2005 Lansing mayoral election

2005 Lansing mayoral election
	August 2, 2005 (first round); November 8, 2005 (Runoff)
Mayor before election; Tony Benavides; Nonpartisan	Elected mayor ; Virgil Bernero; Nonpartisan

The 2005 Lansing mayoral election took place on November 8, 2005, with a primary election taking place on August 2, 2005. Incumbent Mayor Tony Benavides ran for re-election to a second term and a first full term. In a rematch of the 2003 special election, State Senator Virgil Bernero ran against Benavides. While Benavides narrowly defeated Bernero in 2003, Bernero defeated Benavides in a landslide this time, taking first place in the primary over Benavides, 46–27 percent, and winning the general election with 62 percent of the vote.

Primary election

Candidates

Virgil Bernero, State Senator, 2003 candidate for Mayor
Tony Benavides, incumbent Mayor
Lynne Martinez, Michigan Children's Ombudsman, former State Representative^[1]
Dale M. Abronowitz, city maintenance worker^[1]

Results

2005 Lansing mayoral primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Virgil Bernero	6,042	45.53%
	Nonpartisan	Tony Benavides (inc.)	3,519	26.52%
	Nonpartisan	Lynne Martinez	2,540	19.14%
	Nonpartisan	Dale M. Abronowitz	1,158	8.73%
	Write-in		12	0.09%
Total votes			13,271	100.00%

General election

Results

2005 Lansing mayoral general election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Virgil Bernero	12,926	61.62%
	Nonpartisan	Tony Benavides (inc.)	8,052	38.38%
Total votes			20,978	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b Lambert, Tom (May 10, 2005). "Ex-state rep to join battle for city mayor". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. 1A. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
^ "August 2 2005 Primary Lansing Results" (PDF). Ingham County Clerk. 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
^ "OFFICIAL Election Results: INGHAM Consolidated Election". Ingham County Clerk. 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

[ex_state_rep-1] Lambert, Tom (May 10, 2005). "Ex-state rep to join battle for city mayor". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. 1A. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

[2] "August 2 2005 Primary Lansing Results" (PDF). Ingham County Clerk. 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

[3] "OFFICIAL Election Results: INGHAM Consolidated Election". Ingham County Clerk. 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2025.

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