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Syracuse mayoral election, 2009

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← 2005
  
November 3, 2009

50.3%
  
39.3%

Start date
  
November 3, 2009

8,783
  
2,313

39.3%
  
10.4%

Popular vote
  
11,237


Winner
  
Stephanie Miner

The 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. Miner will become the city's first female leader.

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Democratic nominee

  • Stephanie Miner, Syracuse Common Councilor-at-Large

    • Democratic primary candidates

  • Joe Nicoletti - business development consultant, former New York State Assemblyman and Syracuse Common Councilor
  • Alfonso Davis - Democratic political consultant
  • Carmen Harlow - former Syracuse Department of Public Works deputy commissioner

    • Former Democratic candidates

  • Bethaida González - Syracuse Common Council President. Dropped out of race prior to primary.

    • Republican nominee

  • Steve Kimatian - former general counsel to Newport Television, former regional vice-president of Clear Channel Television, former television personality with Syracuse ABC-affiliate WSYR-TV. Beat out heavily-endorsed candidate Otis Jennings in the party primary.

    • Conservative Nominee

  • Otis Jennings - After receiving an overwhelming endorsement from the Syracuse Republican Party, Jennings lost in the September primary for the Republican nomination. Days after the primary, he decided to continue campaigning, and received the nomination from the Conservative Party of New York.

    • General election results

    The general election took place on November 3, 2009.

    References

    Syracuse mayoral election, 2009 Wikipedia
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