrat.- Family :Born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, Wynn was the sixth of seven children. He attended Texas A&M University, where he graduated cum laude with a degree in Environmental Design in 1984...
was term-limited. - Boston, MABoston mayoral election, 2009The Boston mayoral election of 2009 occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 between current mayor, Thomas Menino, and Michael Flaherty, current City Councilor and former City Council President...
- Incumbent Mayor Thomas MeninoThomas MeninoThomas Michael "Tom" Menino is the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Italian-American mayor...
(D) defeated Michael F. FlahertyMichael F. FlahertyMichael F. Flaherty is a former at-large member of the Boston City Council. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party. He was elected to Boston City Council Vice President in 2001 and Boston City Council President from 2002 to 2006....
(D). - Buffalo, NYBuffalo mayoral election, 2009The Buffalo Mayoral Election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009.-Primary:The primary election was held on September 15, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Byron Brown defeated South District Councilmember Michael P...
- Incumbent Mayor Byron BrownByron BrownByron William Brown II is the 58th and current mayor of Buffalo, New York, elected on November 8, 2005 and is the city's first African-American mayor. He previously served Western New York as a member of the New York State Senate and Buffalo Common Council...
(D) defeated Michael Kearns (D). - Charlotte, NCCharlotte mayoral election, 2009The biennial Charlotte mayoral election was held on November 3, 2009. The seat was open due to the decision by Mayor Pat McCrory, a Republican, not to seek re-election...
- Anthony FoxxAnthony FoxxAnthony R. Foxx is an American politician. He is the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. He was first elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005, and was elected mayor on November 3, 2009, winning 51.5% of the vote and defeating his City Council colleague, Republican John Lassiter...
(D) defeated John Lassiter (R) - Cincinnati, OH - Incumbent Mayor Mark Mallory (D) defeated Brad Wenstrup (R).
- Cleveland, OH Incumbent Frank JacksonFrank JacksonFrank Jackson is the name of:* John Jackson , full name Frank John Jackson, British Conservative Member of Parliament 1959–1964...
(D) defeated Bill Patmon - Detroit, MIDetroit mayoral election, 2009The 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....
- Incumbent Mayor Dave BingDave BingDavid "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...
(D) defeated Tom Barrow (D) - Flint, MI - Dayne WallingDayne Walling-Public and Business Life:Walling was a founder and president of the Flint Club.-Political career:In 2007, Walling ran against Don Williamson in the mayoral race losing to Williamson...
was elected. - Harrisburg, PA - Linda ThompsonLinda ThompsonLinda Diane Thompson is an American actress, lyricist and beauty pageant winner who rose to international fame as Elvis Presley's long time girlfriend after he separated from his wife.-Pageants:...
(D) defeated incumbent seven-term Democrat Stephen R. ReedStephen R. ReedStephen Russell Reed is the former and longest-serving mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He moved to Harrisburg with his parents as a boy.- Biography :...
in the primary election. Linda ThompsonLinda ThompsonLinda Diane Thompson is an American actress, lyricist and beauty pageant winner who rose to international fame as Elvis Presley's long time girlfriend after he separated from his wife.-Pageants:...
(D) defeated Nevin Mindlin (R) in the general election. - Houston, TXHouston mayoral election, 2009The Houston Mayoral Election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009, to elect the successor to incumbent Mayor Bill White. White was ineligible for re-election, having served three terms. The race is officially nonpartisan...
- Mayor Bill White was term limited. In a runoff election, Annise ParkerAnnise ParkerAnnise Danette Parker is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009...
defeated Gene Locke. - Jersey City, NJJersey City mayoral election, 2009The 2009 Jersey City mayoral election occurred on May 12, 2009. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Jerramiah Healy won re-election. Former Mayor Bret Schundler was going to run for the Republican Party, but dropped out in January 2009 for financial reasons. Healy needed a 51% vote to hold off a second round...
- Incumbent Mayor Jerramiah HealyJerramiah HealyJerramiah T. Healy is the current mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. He ran for the unexpired term of the late Glenn D. Cunningham and was elected in November 2004. In the special election, he defeated Acting Mayor L. Harvey Smith...
(D) defeated Louis Manzo (D), L. Harvey Smith (D) and other minor candidates. - Lancaster, PALancaster, Pennsylvania mayoral election, 2009An election for mayor of the City of Lancaster in Pennsylvania was held on November 3, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Rick Gray, a Democrat, defeated challenger Charles W. "Charlie" Smithgall, a Republican by 313 votes, out of 7,261 cast....
- Incumbent Mayor Rick GrayRick GrayJ. Richard "Rick" Gray is a lawyer and politician who has been mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania since January 3, 2006.-Personal life:Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania his father's profession took his family to Harrisburg at a young age, where he attended school and graduated high school. His father...
(D) defeated Charlie SmithgallCharlie SmithgallCharles W. "Charlie" Smithgall is an American politician, pharmacist and businessman. Smithgall served as the Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania for two-terms from January 1998 until January 3, 2006...
(R). - Los Angeles, CALos Angeles mayoral election, 2009The city of Los Angeles, California held a mayoral election on March 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was re-elected overwhelming and faced no serious opponent. Since Los Angeles holds nonpartisan elections, there was no Democratic or Republican primary...
- Incumbent Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaAntonio VillaraigosaAntonio Ramón Villaraigosa , born Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr., is the 41st and current Mayor of Los Angeles, California, the third Mexican American to have ever held office in the city of Los Angeles and the first in over 130 years. He is also the current president of the United States Conference of...
(D) defeated Walter Moore (R). - Manchester, NHManchester, New Hampshire mayoral election, 2009The Manchester mayoral election of 2009 preliminary municipal election occurred on September 15, 2009, and the municipal election occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Alderman and State Senator Ted Gatsas defeated Alderman Mark Roy by a margin of 56% to 43% in the November 3rd general election...
- Ted GatsasTed GatsasTheodore "Ted" Gatsas is an American Republican politician. He is currently the Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire. He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate, representing the 16th District from 2000 until he resigned in 2009 after being elected Mayor.Gatsas was educated at Manchester Central...
(R) elected mayor succeeding mayor Frank GuintaFrank GuintaFrank Guinta is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as the mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, an alderman, a state representative and a congressional aide.- Early life, education, and business career :...
(R). - Miami, FL - Tomas RegaladoTomás Regalado (American politician)Tomás Pedro Regalado is a former broadcast journalist and current mayor of Miami, Florida.He served as the news director for Radio Mambi WAQI and as a reporter for Univision...
(R) elected mayor after defeating Joe SanchezJoe SánchezJoe Sánchez , is a former New York City police officer and author who published books about corruption within the New York City Police Department, or NYPD. Upon exposing the illegal acts committed by some high-ranking NYPD officers, Sánchez was arrested on the basis of false allegations which were...
(D). - Minneapolis, MN - Incumbent Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL) was re-elected.
- New York, NYNew York City mayoral election, 2009The 2009 election for Mayor of New York City took place on Tuesday, November 3. The incumbent Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, an independent who left the Republican Party in 2008, won reelection on the Republican and Independence Party/Jobs & Education lines with 50.7% of the vote over the retiring City...
- Incumbent Mayor Michael BloombergMichael BloombergMichael Rubens Bloomberg is the current Mayor of New York City. With a net worth of $19.5 billion in 2011, he is also the 12th-richest person in the United States...
(I) was re-elected. - Omaha, NEOmaha mayoral election, 2009The 2009 Omaha mayoral election was held on April 7, 2009, with a runoff between the top two candidates on May 12, 2009. Incumbent mayor Mike Fahey declined to seek a third term...
- City councilman Jim SuttleJim SuttleJames H. "Jim" Suttle is the 50th and current mayor of Omaha, Nebraska.-Earlier career:Suttle held the position of vice chairman of the Board of Directors for the Omaha-based engineering and design firm HDR, Inc. He also served as executive vice president and director of corporate development for...
was elected Mayor after incumbent Mike FaheyMike FaheyMichael Gahan "Mike" Fahey, took office as the 49th mayor of Omaha, Nebraska on June 11, 2001. Fahey won his second term as mayor in the May 10, 2005 election...
declined to run for re-election. - Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh mayoral election, 2009Pittsburgh held a mayoral election on November 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Luke Ravenstahl, a Democrat, defeated his two independent challengers by a wide margin...
- Incumbent Mayor Luke RavenstahlLuke RavenstahlLuke Robert Ravenstahl is the current Mayor of Pittsburgh. In September 2006, he became the youngest mayor in Pittsburgh's history at the age of 26. He is among the youngest mayors of a major city in American history....
(D) was re-elected. - Riverside, CA - Incumbent Ron Loveridge (D) re-elected
- Rochester, NYRochester mayoral election, 2009The Rochester Mayoral Election of 2009 will take place on November 3, 2009. Democratic Mayor Robert Duffy, first elected in 2005, will be running for re-election. Duffy announced his re-election bid March 22 2009. No Republican has showed serious interest in challenging Duffy as of July 2009....
- Incumbent Mayor Robert Duffy (D) was unopposed. - San Antonio, TXSan Antonio mayoral election, 2009The San Antonio mayoral election of 2009 was held on May 9, 2009. The incumbent mayor Phil Hardberger was term-limited after serving two terms...
- Incumbent Mayor Phil HardbergerPhil HardbergerPhil Hardberger is a former mayor of San Antonio, Texas. He took office in June 2005. He is a Democrat; however, as with all mayoral, city council, and school board positions in Texas, Hardberger was elected on a non-partisan ballot....
was term-limited. He was succeeded by Democrat Julian Castro. - Seattle, WASeattle mayoral election, 2009The 2009 Seattle mayoral election took place November 3, 2009.Incumbent Mayor Greg Nickels sought reelection but finished third in the August 18, 2009 primary election. The general election was instead between Joe Mallahan and Michael McGinn...
- Incumbent Mayor Greg NickelsGreg NickelsGregory J. "Greg" Nickels was the 51st mayor of Seattle, Washington. He took office on January 1, 2002 and was reelected to a second term in 2005. In August 2009, Nickels finished third in the primary election for Seattle mayor, failing to qualify for the November 2009 general election, and...
(D) defeated in the primary in August 2009. Mike McGinn (D) defeated Joe MallahanJoe MallahanJoe Mallahan is a telecommunications executive, former Chicago community organizer and unsuccessful candidate in the 2009 Seattle mayoral election...
(D). - St. Paul, MN - Incumbent Mayor Chris ColemanChris Coleman (politician)Christopher "Chris" B. Coleman is a Minnesota politician and the mayor of St. Paul. He defeated incumbent mayor Randy Kelly in 2005 and took office on January 3, 2006.- Family and early career :...
(DFL) was re-elected. - St. Petersburg, FL - Rick BakerRick Baker (mayor)Rick Baker is the former mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. Elected in 2001, he was reelected in November 2005 with more than 70% of the votes cast.-Background:...
was term-limited. Bill FosterBill Foster (mayor)Bill Foster is the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, Florida's fourth largest city with a population of approximately 250,000 residents. He was elected in 2009.- Mayor of St. Petersburg :...
defeated opponent Kathleen Ford. - Syracuse, NYSyracuse mayoral election, 2009The 2009 Syracuse mayoral election was held on November 3, 2009. The incumbent mayor, Democrat Matt Driscoll, was term limited. Democrat Stephanie Miner defeated Republican Steve Kimatian, 50%-39%, and Conservative Party of New York candidate Otis Jennings finished a distant 3rd, with 10% of the vote...
- Incumbent Matt Driscoll (D) was term limited. Stephanie MinerStephanie MinerStephanie Ann Miner is an attorney, Democratic politician, and current Mayor of Syracuse, NY.-Background:Miner was born in Syracuse, New York to Edward, a physician and retired army officer, and Dianne Cooney, a nurse and current Dean of the Wegman School of Nursing at St. John Fisher College in...
(D) defeated Steve Kimatian (R) and Conservative Otis Jennings. - Tulsa, OKTulsa, Oklahoma mayoral election, 2009The 2009 Tulsa mayoral election took place on November 10, 2009, and resulted in the election of Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr., the Republican candidate, as Tulsa's 39th mayor....
- Mayor Kathy TaylorKathy TaylorKathryn L. Taylor was elected the 38th Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 4, 2006, in the city's largest voter turnout for a mayoral election. She defeated Republican incumbent Mayor Bill Lafortune to become Tulsa's second female mayor, after Susan Savage first filled the post in 1992...
did not seek re-election. Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr.Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr.Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. is the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. An oil industry executive and political figure in Tulsa, Bartlett was the Republican nominee for mayor of Tulsa in the 2009 election, and was elected as Tulsa's 39th Mayor on November 10, 2009.Bartlett's father, Dewey F...
(R) defeated Tom AdelsonTom AdelsonTom Adelson is an American politician from Oklahoma. He is currently an Oklahoma State Senator representing the 33 Senate District, located in Tulsa County. Adelson is a Democrat who was first elected in 2004...
(D).