1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election

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Fort Wayne mayoral election, 1999
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  1995 November 2, 1999 2003  
Turnout34% [1]
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Nominee Graham Richard Linda Buskirk
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote21,60721,531
Percentage50.07%49.89%

Mayor before election

Paul Helmke
Republican

Elected Mayor

Graham Richard
Democratic

The 1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the election of Democrat Graham Richard, who defeated Republican Linda Buskirk by a narrow margin.

Contents

Nominations

Democratic primary

Running for the Democratic nomination was Graham Richard, Agnes Hopkins, and David Roach. [2]

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Graham Richard 5,568 79.13
Democratic Agnes Fitzgerald Hopkins94013.36
Democratic Dave "Fort Wayne's Most Wanted" Roach5297.52
Total votes7,037 100

Republican primary

Running for the Republican nomination was Linda Buskirk and Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito. [2] While he had been seen as a frontrunner, [2] Squadrito ultimately lost the primary to Buskirk.

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Linda Buskirk 9,540 52.10
Republican Joseph Martin Squadrito8,77247.90
Total votes18,312 100

Independent candidates

Independent candidates Sherri Emerson and William B. Dinkins also ran.

General election

General election results [1] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Graham Richard 21,607 50.07
Republican Linda Buskirk21,53149.89
Independent Sherri Emerson140.03
Independent William B. Dinkins30.01
Total votes43,155 100

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Indiana Racing Form INDIANA MAYORAL RACES 1999" (PDF). The Howey Political Report. 5 (30). 15 April 1999. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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  4. "Republican Primary Mayoral Elections Fort Wayne". www.in.gov. Indiana Secretary of State. 21 July 1999. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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