Pensacola city elections, 2008
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).
Contents
General electionEdit
Mayor of PensacolaEdit
| 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 CouncilEdit
District 1Edit
| P. C. Wu (i) | 3,197 | 72.54% |
| Bob Walker | 1,210 | 27.46% |
District 2Edit
| Sam Hall (i) | 2,257 | 68.04% |
| Peter Saccomano | 1,060 | 31.96% |
District 3Edit
| Maren Laycock DeWeese | 2,541 | 53.37% |
| Mike DeSorbo (i) | 2,220 | 46.63% |
District 4Edit
| 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 5Edit
John Jerralds was unopposed and was reelected by default.
District 6Edit
| Jewel Cannada-Wynn (i) | 2,253 | 67.56% |
| Jeffrey A. Humbles | 1,082 | 32.44% |
District 7Edit
| 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 electionEdit
City Council, District 4Edit
| Larry B. Johnson | 1,296 | 61.3% |
| Marty Donovan (i) | 819 | 38.7% |
City Council, District 7Edit
| Ronald P. Townsend (i) | 432 | 63.9% |
| Jacqueline (Jacci) Shumaker | 244 | 36.1% |