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.

2009 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election

September 1, 2009 (first-round) November 3, 2009 (runoff)

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%   Candidate Scott Wagman Larry J. Williams Party nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate 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

Results

Primary

First-round results

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

Candidate		Votes	%
Bill Foster		24,303	52.75
Kathleen Ford		21,773	47.25
Total votes		46,076