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% |