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The 2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Incumbent mayor Tom Henry was reelected to a fourth term.
Primaries were held May 7. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Henry (incumbent) | 6,797 | 86.17 | |
Democratic | Gina M. Burgess | 875 | 11.09 | |
Democratic | Tommy A. Schrader | 216 | 2.74 | |
Total votes | 7,888 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tim Smith | 9,065 | 56.39 | |
Republican | John Crawford | 6,776 | 42.15 | |
Republican | David Christopher Roach | 235 | 1.46 | |
Total votes | 16,076 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas C. Henry (Incumbent) | 32,571 | 61.21% | +4.40% | |
Republican | Timothy Smith | 20,643 | 38.79% | -4.40% | |
No party | Write-Ins | — | |||
Turnout | 53,214 | ||||
Majority | 11,928 | 22.42% | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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