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The 2015 Indianapolis City–County Council elections took place on November 3, 2015. With all 25 seats up for election, this was the first for the council with newly redrawn districts and without the four at-large seats, which were eliminated by the Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly in 2013.[1] Before the elections Democrats held a 15–14 seat majority. Primaries for the council were held on May 5, 2015, with a handful of races being very close. The closest finish came in district one, with two Democratic incumbents forced into a run-off election because of the redistricting. Leroy Robinson defeated Angela Mansfield by only 26 votes.[2] Following the elections Democrats maintained control of the council with a 13–12 majority.[3] In the Indianapolis mayoral election held at the same time, Democrat Joe Hogsett beat Republican Chuck Brewer. This was only the second time in the history of Indianapolis that Democrats controlled both the mayor's office and the council.[4]
Results summary
[edit]Parties | Seats | Popular vote | |||||
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2011 | 2015 | Strength | Vote | Percent | Change | ||
Democratic Party | 15 | 13 | 52% | 79,122 | 54.247% | --- | |
Republican Party | 14 | 12 | 48% | 64,215 | 44.026% | --- | |
Libertarian Party | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2,519 | 1.727% | --- | |
Totals | 29 | 25 | 100% | 145,856 | 100% | - |
Close races
[edit]Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- Council District 2, 1.8% gain
- Council District 19, 4.2%
- Council District 22, 8.2% gain
Results by district
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Leroy Robinson (incumbent)[a] | 4,217 | 61.4% | ||
Republican | Brian Jones | 2,656 | 38.6% | ||
Turnout | 6,873 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Colleen Fanning | 4,959 | 49.1% | ||
Democratic | Kip Tew (incumbent)[a] | 4,783 | 47.3% | ||
Libertarian | Sam Goldstein | 360 | 3.6% | ||
Turnout | 10,102 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Christine Scales (incumbent)[b] | 4,489 | 54.6% | ||
Democratic | Pamela Hickman (incumbent)[a] | 3,511 | 42.7% | ||
Libertarian | Christopher Bowen | 226 | 2.7% | ||
Turnout | 8,226 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mike McQuillen (incumbent)[c] | 4,156 | 58.9% | ||
Democratic | Ray Biederman | 2,901 | 41.1% | ||
Turnout | 7,057 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jeff Coats | 4,451 | 55.2% | ||
Democratic | Curtis Bigsbee | 3,610 | 44.8% | ||
Turnout | 8,061 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Janice Shattuck McHenry (incumbent) | 3,798 | 60.8% | ||
Democratic | Frank Islas | 2,446 | 39.2% | ||
Turnout | 6,244 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph Simpson (incumbent)[d] | 5,808 | 71.7% | ||
Republican | Adrienne Slash | 2,291 | 28.3% | ||
Turnout | 8,099 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Monroe Gray, Jr (incumbent) | 5,433 | 78.3% | ||
Republican | Patrick Milda | 1,506 | 21.7% | ||
Turnout | 6,939 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William Oliver (incumbent)[e] | 6,358 | 82.6% | ||
Republican | Chuck Madden | 1,342 | 17.4% | ||
Turnout | 7,700 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Maggie Lewis (incumbent)[f] | 2,950 | 80.1% | ||
Republican | Terry Bible | 732 | 19.9% | ||
Turnout | 3,682 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vop Osili (incumbent)[g] | 4,677 | 86.6% | ||
Republican | Remington O'Guin | 724 | 13.4% | ||
Turnout | 5,401 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Blake Johnson | 3,307 | 59.6% | ||
Republican | Susan Marie Smith | 1,913 | 34.5% | ||
Libertarian | Michael Gunyon | 325 | 5.9% | ||
Turnout | 5,545 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Stephen Clay (incumbent)[h] | 4,737 | 84.2% | ||
Republican | Terri Miller-Penquite | 888 | 15.8% | ||
Turnout | 5,625 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | La Keisha Jackson (incumbent)[i] | 2,984 | 80.7% | ||
Republican | Terry Dove | 714 | 19.3% | ||
Turnout | 3,698 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Marilyn Pfisterer (incumbent)[j] | 2,659 | 57.4% | ||
Democratic | Christopher Wall | 1,753 | 37.8% | ||
Libertarian | Laurie Works | 224 | 4.8% | ||
Turnout | 4,636 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jeff Miller (incumbent)[k] | 1,751 | 56.6% | ||
Democratic | Emily Shrock | 1,345 | 43.4% | ||
Turnout | 3,096 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Zach Adamson (incumbent)[l] | 4,582 | 84.6% | ||
Republican | Sally Spiers | 833 | 15.4% | ||
Turnout | 5,415 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Susie Cordi | 2,990 | 57.9% | ||
Democratic | Eddie Barnes | 2,171 | 42.1% | ||
Turnout | 5,161 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | David Ray | 3,167 | 52.1% | ||
Republican | Benjamin Hunter (incumbent)[m] | 2,907 | 47.9% | ||
Turnout | 6,074 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jason Holliday (incumbent)[n] | 2,842 | 61.8% | ||
Democratic | Jon Easter | 1,760 | 38.2% | ||
Turnout | 4,602 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Frank Mascari (incumbent)[o] | 3,037 | 60.1% | ||
Republican | Anthony Davidson | 2,013 | 39.9% | ||
Turnout | 5,050 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jared Evans | 1,872 | 54.1% | ||
Republican | Robert Lutz (incumbent)[p] | 1,586 | 45.9% | ||
Turnout | 3,458 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Scott Kreider | 3,878 | 80.2% | ||
Libertarian | Douglas McNaughton | 957 | 19.8% | ||
Turnout | 4,835 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jack Sandlin (incumbent) | 3,950 | 100% | ||
Turnout | 3,950 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Aaron Freeman (incumbent) | 4,187 | 66.2% | ||
Democratic | Jeff Wheeler | 1,713 | 27.1% | ||
Libertarian | Mike Jasper | 427 | 6.7% | ||
Turnout | 6,327 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Former councilor-at-large.
- ^ Scales had been councilor of the old district 4.
- ^ McQuillen had been councilor of the old district 12.
- ^ Simpson had been councilor of the old district 9.
- ^ Oliver had been councilor of the old district 10.
- ^ Lewis had been councilor of the old district 7.
- ^ Osili had been councilor of the old district 15.
- ^ Clay had been councilor of the old district 11.
- ^ Jackson had been councilor of the old district 18.
- ^ Pfisterer had been councilor of the old district 14.
- ^ Miller had been councilor of the old district 19.
- ^ Adamson had been councilor of the old district 16.
- ^ Hunter had been councilor of the old district 21.
- ^ Holliday had been councilor of the old district 22.
- ^ Mascari had been councilor of the old district 20.
- ^ Lutz had been councilor of the old district 13.
References
[edit]- ^ "Legislature Eliminates Indy City-Council At Large Seats". Network Indiana. April 26, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ "In Indy: Scales survives party challenge; Robinson leads Mansfield by 26 votes". The Indianapolis Star. May 6, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Municipal Election Results". Indy Gov. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
- ^ "Hogsett cruises to victory with impressive win in Indy mayor's race". The Indianapolis Star. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.