Pistons legend Dave Bing was elected Tuesday as Detroit's mayor through the end of the year.

"The real work starts now," Bing said of the city, which has a wide range of problems.

"What we will bring ... is efficiency, transparency, honesty and integrity back to the mayor's office," he added.

Bing received 52.3 percent of the votes.

He will serve as mayor through 2009, completing the balance of the term that belonged to Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned in September after admitting he lied during a civil trial to cover up an affair with his chief of staff.