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2019 Indianapolis mayoral election 
Summary
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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| Turnout | 23.98% | ||||||||||||||||
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 Precinct results Hogsett: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Merritt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 40–50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Nominations edit
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
- Denise Paul Hatch
- Joe Hogsett, incumbent Mayor of Indianapolis[2][3][4]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joe Hogsett (incumbent) | 29,111 | 83.83% | |
| Democratic | Denise Paul Hatch | 5,615 | 16.17% | |
| Total votes | 34,726 | |||
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
- 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Withdrawn candidates edit
- 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
- 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
- Douglas McNaughton [14]
Independent candidates edit
General election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
- ^ "Marion County Election Results for November 5, 2019". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b "Official Results". Indianapolis government. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Indianapolis mayor race: Jim Merritt enters, taking on Joe Hogsett". Indystar.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "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. December 20, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Joe Hogsett wants you to forget he's a Democrat". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c "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. October 18, 2019.
- ^ McQuad, Russ (July 1, 2019). "Independent for mayor chases petition deadline". WTTV. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- ^ McKinney, Matt (July 30, 2019). "Independent mayoral candidate's campaign appears over after election board rejects signature appeal". The Indy Channel. WRTV. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Election Results". www.indy.gov. Indianapolis. Retrieved April 30, 2020.