2015 Indianapolis mayoral election

2015 Indianapolis mayoral election

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Turnout22.68% Decrease 7.3pp[1]
 
Nominee Joe Hogsett Chuck Brewer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 92,521 56,320
Percentage 62.2% 37.4%

Precinct results
Hogsett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Brewer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

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.[2] 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.

The 2015 Indianapolis City-County elections took place alongside the mayoral election. This was the first election for the council without the four at-large seats, which were eliminated by the Indiana General Assembly.[3] 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 had complete control of city government. They also swept all elected city and county offices for the first time since the formation of Unigov.[4] This meant that, for the first time since the creation of the Unigov, the Democratic Party controlled both the Indianapolis mayoralty and City Council.[5]

  1. ^ "indy.gov". www.indy.gov. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Swarens: Indy Mayor Greg Ballard says it's time to move on". The Indianapolis Star. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Legislature Eliminates Indy City-Council At Large Seats". Network Indiana. April 26, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Hogsett cruises to victory with impressive win in Indy mayor's race". The Indianapolis Star. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  5. ^ Rickett, Christopher (April 29, 2019). "Richard Lugar and Uni-Gov: 5 things about the government merger that redrew Indianapolis". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 21, 2020.