2009 Split local elections
Introduction 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.
Mayoral election CandidatesFirst roundRunoffCandidateSustaining PartyVotes%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 votersThe percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout numberThe turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters Source: State Election Committee (''Državno izborno povjerenstvo'')  First round official results  Second round official results
Council election Party listVotes%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 votersThe percentages of valid and invalid votes are calculated from the turnout numberThe turnout percentage is calculated from the number of expected voters Source: State Election Committee (''Državno izborno povjerenstvo'')  Official results