NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Professional basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor on Tuesday.

    The 65-year-old Democrat defeated accountant Tom Barrow in Tuesday's nonpartisan general election for a full term.

    Bing's NBA career lasted 12 seasons, nine with the Detroit Pistons.

    As mayor, he has laid off workers and demanded a 10 percent wage cut to help address the city's ongoing budget deficit.

    It was the fourth time Detroit voters cast ballots this year for mayor.

    Bing received the most votes in a February primary and defeated incumbent Ken Cockrel Jr. in a mayor runoff to complete Kwame Kilpatrick's second term, who resigned as part of pleas in two criminal cases.

    Bing also received the most votes in the August primary.