2009 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election
St. Petersburg, Florida , held an election for mayor on September 1 and November 3, 2009. 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 .
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 results[ 2] Candidate Votes % Bill Foster 24,303 52.75 Kathleen Ford 21,773 47.25 Total votes 46,076
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