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All nine [[Pensacola City Council]] seats as well as the [[Mayor of Pensacola|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]]'''.
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All nine [[Pensacola City Council]] seats as well as the [[Mayor of Pensacola|mayoralty of Pensacola]] will be contested in '''elections''' to be held '''[[November 4]], [[2008]]'''.
  
 
Incumbents are marked by '''(i)'''.
 
Incumbents are marked by '''(i)'''.
  
==General election==
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==Mayoralty==
===Mayor of Pensacola===
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Mike Wiggins]]'''
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| [[Mike Wiggins]]
| '''16,065'''
 
| '''58.87%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[C. J. Lewis|Christopher J. Lewis]]
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| [[Eric Schmitz]]
| 7,912
 
| 28.99%
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Eric Schmitz]]
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| [[Christopher Lewis|Christopher J. Lewis]]
| 3,312
 
| 12.14%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
<small>Previous mayor [[John Fogg]] did not seek re-election. Wiggins was previously the District 9 At-Large councilman.</small>
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<small>Current mayor [[John Fogg]] has announced he will not seek re-election. Wiggins is currently the District 9 At-Large councilman.</small>
  
 
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==Pensacola City Council==
===Pensacola City Council===
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===District 1===
====District 1====
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[P. C. Wu]]''' '''(i)'''
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| [[P. C. Wu]] '''(i)'''
| '''3,197'''
 
| '''72.54%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Bob Walker]]
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| [[Robert Walker|Robert J. Walker]]
| 1,210
 
| 27.46%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
====District 2====
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===District 2===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Sam Hall]]''' '''(i)'''
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| [[Sam Hall]] '''(i)'''
| '''2,257'''
 
| '''68.04%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Peter Saccomano]]
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| [[Peter James Saccomano]]
| 1,060
 
| 31.96%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
====District 3====
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===District 3===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Maren DeWeese|Maren Laycock DeWeese]]'''
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| [[Mike DeSorbo]] '''(i)'''
| '''2,541'''
 
| '''53.37%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Mike DeSorbo]] '''(i)'''
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| [[Maren DeWeese|Maren Laycock DeWeese]]
| 2,220
 
| 46.63%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
====District 4====
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===District 4===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Larry B. Johnson]]'''
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| [[Marty Donovan]] '''(i)'''
| '''2,147'''
 
| '''44.76%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Marty Donovan]]''' '''(i)'''
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| [[W. Rhette Anderson]]
| '''1,772'''
 
| '''36.94%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Rhette Anderson|W. Rhette Anderson]]
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| [[Larry B. Johnson]]
| 878
 
| 18.30%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
<small>As Larry B. Johnson did not attain 50%+1 of the vote, this necessitated a run-off election between himself and incumbent Marty Donovan.</small>
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===District 5===
 
 
====District 5====
 
 
[[John Jerralds]] was unopposed and was reelected by default.
 
[[John Jerralds]] was unopposed and was reelected by default.
  
====District 6====
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===District 6===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Jewel Cannada-Wynn]]''' '''(i)'''
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| [[Jewel Cannada-Wynn]] '''(i)'''
| '''2,253'''
 
| '''67.56%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Jeff Humbles|Jeffrey A. Humbles]]
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| [[Jeffrey A. Humbles]]
| 1,082
 
| 32.44%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
====District 7====
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===District 7===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Ronald Townsend|Ronald P. Townsend]]''' '''(i)'''
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| [[Ronald Townsend]] '''(i)'''
| '''1,281'''
 
| '''42.33%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Jacqueline Shumaker|Jacqueline (Jacci) Shumaker]]'''
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| [[Jacqueline Shumaker|Jacqueline Y. Shumaker]]
| '''1,063'''
 
| '''35.13%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Robbie Andrews|Robbie C. Andrews]]
 
| [[Robbie Andrews|Robbie C. Andrews]]
| 682
 
| 22.54%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
<small>As incumbent Ronald Townsend did not attain 50%+1 of the vote, this necessitated a run-off election between himself and Jacci Shumaker.</small>
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===District 8 (At-large)===
 
 
====District 8 (At-large)====
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Diane Mack]]'''
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| [[Jack Nobles|John W. "Jack" Nobles]] '''(i)'''
| '''12,408'''
 
| '''46.42%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Jack Nobles|John W. "Jack" Nobles]]''' '''(i)'''
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| [[Diane Mack]]
| '''8,824'''
 
| '''33.01%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Joseph Buehler|Joseph G. Buehler]]
 
| [[Joseph Buehler|Joseph G. Buehler]]
| 5,497
 
| 20.57%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
<small>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.</small>
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===District 9 (At-large)===
 
 
====District 9 (At-large)====
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
 
| '''[[Megan Benson Pratt]]'''
 
| '''17,859'''
 
| '''66.16%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wendell Rich|Wendell C. Rich, Sr.]]
 
| [[Wendell Rich|Wendell C. Rich, Sr.]]
| 5,048
 
| 18.70%
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[J. D. Smith]]
 
| [[J. D. Smith]]
| 4,088
 
| 15.14%
 
|}
 
 
==Run-off election==
 
===City Council, District 4===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
| '''[[Larry B. Johnson]]'''
 
| '''1,296'''
 
| '''61.3%'''
 
|-
 
| [[Marty Donovan]] '''(i)'''
 
| 819
 
| 38.7%
 
|}
 
 
===City Council, District 7===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
| '''[[Ronald Townsend|Ronald P. Townsend]]''' '''(i)'''
 
| '''432'''
 
| '''63.9%'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Jacqueline Shumaker|Jacqueline (Jacci) Shumaker]]
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| [[Megan Benson Pratt]]
| 244
 
| 36.1%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  

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