He refused to resign from his mayoral office, and was recalled in March 2011.
Being elected when dead to a mayoral office is previously unheard of.
Calm and deliberate in demeanor, Randolph would hold the mayoral office for five terms.
Elections for both mayoral and legislative offices are held every fourth year.
Cameron returned to the mayoral office in 1907 and held the position for another two years.
In 1986, Doré won a landslide victory to the mayoral office with 68% of the vote.
The mayoral office had a budget of $4.1 million and a staff of 18 in 2011.
The committee, made up of officials from three mayoral offices, has reviewed 1,191 proposed contracts since it was created in February.
Nearly 100 people working for various mayoral offices last year, the officials said, were paid a total of $5.3 million by other city agencies.
The most high-profile contest was for the mayoral office.