Politics & Government
Benicia Mayoral Election Results in 2003, 2007
Here's what Benicia voters said the last two times they selected a mayor.
In 2007, Elizabeth Patterson won her first term, defeating Bill Whitney. She took over for Steve Messina, who had won re-election in a three-candidate race in 2003.
Interestingly, more votes were cast absentee in the 2007 election than were cast at the polls.
2007 Mayoral Election Absentee Election Day TOTALS Pct. Elizabeth Patterson 2,403 1,649 4,052 51.0% Bill Whitney 2,382 1,486 3,898 48.7% Write-in 19 9 28 0.4% 2003 Mayoral Election Absentee Election Day TOTALS Pct. Steve Messina 1,188 2,369 3,557 48.4% Donnell Rubay 759 1,696 2,455 33.4% Steve Gizzi 380 956 1,336 18.2%Find out what's happening in Beniciawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Note: Write-in totals were not available for 2003, so the percentages are based on the totals for the three candidates.
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