Both James Martin (Merton and Wandsworth) and Daniel Lambert (Lambeth and Southwark) finished last in their respective contests, gaining 4,281 votes between them.
The mayoral primary election, on April 22nd, whittled the vast field of candidates down to two, Nagin and the state's mild-mannered lieutenant governor, Mitch Landrieu, but the contest gained little substance.
The contest gained attention worldwide, with former students and athletes vouching support for their former schools.
But he need not have worried … Russia won the contest, gaining four votes more than South Korea.
With the Obama-Romney presidential contest gaining momentum, many will be asking: where, oh where, is the classic political satire that can tackle the troubled zeitgeist?
When Ukraine's Iryna Khokhlova, who had been lying 14th, put in the first clear round of the contest, gaining herself a perfect score of 1,200, the pressure was on for the remaining riders.
In 1936, Gabor entered the Miss Hungary beauty contest, which gained her the attention of a fellow Hungarian, Alexander Korda, who offered her a film contract.
In the presidential contest, Obama gained the upper hand when he won the second presidential debate.
Although contests to gain followers or re-tweets for a cause are common, this link between a donor, scholarship funds and social media was the first of its kind in higher education.
But the winds of change swept through the election and Clinton was winning the big contests and gaining momentum, while Obama was losing steam.
