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.

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2009 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election

← 2005 September 1, 2009 (first-round)[1] November 3, 2009 (runoff)[2] 2013 →

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

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