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The 2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 4 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, US. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbent Graham Richard, who again defeated Republican Linda Buskirk in what was a rematch of the 1999 election.
Primaries were held May 8. [2]
During its primaries, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 11.9%. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Graham Richard (incumbent) | 5,061 | 88.85 | |
| Democratic | Charles Eberhard | 330 | 5.79 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Allen Schrader | 167 | 2.93 | |
| Democratic | David Christopher "Papa" Roach | 138 | 2.42 | |
| Total votes | 5,696 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Linda Buskirk | 8,233 | 88.26 | |
| Republican | O. "Bro" Blye | 1,095 | 11.74 | |
| Total votes | 9,328 | 100 | ||
The election was projected as a "tossup". [3] Despite the race having been projected to be close, Richard won a sizable victory over Buskirk. [4]
During the general election, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 30.63%. [1]
2003 was a good year for Democrats in Indiana's mayoral elections, with the party winning control of the mayoralties of all of the state's top seven most populous cities for the first time since 1959. [4] The Democratic Party also won control of the mayoralties in twenty of the state's thirty cities with populations above 25,000. [4] Additionally, in 2003, Democrats won more than 56% of partisan mayoral races in Indiana. [5]
During the general election, Allen County, where Fort Wayne is located, saw voter turnout of 25% in its various elections. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Graham Richard (incumbent) | 27,279 | 58.00 | |
| Republican | Linda Buskirk | 19,717 | 41.92 | |
| Write-in | Others | 38 | 0.08 | |
| Total votes | 47,031 | 100 | ||
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