Peoria, Illinois mayoral election, 2005

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Peoria mayoral election, 2005
  2001 April 5, 2005 2009  

  Jim Ardis at city council meeting.jpg
Nominee Jim Ardis David P. Ransburg
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote12,1909,953
Percentage55.05%44.95%

Mayor peoria precincts 2005.jpg

Purple denotes a precinct won by Ardis, Light blue by Ransburg, Dark blue a tie.

Mayor before election

David P. Randsburg
Independent

Elected Mayor

Jim Ardis
Independent

The Peoria, Illinois mayoral election of 2005 was held to determine the Mayor of the City of Peoria from 2005 to 2009. Incumbent Mayor David P. Ransburg was defeated by At-Large Councilman Jim Ardis. Ardis was generally considered the conservative in the race, whereas Randsburg was seen as the more liberal.

Peoria, Illinois City in Illinois, United States

Peoria is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, and the largest city on the Illinois River. Established in 1691 by the French explorer Henri de Tonti, Peoria is the oldest European settlement in Illinois, and is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007. The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 373,590 in 2011. Until 2018, Peoria was the global and national headquarters for Caterpillar Inc., one of the 30 companies composing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and listed on the Fortune 100; in the latter year, the company relocated its headquarters to Deerfield, Illinois.

Jim Ardis mayor of Peoria, Illinois

Jim Ardis is an American corporate executive and politician who is the current mayor of Peoria, Illinois, since 2005. Prior to becoming mayor, he had previously served on the Peoria City Council from 1999 through 2005.

Primary

2005 mayoral election, Peoria, Illinois
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent David P. Ransburg 4,62834.93N/A
Independent Jim Ardis 4,39933.21N/A
Independent W. Eric Turner 2,52519.06N/A
Independent Bruce Brown1,68612.73N/A
Independent Leonard Cox (write-in)10.00N/A
Majority2291.72N/A
Turnout 13,24019.73
Independent hold Swing

Consolidated

2005 mayoral election, Peoria, Illinois
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Jim Ardis 12,19055.05N/A
Independent David P. Ransburg9,95344.95-20.09
Majority2,23710.10-19.98
Turnout 22,143
Independent hold Swing

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