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2015 Indianapolis mayoral election Turnout 22.6%
Precinct resultsHogsett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Brewer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Tie: 50% No votes
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.
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 .[2] 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.[3] [4]
Republican primary [ edit ]
Ahead of the primary, Brewer was seen as having strong odds of winning the Republican nomination.[5] [6] [7]
Candidates [ edit ]
Declared [ edit ]
Jocelyn-Tandy Adande, perennial candidate[8]
Chuck Brewer, businessman[9]
Terry Michael, real estate broker, former trustee of Fall Creek Township and candidate for the state senate in 2008[10]
Darrell Morris, firefighter and candidate in 2007[11]
Larry Shouse, janitor and candidate in 2007[11]
Withdrew [ edit ]
Declined [ edit ]
Greg Ballard , incumbent mayor[1]
J. Murray Clark , former state senator, former chairman of the Indiana Republican Party and nominee for lieutenant governor of Indiana in 2000 [15]
Charles Harrison, pastor and president of the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition[16] [17] [18]
Richard Hite , Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department [19] [11]
Ben Hunter, Indianapolis City-County Councilman[15]
Scott Keller, former Indianapolis City-County Councilman and nominee for the state house in 2012[20]
James W. Merritt , state senator[15] [21]
Troy Riggs, Indianapolis Director of Public Safety[22]
Ryan Vaughn, president of Indiana Sports Corp. and former chief of staff to Mayor Ballard[15]
Results [ edit ]
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Ahead of the primary, Hogsett was seen as having strong odds of capturing the Democratic nomination.[6]
Candidates [ edit ]
Declared [ edit ]
Withdrew [ edit ]
Declined [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
Libertarian nomination [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Declined [ edit ]
Charles Harrison, pastor and president of the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition[16] [17] [18]
Independents [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Dropped out [ edit ]
Sam Carson, businessman, Democratic candidate for mayor in 2011 , son of former U.S. Representative Julia Carson and uncle of U.S. Representative André Carson [30]
Declined [ edit ]
Charles Harrison, pastor and president of the Indianapolis Ten Point Coalition[16] [17] [18]
General election [ edit ]
Hogsett was seen as having strong odds of winning the election.[31] [32]
Results [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Legislature Eliminates Indy City-Council At Large Seats" . Network Indiana. April 26, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2015 .
^ "Hogsett cruises to victory with impressive win in Indy mayor's race" . The Indianapolis Star. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015 .
^ 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 .
^ Howey, Brian A. (March 26, 2011). "Close races develop in Columbus, E. Chicago" (PDF) . Howey Politics Indiana . 20 27 ). Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
^ a b Howey, Brian A. (April 30, 2015). "HPI's mayoral primary forecast" (PDF) . Howey Politics Indiana . 20 32 ). Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
^ Howey, Brian A. (February 12, 2015). "Horse Race following 20 mayoral primaries" (PDF) . Howey Politics Indiana . 20 23 ). Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
^ Eason, Brian (January 7, 2015). "Frequent candidate Jocelyn-Tandy Adande joins Indy mayor's race" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 18, 2015 .
^ Eason, Brian (January 19, 2015). "Indy Republicans tap businessman Chuck Brewer for mayor" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 20, 2015 .
^ Eason, Brian (January 16, 2015). "2nd Republican candidate files for Indianapolis mayor" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 18, 2015 .
^ a b c d e f Eason, Brian (February 6, 2015). "Indy Council up for grabs; mayoral field set" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved February 9, 2015 .
^ "Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams denies run for Indianapolis mayor" . WTHR . Retrieved January 16, 2015 .
^ Eason, Brian (January 19, 2015). "Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams to enter mayoral race" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 19, 2015 .
^ Eason, Brian (February 5, 2015). "Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams drops out of mayoral race" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved February 9, 2015 .
^ a b c d "Murray Clark decides against bid for mayor as GOP continues search for candidate" . The Indianapolis Star. November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .
^ a b c d Swarens, Tim (December 1, 2014). "Swarens: Charles Harrison considering run for Indy mayor" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved December 3, 2014 .
^ a b c d "Rev. Harrison to explore run for mayor, DeLaney pulls out" . WISHTV.com. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
^ a b c d "Swarens: Charles Harrison will not run for Indy mayor — for now" . The Indianapolis Star. January 19, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015 .
^ a b c "Former U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett officially enters race for Indianapolis mayor" . The Indianapolis Star. November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .
^ Milz, Mary (January 14, 2015). "GOP's Scott Keller not running for Indianapolis mayor" . WTHR . Retrieved January 16, 2015 .
^ "Sen. Jim Merritt won't seek mayor's office" . The Indianapolis Star. December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014 .
^ 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 .
^ Eason, Brian (January 9, 2015). "Activist joins Indy mayoral field" . The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 18, 2015 .
^ a b "Democrat Ed DeLaney says mayor's plan to fund pre-K hurts schools" . The Indianapolis Star. August 14, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .
^ "Rev. Charles Harrison considering mayoral run; Rep. DeLaney drops out" . The Indianapolis Star. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
^ "Frank Short says he'll seek Democratic nomination for mayor" . The Indianapolis Star. February 19, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .
^ "Frank Short drops bid for Indy mayor" . The Indianapolis Star. September 3, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .
^ a b "Tully: Uncertainty plagues Indy Democrats' mayoral ambitions" . The Indianapolis Star. May 22, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .
^ "Tully: Council President Maggie Lewis mulling run for mayor" . The Indianapolis Star. April 22, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .
^ a b "Yes, it's June 2014, a good time to examine the 2015 mayor's race" . Indianapolis Recorder. June 5, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014 .
^ Howey, Brian A. (September 10, 2015). "Horse Race: Gauging mayoral races" (PDF) . Howey Politics Indiana . 21 5 ). Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
^ Howey, Brian A. (August 6, 2015). "Club endorsement of Stutzman doesn't have the pop of 2012" (PDF) . Howey Politics Indiana . 21 1 ). Retrieved September 16, 2019 .
^ "2015 Municipal Election Results" . Indy Gov. November 4, 2015. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015 .
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