Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 at 9:00 am  |  10 responses

Dave Bing: Mayor

Good luck fixing Detroit, Dave: “Basketball legend Dave Bing was elected Tuesday as Detroit’s mayor through the end of the year, sweeping the incumbent from office in the city with myriad problems. With all but two of 629 precincts reporting, Bing had 52.3 percent of the vote, or 48,951 votes, to 47.7 percent, or 44,703 votes, for Ken Cockrel Jr. Both are Democrats. Bing, 65, will be mayor through 2009, serving the balance of the term that belonged to Democrat Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned in September and went to jail after admitting he lied during a civil trial to cover up an affair with his chief of staff. Bing must run again in the regular Aug. 4 nonpartisan primary and win the Nov. 3 general election to hold the mayor’s seat for a full four years.”

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  • DJ Posted: May.6 at 9:11 am
    I thought Fred Hoiberg was ‘the mayor’???

  • TADOne Posted: May.6 at 9:25 am
    I’m happy for Dave Bing. I hope he rolls up his sleeves and does some positive work in these next 3 months and run again in September.

  • TADOne Posted: May.6 at 9:25 am
    *runs

  • Boing Dynasty Posted: May.6 at 10:25 am
    I hope he uses tax payers money to buy a new escalade and and really expensive interior decorating for his new office…

  • Boing Dynasty Posted: May.6 at 10:25 am
    I hope he uses tax payers money to buy a new escalade and really expensive interior decorating for his new office…

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  • Tarzan Cooper Posted: May.6 at 4:56 pm
    just another crook. politricks

  • Russ Bengtson Posted: May.7 at 1:53 pm
    Congrats to Mr. Bing.

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