Peoria, Illinois City Council election, 2009

Peoria City Council election, 2009

April 7, 2009

5 District seats of 10 City Council seats.   Majority party   Leader None Party Independent Last election 10 Seats won 10 Seat change +/- 0 Popular vote 15,374 Percentage 100.00% Swing N/A

Mayor before election Jim Ardis Independent Elected Mayor Jim Ardis Independent

ThePeoria City Council election of 2009 was held on April 7, 2009. It consisted of election for the councilmen representing the city's five single-member constituencies. The seats represented half of the Council. The election was held on the same date as the Peoria, Illinois Mayoral election of 2009. The council is presided over by the mayor, who is elected independently.

District 1

2009 1st District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Clyde E. Gulley Jr.	751	100.00	+46.80
Majority			N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnout			751
	Independent hold		Swing

District 2

2009 2nd District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Barbara Van Auken	1,388	57.62	+2.74
	Independent	Curphy Smith	1,021	42.38	N/A
Majority			367	15.23	N/A
Turnout			2,409
	Independent hold		Swing

District 3

2009 3rd District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Timothy D. Riggenbach	1,556	50.19	N/A
	Independent	Beth Akeson	1,544	49.81	N/A
Majority			12	0.38	+27.95
Turnout			3,100
	Independent hold		Swing

District 4

2009 4th District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	William R. Spears	3,037	100.00	+15.40
Majority			N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnout			3,037
	Independent hold		Swing

District 5

2009 5th District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Dan L. Irving	4,836	79.71	N/A
	Independent	Gloria Cassel-Fitzgerald	1,231	20.29	N/A
Majority			3,605	59.42	N/A
Turnout			6,067
	Independent hold		Swing