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2009 Montgomery mayoral special election

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2009 Montgomery mayoral special election

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Candidate Todd Strange Michael Briddell Willie "Democrat" Cook
Party nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate
Popular vote 20,448 12,644 2,312
Percentage 52.92% 32.72% 5.98%

 
Candidate Scott Simmons
Party nonpartisan candidate
Popular vote 2,067
Percentage 5.34%

Mayor before election

Charles Jinright (acting)

Elected mayor

Todd Strange
Republican

The 2009 Montgomery mayoral special election took place on March 10, 2009, to elect the Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. It saw the election of Todd Strange.

The election was triggered by the resignation of mayor Bobby Bright, who resigned in order to take a seat he was elected to in the United States House of Representatives.

The election was officially nonpartisan. Had no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election would have been held between the top two candidates.

Results

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Results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Todd Strange 20,448 52.92
Nonpartisan Michael Briddell 12,644 32.72
Nonpartisan Willie "Democrat" Cook 2,312 5.98
Nonpartisan Scott Simmons 2,067 5.34
Nonpartisan Jon Dow 870 2.25
Nonpartisan Jay King 296 0.76
Total votes 38,637

References

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  1. ^ a b "OFFICIAL CANVASS MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION MARCH 10, 2009". Montgomery County, Alabama. Retrieved November 14, 2019.