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Ex-NBA Star, Dave Bing Wins Detroit's Mayoral Race
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason May 06, 2009 02:43am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | May 06, 2009 02:00am |
| Description | DETROIT -- 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, Mr. Bing had 52.3% of the vote, or 48,951 votes, to 47.7%, or 44,703 votes, for Ken Cockrel Jr. Both are Democrats.
Mr. 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. |
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