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The 2019 Indianapolis City–County Council elections took place on November 5, 2019 with all 25 seats up for election. Before the elections Democrats held a 14–11-seat majority. Primaries for the council were held May 7, 2019.[1] Following the elections Democrats expanded their control of the council with a 20–5 majority.[2][3] This marked the first time in Indianapolis history that Democrats would hold a super majority on the council.[4] In the Indianapolis mayoral election held at the same time, Democrat Joe Hogsett beat Republican Jim Merritt 72% to 27%.[5]
Results summary
[edit]Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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2015 | 2019 | Strength | Vote | Percent | Change | ||
Democratic Party | 13 | 20 | 80% | 98,562 | 65.189% | +10.942% | |
Republican Party | 12 | 5 | 20% | 50,773 | 33.581% | -10.445% | |
Libertarian Party | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,283 | 0.849% | -0.878% | |
Green Party | 0 | 0 | 0% | 75 | 0.050% | +0.050% | |
Independent Party | 0 | 0 | 0% | 501 | 0.331% | +0.331% | |
Totals | 25 | 25 | 100% | 151,194 | 100% |
Close races
[edit]Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- Council District 15, 1.2% gain
- Council District 6, 3.0% gain
- Council District 4, 4.4% gain
- Council District 18, 5.8%
- Council District 20, 7.0%
- Council District 16, 7.9% gain
- Council District 24, 9.4%
- Council District 5, 9.8% gain
Other seats that flipped party control:
- Council District 2, 23.4% gain
- Council District 3, 28.2% gain
Results by district
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Leroy Robinson (incumbent) | 5,154 | 72.4% | +11.0 | |
Republican | Richard Anderson | 1,967 | 27.6% | −11.0 | |
Turnout | 7,121 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Keith Potts | 6,463 | 61.7% | +14.4 | |
Republican | Colleen Fanning (incumbent) | 4,007 | 38.3% | −10.8 | |
Turnout | 10.470 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Dan Boots | 5,506 | 64.1% | +21.4 | |
Republican | Dan Jones | 3,088 | 35.9 | −18.7 | |
Turnout | 8,594 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ethan Evans | 4,114 | 52.2% | +11.1 | |
Republican | Mike McQuillen (incumbent) | 3,762 | 47.8% | −11.1 | |
Turnout | 7,876 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Alison Brown | 5,065 | 54.9% | +10.1 | |
Republican | Adam Cox | 4,167 | 45.1% | −10.1 | |
Turnout | 9,232 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Crista Carlino | 3,268 | 51.5% | +12.3 | |
Republican | Janice Shattuck McHenry (incumbent) | 3,076 | 48.5% | −12.3 | |
Turnout | 6,344 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Barth | 7,025 | 87.2% | +15.5 | |
Republican | Stu Rhodes | 1,034 | 12.8% | −15.5 | |
Turnout | 8,059 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Monroe Gray, Jr (incumbent) | 5,884 | 85.1% | +6.8 | |
Republican | Patrick Midla | 1,028 | 14.9% | −6.8 | |
Turnout | 6,912 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William Oliver (incumbent) | 7,217 | 100% | +17.4 | |
Turnout | 7,217 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maggie Lewis (incumbent) | 3,057 | 88.2% | +8.1 | |
Republican | Clancy Arnold | 480 | 11.8% | −8.1 | |
Turnout | 3,537 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vop Osili (incumbent) | 5,096 | 88.8% | +2.2 | |
Republican | Evan Shearin | 643 | 11.2% | −2.2 | |
Turnout | 5,739 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blake Johnson (incumbent) | 4,043 | 72.5% | +12.9 | |
Republican | Jerry Mahshie | 1,337 | 24.0% | −10.5 | |
Libertarian | Justin Harter | 194 | 3.5% | −2.4 | |
Turnout | 5,574 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Keith Graves | 4,887 | 88.4% | +4.2 | |
Republican | Jay Thompson | 643 | 11.6% | −4.2 | |
Turnout | 5,530 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | La Keisha Jackson (incumbent) | 2,956 | 67.2% | −13.5 | |
Independent | Derris Ross | 988 | 22.7% | +22.7 | |
Republican | Karl Henry | 445 | 10.1% | −9.2 | |
Turnout | 4,389 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jessica McCormick | 2,521 | 50.6% | +12.8 | |
Republican | Andy Harris | 2,464 | 49.4% | −8.0 | |
Turnout | 4,985 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kristin Jones | 1,721 | 52.8% | +9.4 | |
Republican | Laura Giffel | 1,464 | 44.9% | −11.7 | |
Green | Mike Smith | 75 | 2.3% | +2.3 | |
Turnout | 3,260 | 100% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Zach Adamson (incumbent) | 4,641 | 79.1% | −5.5 | |
Republican | Tom Sutton | 637 | 10.9% | −4.5 | |
Independent | Antonio Lipscomb | 501 | 8.5% | +8.5 | |
Libertarian | Paul Copeland | 91 | 1.6% | +1.6 | |
Turnout | 5,870 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michael-Paul Hart | 2,638 | 52.9% | −5.0 | |
Democratic | Duane Ingram | 2,345 | 47.1% | +5.0 | |
Turnout | 4,983 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | David Ray (incumbent) | 3,674 | 59.1% | +7.0 | |
Republican | Tony Mendez | 2,545 | 40.9% | −7.0 | |
Turnout | 6,219 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason Holliday (incumbent) | 2,297 | 53.5% | −8.3 | |
Democratic | Phil Webster | 1,998 | 46.5% | +8.3 | |
Turnout | 4,295 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank Mascari (incumbent) | 3,269 | 62.7% | +2.6 | |
Republican | Tyler Richardson | 1,947 | 37.3% | −2.6 | |
Turnout | 5,216 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jared Evans (incumbent) | 2,133 | 58.5% | +4.4 | |
Republican | Jason Richey | 1,516 | 41.5% | −4.4 | |
Turnout | 3,649 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul Annee | 3,104 | 60.4% | −19.8 | |
Democratic | Beverly McDermott-Piazza | 2,038 | 39.6% | +39.6 | |
Turnout | 5,142 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Dilk | 2,801 | 54.7% | −45.3 | |
Democratic | Ben Brown | 2,322 | 45.3% | +45.3 | |
Turnout | 5,123 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Brian Mowery (incumbent) | 3,755 | 63.4% | −2.8 | |
Democratic | Justin Braun | 2,165 | 36.6% | +9.5 | |
Turnout | 5,920 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING". Indiana Elections. May 7, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Analysis: Indianapolis Democrats win big in City-County Council, flipping 6 seats". The Indy Channel. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Democrats expand majority on City-County Council". Indianapolis Business Journal. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "Seismic shift: Democrats win City-County Council supermajority". WTHR. November 6, 2019. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ "'We're not done building yet': Joe Hogsett wins second term as Indianapolis mayor". Indy Star. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.