2009 Syracuse mayoral election

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.[1] Miner became the city's first female leader.[2]

2009 Syracuse mayoral election

November 3, 2009

GOP CON Candidate Stephanie Miner Steve Kimatian Otis Jennings Party Democratic Republican Conservative Popular vote 11,237 8,783 2,313 Percentage 50.3% 39.3% 10.4%

Location of the City of Syracuse, New York

Mayor before election Matt Driscoll Democratic Elected Mayor Stephanie Miner Democratic

Candidates

Democratic nominee

• Stephanie Miner, Syracuse Common Councilor-at-Large[3]

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.[4]

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.[3]

Conservative Nominee

• Otis Jennings - After receiving an overwhelming endorsement from the Syracuse Republican Party, Jennings lost in the September primary for the Republican nomination.[3] Days after the primary, he decided to continue campaigning, and received the nomination from the Conservative Party of New York.[5]

Primary results

Democratic

Syracuse mayoral election, 2009 - Democratic Primary Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Miner	4,040	44.4%
	Democratic	Joe Nicoletti	3,240	35.6%
	Democratic	Alfonso Davis	1,021	11.2%
	Democratic	Carmen Harlow	793	8.7%
Majority			800	8.8%
Turnout			9,094	100%

Republican

Syracuse mayoral election, 2009 - Republican Primary Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Kimatian	1,645	56.4%
	Republican	Otis Jennings	1,271	43.5%
Majority			374	12.9%
Turnout			2,916	100%

General election results

The general election took place on November 3, 2009.

Syracuse mayoral election, 2009 - General Election Results[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Miner	10,904	46.3%
	Working Families	Stephanie Miner	916	3.9%
	Total	Stephanie Miner	11,820	50.2%
	Republican	Steve Kimatian	7,860	33.4%
	Independence	Steve Kimatian	1,377	5.8%
	Total	Steve Kimatian	9,237	39.2%
	Conservative	Otis Jennings	2,448	10.4%
		Write-ins	55	0.2%
Majority			2,583	11%
Turnout			23,560	100%

References

1. Vote 2009 Results - 9wsyr.com Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
2. Syracuse elects Miner as next mayor; she becomes City Hall's first woman in top job.
3. "Syracuse Mayoral Primary Results - 9wsyr.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
4. Bea Gonzalez Drops out of mayoral race - Syracuse.com
5. Jennings Continues Bid for Syracuse Mayor - News10Now.com
6. "2009 Onondaga County Election" (PDF).