Dave Bing elected to full term as Detroit mayor

Nov 3, 10:57 pm EST

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DETROIT (AP)—Professional basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor.

The 65-year-old Democrat defeated accountant Tom Barrow in Tuesday’s nonpartisan general election.

Bing’s NBA career lasted 12 seasons, nine with the Detroit Pistons.

As mayor, he has laid off workers and demanded a 10 percent wage cut to help address the city’s ongoing budget deficit.

It was the fourth time Detroit voters cast ballots this year for mayor.

Bing received the most votes in a February primary and defeated incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. in a May runoff to complete Kwame Kilpatrick’s second term. Kilpatrick resigned as part of pleas in two criminal cases.

Bing also received the most votes in the August primary.

Updated Nov 3, 10:57 pm EST
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  1. Detroit4Life
    4. Posted by Detroit4Life Wed Nov 4 10:12am EST

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    Dave Bing is the man. Nothin but respect for his intelligence and love for Detroit. I saw Kwame here in Dallas and just shook my head at him in digest. He saw me too and his smile went away.

    GO DAVE GO!!!
  2. ralph a
    3. Posted by ralph a Wed Nov 4 8:46am EST

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    Good for dave bing and detroit.i hope for the best for both detroit and dave bing
  3. Scott C
    2. Posted by Scott C Wed Nov 4 8:41am EST

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    Good Luck Mr Bing. You're going to have to make some very unpopluar decisions to pull the D out of the ashes. It's going to be quite the battle. I'm sure you are going to make a lot of enemies within the city because of all the scumbags that have been sucking off the corrupt system in Detroit for so long that they actually believe it is their right to continue to do so. I hope our idiot governor keeps her claws out of your way too. I'm pulling for ya.

    STEP 1: Completely clean house (starting with the city council)
    STEP 2: Start the rebuilding through the school system
  4. Scott C
    1. Posted by Scott C Wed Nov 4 8:40am EST

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    Good Luck Mr Bing. You're going to have to make some very unpopluar decisions to pull the D out of the ashes. It's going to be quite the battle. I'm sure you are going to make a lot of enemies within the city because of all the scumbags that have been sucking off the corrupt system in Detroit for so long that they actually believe it is their right to continue to do so. I hope our idiot governor keeps her claws out of your way too. I'm pulling for ya.

    STEP 1: Completely clean house (starting with the city council)
    STEP 2: Start the rebuilding through the school system
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