Former NBA basketball star Dave Bing, right, watches television waiting for election returns in Detroit, Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Less than a year after becoming mayor amid scandal, Ken Cockrel Jr. sought to stay in office Tuesday in a special election against Bing. The winning Democrat will be mayor through 2009, serving the balance of the term that belonged to Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned in September and went to jail after admitting he lied to cover up an affair with his chief of staff. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)