2019 Indianapolis mayoral election
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An election for Mayor of Indianapolis was held on November 5, 2019. Joe Hogsett, the incumbent mayor, sought and won reelection for a second term in office.[2]
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November 5, 2019
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| Turnout | 24.24%  1.56pp[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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 Precinct results Hogsett: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Merritt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 40–50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Nominations
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Denise Paul Hatch
- Joe Hogsett, incumbent Mayor of Indianapolis[3][4][5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Hogsett (incumbent) | 29,111 | 83.83% | |
| Democratic | Denise Paul Hatch | 5,615 | 16.17% | |
| Total votes | 34,726 | |||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jim Merritt, chair of the Marion County Republican Party and State Senator[7]
- Christopher James Moore, dump truck driver[3][8]
- Felipe Rios
Withdrawn candidates
Potential candidates that did not run
- Greg Ballard, former mayor of Indianapolis[11]
- Jeff Cardwell, former chair of the Indiana Republican Party and former member of Indianapolis City-County Council[13]
- Ted Feeney, former president of Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association[14]
- Cindy Kirchhofer, state representative[3]
- Jamal Smith, executive director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission[3][11]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | James W. Merritt Jr. | 14,910 | 82.75% | |
| Republican | Christopher James Moore | 2,622 | 14.55% | |
| Republican | Felipe Rios | 486 | 2.70% | |
| Total votes | 18,018 | |||
Libertarian candidates
- Douglas McNaughton [15]
Independent candidates
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Joseph H. Hogsett (Incumbent) | 109,084 | 71.60 | +9.59% | |
| Republican | James W. Merritt Jr. | 40,903 | 26.85 | −11.00% | |
| Libertarian | Douglas John "Mac" McNaughton | 2,353 | 1.54 | ||
| No party | Write-Ins | 10 | 0.01 | — | |
| Turnout | 152,350 | 23.98 | |||
| Majority | 68,181 | 44.75% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||