2019 Indianapolis mayoral election

2019 Indianapolis mayoral election
Template:Country data Indianapolis
Turnout	23.98%
Mayor before election; Joe Hogsett; Democratic Party (United States)	Elected Mayor ; Joe Hogsett; Democratic Party (United States)

Template:ElectionsIN An election for Mayor of Indianapolis was held on November 5, 2019. Joe Hogsett, the incumbent mayor, sought and won reelection for a second term in office.^[1]

Nominations[edit | edit source]

Democratic primary[edit | edit source]

Candidates[edit | edit source]

Declared[edit | edit source]

Denise Paul Hatch
Joe Hogsett, incumbent Mayor of Indianapolis^[2]^[3]^[4]

Results[edit | edit source]

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hogsett (incumbent)	29,111	83.83%
	Democratic	Denise Paul Hatch	5,615	16.17%
Total votes			34,726

Republican primary[edit | edit source]

Candidates[edit | edit source]

Declared[edit | edit source]

Jim Merritt, chair of the Marion County Republican Party and State Senator^[6]
Christopher James Moore, dump truck driver^[2]^[7]
Felipe Rios

Withdrawn candidates[edit | edit source]

Jose Evans, former member of Indianapolis City-County Council and former Democrat^[8]^[2]^[9]^[10]
John Schmitz, real estate developer^[11]

Potential candidates that did not run[edit | edit source]

Greg Ballard, former mayor of Indianapolis^[10]
Jeff Cardwell, former chair of the Indiana Republican Party and former member of Indianapolis City-County Council^[12]
Ted Feeney, former president of Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association^[13]
Cindy Kirchhofer, state representative^[2]
Jamal Smith, executive director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission^[2]^[10]

Results[edit | edit source]

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James W. Merritt Jr.	14,910	82.75%
	Republican	Christopher James Moore	2,622	14.55%
	Republican	Felipe Rios	486	2.70%
Total votes			18,018

Libertarian candidates[edit | edit source]

Douglas McNaughton ^[14]

Independent candidates[edit | edit source]

John Schmitz, masonry contractor^[15] (failed to make ballot)^[16]

General election[edit | edit source]

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Indianapolis mayoral election, 2019^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph H. Hogsett (Incumbent)	109,084	71.60	+9.59%
	Republican	James W. Merritt Jr.	40,903	26.85	−11.00%
	Libertarian	Douglas John "Mac" McNaughton	2,353	1.54
	No party	Write-Ins	10	0.01	—
Turnout			152,350	23.98
Majority			68,181	44.75%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Marion County Election Results for November 5, 2019". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Briggs, James (September 24, 2018). "Here are 5 Republicans who might challenge Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett in 2019". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
↑ Milz, Mary (November 8, 2018). "Hogsett's decision on re-election run coming - just not today". WTHR. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
↑ Briggs, James (December 7, 2018). "Mayor Joe Hogsett wants a second term. Will anyone try to stop him?". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Official Results". Indianapolis government. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
↑ "Indianapolis mayor race: Jim Merritt enters, taking on Joe Hogsett". Indystar.com. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
↑ "Dump truck driver announces candidacy in Indianapolis mayoral race". Fox59. August 16, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
↑ "Former city-council member Jose Evans to run for Indianapolis mayor". Indystar.com. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
↑ "Joe Hogsett wants you to forget he's a Democrat". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 "Pulliam: A competitive mayoral race would be good for Indy". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
↑ "Developer John Schmitz to run for Indianapolis mayor". WTHR. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
↑ "Pulliam: Will Troy Riggs challenge Hogsett?". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
↑ "2019 mayoral, council races taking shape". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
↑ "Conversations With The Indianapolis Mayoral Candidates". WFYI. 18 October 2019.
↑ McQuad, Russ (1 July 2019). "Independent for mayor chases petition deadline". WTTV. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
↑ McKinney, Matt (30 July 2019). "Independent mayoral candidate's campaign appears over after election board rejects signature appeal". The Indy Channel. WRTV. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
↑ "Election Results". www.indy.gov. Indianapolis. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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[is2019-1] "Marion County Election Results for November 5, 2019". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

[auto1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Briggs, James (September 24, 2018). "Here are 5 Republicans who might challenge Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett in 2019". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[3] Milz, Mary (November 8, 2018). "Hogsett's decision on re-election run coming - just not today". WTHR. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[4] Briggs, James (December 7, 2018). "Mayor Joe Hogsett wants a second term. Will anyone try to stop him?". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

[primary-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Official Results". Indianapolis government. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

[6] "Indianapolis mayor race: Jim Merritt enters, taking on Joe Hogsett". Indystar.com. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

[7] "Dump truck driver announces candidacy in Indianapolis mayoral race". Fox59. August 16, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

[8] "Former city-council member Jose Evans to run for Indianapolis mayor". Indystar.com. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

[auto2-9] "Joe Hogsett wants you to forget he's a Democrat". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[auto3-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 "Pulliam: A competitive mayoral race would be good for Indy". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[11] "Developer John Schmitz to run for Indianapolis mayor". WTHR. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

[12] "Pulliam: Will Troy Riggs challenge Hogsett?". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

[13] "2019 mayoral, council races taking shape". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

[14] "Conversations With The Indianapolis Mayoral Candidates". WFYI. 18 October 2019.

[15] McQuad, Russ (1 July 2019). "Independent for mayor chases petition deadline". WTTV. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

[16] McKinney, Matt (30 July 2019). "Independent mayoral candidate's campaign appears over after election board rejects signature appeal". The Indy Channel. WRTV. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[17] "Election Results". www.indy.gov. Indianapolis. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

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