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The 2009 local elections were held in Split, Croatia on 17 and 31 May 2009.
The incumbent HDZ mayor Ivan Kuret was running for a full four-year term after he was appointed mayor on 17 July 2007 after the former mayor Zvonimir Puljić was impeached by the city council.
| Candidates | First round | Runoff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Sustaining Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Željko Kerum | Independent | 30,227 | 40.21 | 40,479 | 56.87 | |
| Ranko Ostojić | Social Democratic Party of Croatia Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats Croatian Party of Pensioners Democratic Centre | 26,099 | 34.72 | 29,003 | 40.75 | |
| Ivan Kuret | Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Peasant Party Croatian Social Liberal Party | 12,840 | 17.08 | |||
| Luka Podrug | Croatian Pure Party of Rights Croatian Party of Rights Croatian Christian Democratic Union | 3,016 | 4.01 | |||
| Mate Buljubašić | Social Democratic Action of Croatia Split Party of Pensioners | 1,513 | 2.01 | |||
| Valid votes: | 73,695 | 98.11 | 69,482 | 97.65 | ||
| Invalid votes: | 1,422 | 1.89 | 1,669 | 2.35 | ||
| Turnout: | 75,164 | 46.76 | 71,177 | 44.28 | ||
| Expected voters: | 160,738 | 160,753 | ||||
The percentages of votes from each candidate are calculated from number of valid voters | ||||||
| Source: State Election Committee (Državno izborno povjerenstvo) First round official results Second round official results | ||||||
| Party list | Votes | % | Seats | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Željko Kerum independent list | 20,337 | 27.71 | 9 | 36 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats Croatian Party of Pensioners Democratic Centre | 17,479 | 23.77 | 8 | 32 | |
| Croatian Democratic Union Croatian Peasant Party Croatian Social Liberal Party | 10,394 | 14.13 | 4 | 16 | |
| Croatian Pure Party of Rights Croatian Party of Rights Croatian Christian Democratic Union | 4,169 | 5.67 | 2 | 8 | |
| Nikola Grabić independent list | 4,017 | 5.46 | 1 | 4 | |
| Ljubica Vrdoljak independent list | 3,835 | 5.22 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total: | 73,535 | 97.89 | 25 | 100 | |
| Invalid votes: | 1,585 | 2.11 | |||
| Turnout: | 75,158 | 46.76 | |||
| Expected voters: | 160,738 | ||||
The percentages of votes from each list are calculated from number of valid voters | |||||
| Source: State Election Committee (Državno izborno povjerenstvo) Official results | |||||
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