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The 1971 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 2, 1971. The election was won by Democrat Jerry Miller. [1]
Incumbent Republican mayor Lloyd M. Allen opted against running for a third term. [1]
This election ushered in an era of continuous Democratic control of the mayor's office in South Bend, which continues to this day. [1] [2]
Democrats nominated Jerry Miller, [1] [3] a St. Joseph County Commissioner who had served as President of the County Commissioners. [3] [4] [5]
Republicans nominated Common Council member Janet Allen [1] (of no familial relation to then-incumbent mayor Lloyd M. Allen). Janet Allen was a conservative Republican who had regularly clashed with the more moderate Republican Lloyd M. Allen during his mayoralty, criticizing him on spending and taxes. [1] Janet Allen had been the first woman ever elected to the South Bend Common Council when she was elected in 1963. [6]
The Republican primary had been a divisive one, with a battle being waged between the cities moderate and conservative Republican Party wings. [1]
The Republican Party remained divided after its primary. [1]
Janet Allen would have been the first woman to be elected mayor of South Bend had she won the election. As of 2019 [update] , no woman has been elected mayor of South Bend. [7]
Jerry Miller had previously been on a study commission to examine a restructuring of the St. Joseph County and South Bend governments. [3] Carrying some of the ideas he had adopted support for during his role on this study commission, Miller campaigned as a proponent of implementing a cabinet form of governance to South Bend's mayor's office [3] Once elected, Miller successfully would re-organize the mayorship. In what was the largest restructuring of a local government in Indiana since Indianapolis' Unigov, the Indiana State Legislature passed legislation authorizing South Bend to restructure its government as such, and South Bend passed legislation to do so, reorganizing many governmental entities into six departments with heads appointed by the mayor. [3]
Miller defeated allen by roughly 10,500 votes, nearly identical to the margin by which Republican Lloyd M. Allen won in the 1967 election. over 48,000 people voted. [8]
Joseph Eugene Kernan III was an American businessman and politician who served as the 48th Governor of Indiana from 2003 to 2005. He served nearly a year as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.
Unigov is the colloquial name adopted by the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, to describe its consolidated city–county government. By an act of the Indiana General Assembly, Indianapolis consolidated with the government of Marion County in 1970.
Earl Fredrick Landgrebe was an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican senator in the Indiana Senate and member of the United States House of Representatives. During the Watergate scandal he defended President Richard Nixon, which cost him his seat in the 1974 congressional election.
Lawrence Keith Bulen was an Indiana politician.
Elections were held in Indiana on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on May 4, 2010.
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the nine U.S. Representatives from the state of Indiana, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 3.
Michael Schmuhl is an American campaign manager affiliated with the Democratic Party. Schmuhl most notably served as campaign manager of Pete Buttigieg's campaign in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
The 2011 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011.
The 2015 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015. The election was won by the incumbent mayor, Pete Buttigieg, who was reelected with more than 80 percent of the votes, defeating Republican Kelly Jones. The election coincided with races for the Common Council and for South Bend City Clerk.
The 2019 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019.
The 2007 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 6, 2007. Incumbent mayor Steve Luecke was reelected to a third full-term.
The 1999 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999. Incumbent mayor Steve Luecke, who had become mayor after his predecessor Joe Kernan became Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, was reelected to a first full-term.
The 1991 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991. Incumbent mayor Joe Kernan was reelected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Sylvia Shelton.
The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1971 took place on November 2, 1971. This was the first election after the creation of the Unigov. Incumbent Republican Richard Lugar was reelected to a second term. Lugar's challenger had been Democrat John Neff, a former state senator. Neff had campaigned in opposition to the Unigov, promising to seek its abolishment if elected.
The 1987 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 3, 1987. Joe Kernan defeated Republican Carl Baxmeyer. This is the closest that a Republican has come to the mayoralty of South Bend since the last Republican victory in 1967.
The 1963 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 5, 1963.
The 1967 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 7, 1967.
The 1975 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 4, 1975. The election was won by Democrat Peter Nemeth.
The 2010 Indiana State Treasurer election was held in on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 as part of the 2010 Indiana elections, held during the 2010 midterms.
