2019 Indianapolis mayoral election
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]
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NominationsEdit
Democratic primaryEdit
CandidatesEdit
DeclaredEdit
- Denise Paul Hatch
- Joe Hogsett, incumbent Mayor of Indianapolis[2][3][4]
ResultsEdit
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Republican primaryEdit
CandidatesEdit
DeclaredEdit
- Jim Merritt, chair of the Marion County Republican Party and State Senator[5]
- Christopher James Moore, dump truck driver[2][6]
- Felipe Rios
Withdrawn candidatesEdit
- Jose Evans, former member of Indianapolis City-County Council and former Democrat[7][2][8][9]
- John Schmitz, real estate developer[10]
Potential candidates that did not runEdit
- Greg Ballard, former mayor of Indianapolis[9]
- Jeff Cardwell, former chair of the Indiana Republican Party and former member of Indianapolis City-County Council[11]
- Ted Feeney, former president of Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association[12]
- Cindy Kirchhofer, state representative[2]
- Jamal Smith, executive director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission[2][9]
ResultsEdit
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Libertarian candidatesEdit
- Douglas McNaughton [13]
Independent candidatesEdit
General electionEdit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Joseph H. Hogsett (Incumbent) | 109,084 | 71.60 | +9.59% |
| style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Republican Party (United States)|Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/shortname]] | James W. Merritt Jr. | 40,903 | 26.85 | -11.00% |
| style="background-color: Template:Libertarian Party (United States)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Template:Libertarian Party (United States)/meta/shortname]] | 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% | |||
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/shortname]] hold | Swing | |||
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "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.