Indianapolis mayoral election, 2015

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Indianapolis mayoral election, 2015
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Nominee Joe Hogsett Chuck Brewer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote92,52156,320
Percentage62.2%37.4%
Mayor before election

Greg Ballard
Republican

Elected Mayor

Joe Hogsett
Democratic

The Indianapolis mayoral election of 2015 took place on November 3, 2015. Voters elected the Mayor of Indianapolis, members of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as several other local officials. Incumbent Republican Greg Ballard did not run for re-election to a third term in office. [1] Primary elections were held on May 5, 2015 with the Democrats nominating former Secretary of State of Indiana and United States Attorney Joe Hogsett. Republicans nominated former Marine, Chuck Brewer to face Hogsett.

Indianapolis City-County Council

The City–County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County is the legislative body of the combined government, known as Unigov, of the city of Indianapolis and the county of Marion in the state of Indiana. It was formally established in 1970 upon the merger of the city government with the county government. Both the Council and Mayor's office are located within the Indianapolis City-County Building. The council passes ordinances for the city and county, and also makes appointments to certain boards and commissions.

Republican Party (United States) Major political party in the United States

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Greg Ballard American politician and US Marine

Gregory Alan Ballard is an American politician, author, and businessman who served as the 48th mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Marine Corps.

Contents

The 2015 Indianapolis City-County elections took place alongside the mayoral election. This would be the first election for the council without the four at-large seats, which were eliminated by the Indiana General Assembly. [2] Democrats also won control of the council, with a 13-12 majority--only the second time since the formation of Unigov in 1970 that the Democrats will have complete control of city government. They also swept all elected city and county offices for the first time since the formation of Unigov. [3]

Indiana General Assembly

The Indiana General Assembly is the state legislature, or legislative branch, of the state of Indiana. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the Indiana House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Indiana Senate. The General Assembly meets annually at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Jocelyn-Tandy Adande, perennial candidate [4]
  • Chuck Brewer, businessman [5]
  • Terry Michael, real estate broker, former Trustee of Fall Creek Township and candidate for the State Senate in 2008 [6]
  • Darrell Morris, firefighter and candidate in 2007 [7]
  • Larry Shouse, janitor and candidate in 2007 [7]
Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Fall Creek Township is one of nine townships in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 51,613 and it contained 17,542 housing units.

Withdrew

  • Olgen Williams, Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis [8] [9] [10]

Declined

J. Murray Clark is a former Republican politician from Indiana. He served in the Indiana Senate from 1994 to 2005. He represented the 29th district which consisted portions of Hamilton County and Marion County. He also served as Chairman of the Indiana Republican Party from 2006 to 2010. He was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2000. He ran alongside David McIntosh. He is a Roman Catholic.

Indiana Republican Party

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Results

2015 Republican mayoral primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chuck Brewer14,16076.3
Republican Jocelyn-Tandy Adande1,7839.6
Republican Terry Michael1,3717.4
Republican Larry Shouse6383.4
Republican Darrell Morris6153.3
Total votes18,567100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Joe Hogsett American politician

Joseph Hadden Hogsett is an American attorney, prosecutor, and politician who is the 49th mayor of Indianapolis. Hogsett served as the Secretary of State of Indiana from 1989 to 1994 and as the Chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party from 2003 to 2004. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1992, for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 1994 and for Attorney General of Indiana in 2004. He most recently served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 2010 to 2014. On November 3, 2015, he won the race for Mayor of Indianapolis in the 2015 election.

United States Attorney chief prosecutor representing the United States federal government

United States attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district courts and United States courts of appeals.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is a federal district court in Indiana. It was created in 1928 by an act of Congress that split Indiana into two separate districts, northern and southern. The Southern District is divided into four divisions, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Evansville, and New Albany. Appeals from the Southern District of Indiana are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The court has five judges, four full-time United States magistrate judges and two part-time magistrate judges.

Withdrew

Declined

Results

2015 Democratic mayoral primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Hogsett25,13788.7
Democratic Larry Vaughn3,21011.3
Total votes28,347100

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declined

  • Charles Harrison, pastor and President of the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition [12] [13] [14]

Independents

Candidates

Declared

Declined

  • Charles Harrison, pastor and President of the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition [12] [13] [14]

General election

Results

Indianapolis mayoral election, 2015 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Joe Hogsett 92,83462.0%+14.9%
Republican Chuck Brewer56,66237.9%-13.4%
No party Write-Ins 2210.1%—
Turnout 149,71723%-7%
Majority36,172
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Swarens: Indy Mayor Greg Ballard says it's time to move on". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Legislature Eliminates Indy City-Council At Large Seats". Network Indiana. April 26, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hogsett cruises to victory with impressive win in Indy mayor's race". The Indianapolis Star. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Eason, Brian (January 7, 2015). "Frequent candidate Jocelyn-Tandy Adande joins Indy mayor's race". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ Eason, Brian (January 19, 2015). "Indy Republicans tap businessman Chuck Brewer for mayor". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ Eason, Brian (January 16, 2015). "2nd Republican candidate files for Indianapolis mayor". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Eason, Brian (February 6, 2015). "Indy Council up for grabs; mayoral field set". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams denies run for Indianapolis mayor". WTHR . January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  9. ↑ Eason, Brian (January 19, 2015). "Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams to enter mayoral race". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 19, 2015.
  10. ↑ Eason, Brian (February 5, 2015). "Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams drops out of mayoral race". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Murray Clark decides against bid for mayor as GOP continues search for candidate". The Indianapolis Star. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Swarens, Tim (December 1, 2014). "Swarens: Charles Harrison considering run for Indy mayor". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Rev. Harrison to explore run for mayor, DeLaney pulls out". WISHTV.com. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Swarens: Charles Harrison will not run for Indy mayor — for now". The Indianapolis Star. January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Former U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett officially enters race for Indianapolis mayor". The Indianapolis Star. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ Milz, Mary (January 14, 2015). "GOP's Scott Keller not running for Indianapolis mayor". WTHR . Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Sen. Jim Merritt won't seek mayor's office". The Indianapolis Star. December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  18. ↑ King, Robert (January 13, 2015). "Troy Riggs, sought by some in GOP, won't run for Indy mayor". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  19. ↑ Eason, Brian (January 9, 2015). "Activist joins Indy mayoral field". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Democrat Ed DeLaney says mayor's plan to fund pre-K hurts schools". The Indianapolis Star. August 14, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Rev. Charles Harrison considering mayoral run; Rep. DeLaney drops out". The Indianapolis Star. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Frank Short says he'll seek Democratic nomination for mayor". The Indianapolis Star. February 19, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Frank Short drops bid for Indy mayor". The Indianapolis Star. September 3, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  24. 1 2 "Tully: Uncertainty plagues Indy Democrats' mayoral ambitions". The Indianapolis Star. May 22, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Tully: Council President Maggie Lewis mulling run for mayor". The Indianapolis Star. April 22, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  26. 1 2 "Yes, it's June 2014, a good time to examine the 2015 mayor's race". Indianapolis Recorder. June 5, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  27. ↑ "2015 Municipal Election Results". Indy Gov. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
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