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Latest revision as of 15:43, 26 April 2009
All nine Pensacola City Council seats as well as the mayoralty of Pensacola were contested in elections held on November 4, 2008. Races for two City Council seats necessitated run-off elections, which were held November 25, 2008.
Incumbents are marked by (i).
General election[edit]
Mayor of Pensacola[edit]
| Mike Wiggins | 16,065 | 58.87% |
| Christopher J. Lewis | 7,912 | 28.99% |
| Eric Schmitz | 3,312 | 12.14% |
Previous mayor John Fogg did not seek re-election. Wiggins was previously the District 9 At-Large councilman.
Pensacola City Council[edit]
District 1[edit]
| P. C. Wu (i) | 3,197 | 72.54% |
| Bob Walker | 1,210 | 27.46% |
District 2[edit]
| Sam Hall (i) | 2,257 | 68.04% |
| Peter Saccomano | 1,060 | 31.96% |
District 3[edit]
| Maren Laycock DeWeese | 2,541 | 53.37% |
| Mike DeSorbo (i) | 2,220 | 46.63% |
District 4[edit]
| Larry B. Johnson | 2,147 | 44.76% |
| Marty Donovan (i) | 1,772 | 36.94% |
| W. Rhette Anderson | 878 | 18.30% |
As Larry B. Johnson did not attain 50%+1 of the vote, this necessitated a run-off election between himself and incumbent Marty Donovan.
District 5[edit]
John Jerralds was unopposed and was reelected by default.
District 6[edit]
| Jewel Cannada-Wynn (i) | 2,253 | 67.56% |
| Jeffrey A. Humbles | 1,082 | 32.44% |
District 7[edit]
| Ronald P. Townsend (i) | 1,281 | 42.33% |
| Jacqueline (Jacci) Shumaker | 1,063 | 35.13% |
| Robbie C. Andrews | 682 | 22.54% |
As incumbent Ronald Townsend did not attain 50%+1 of the vote, this necessitated a run-off election between himself and Jacci Shumaker.
District 8 (At-large)[edit]
| Diane Mack | 12,408 | 46.42% |
| John W. "Jack" Nobles (i) | 8,824 | 33.01% |
| Joseph G. Buehler | 5,497 | 20.57% |
As Diane Mack did not attain 50%+1 of the vote, this necessitated a run-off election between herself and incumbent Jack Nobles. However, several days after the election, Nobles withdrew from the run-off, conceding the race. Mack was thus elected by default.
District 9 (At-large)[edit]
| Megan Benson Pratt | 17,859 | 66.16% |
| Wendell C. Rich, Sr. | 5,048 | 18.70% |
| J. D. Smith | 4,088 | 15.14% |
Run-off election[edit]
City Council, District 4[edit]
| Larry B. Johnson | 1,296 | 61.3% |
| Marty Donovan (i) | 819 | 38.7% |
City Council, District 7[edit]
| Ronald P. Townsend (i) | 432 | 63.9% |
| Jacqueline (Jacci) Shumaker | 244 | 36.1% |
