2009 Burlington mayoral election

2009 Burlington mayoral election

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Turnout8,374 votes (Final Round)
 
Nominee Bob Kiss Kurt Wright
Party Progressive Republican
First round 2,585
28.8%
2,951
32.88%
Final round 4,313
51.5%
4,061
48.5%

 
Nominee Andy Montroll Dan Smith
Party Democratic Independent
First round 2,063
22.98%
1,306
14.55%
Final round eliminated eliminated

Kiss:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Wright:      50–60%      60–70%
Montroll:      30–40%      40–50%

Mayor before election

Bob Kiss
Progressive

Elected Mayor

Bob Kiss
Progressive

The 2009 Burlington mayoral election was held in March 2009 for the city of Burlington, Vermont. This was the second mayoral election since the city's 2005 change to instant-runoff voting (IRV), after the 2006 mayoral election.[1] In the 2009 election, incumbent Burlington mayor (Bob Kiss) won reelection as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party,[2] defeating Kurt Wright in the final round with 48% of the vote (51.5% excluding exhausted ballots).

  1. ^ 4. How did this change to IRV come about? Over 64% of Burlington voters voted in favor of the IRV Charter amendment in March 2005, and it went into effect on May 12, 2005, when the governor signed the ratification bill, H.505, which had been passed by both the House and Senate.
  2. ^ "Mayor Bob Kiss". City of Burlington. Archived from the original on November 29, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2007.

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