2007 Indianapolis mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2007 Indianapolis mayoral election Indianapolis presidential no 2003 Indianapolis mayoral election 2003 2011 Indianapolis mayoral election 2011 November 6, 2007 File:GregBallard (1).jpg 150x150px Greg Ballard Republican Party (United States) 83,238 50.4% File:Mayor Bart Peterson of Indianapolis (2006) (1).jpg Bart Peterson Democratic Party (United States) 77,926 47.2% INDP07Mayor.png 200px Voting by party by neighborhood. The darkest blue shade represents more than 60% of votes were for Peterson, the lighter blue shade represents more than 50% for Peterson. The darkest red shade represents more than 60% of votes were for Ballard, the lighter red shade represents more than 50% for Ballard. Mayor Bart Peterson Democratic Party (United States) Greg Ballard Republican Party (United States) 26.32% 0.49ppindy.gov https://www.indy.gov/activity/marion-county-voter-turnout 2024-09-04 www.indy.gov en The Indianapolis mayoral election of 2007 took place on November 6, 2007. Voters elected the Mayor of Indianapolis, members of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as several other local officials. Incumbent Democrat Bart Peterson was seeking a third term. Republicans nominated a Marine veteran, Greg Ballard, to run against Peterson. In what was called "the biggest upset in Indiana political history", Ballard defeated Peterson 50% to 47%.http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071107/LOCAL190501/311070006 Ballard grabs upset win in mayoral race The Indianapolis Star 2007-11-07 2008-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20080223124533/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071107%2FLOCAL190501%2F311070006 2008-02-23 dead The Indianapolis City-County elections took place alongside the mayoral election.http://imcwwa2k3.indygov.org/elecnight/2007gen/ https://web.archive.org/web/20080511195730/http://imcwwa2k3.indygov.org/elecnight/2007gen/ 2008-05-11 2007 General Election Results Marion County Clerk's Office 2007-11-07 2008-11-01 Candidates Democrat Bart Peterson, incumbent Mayor, ran for a third term. Republican Greg Ballard Libertarian Fred Peterson Campaign Peterson was vastly considered a lock to win the election by political experts. http://www.theindychannel.com/politics/14528118/detail.html Ballard's 'Biggest Upset' Ends Peterson Era WRTV 2007-11-07 2008-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20080617235858/http://www.theindychannel.com/politics/14528118/detail.html 2008-06-17 dead The incumbent Peterson had nearly 30 times as much campaign money as the challenger. Peterson, who started with considerable fundraising advantages, raised nearly $1.5 million since April and had $1.5 million left in late October. http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=7239340 Peterson's fundraising far outweighs competition WTHR 2007-10-19 2008-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20071117044211/http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=7239340 2007-11-17 dead In contrast, Ballard raised nearly $225,000 since April and had just over $51,000 left in his campaign fund in late October. Peterson spent nearly $1.5 million on TV and radio ads and $113,000 on polling and research. Two weeks before election day, Ballard had still not put up any TV ads. Issues The two major issues in the mayoral campaign were crime and taxes. http://www.wthr.com/global/Story.asp?s=7245317 Candidates for mayor discuss election issues WTHR 2007-11-05 2008-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629130333/http://www.wthr.com/global/Story.asp?s=7245317 2011-06-29 dead Residents felt property taxes were most important due to the spike in the tax. Rising crime was another major issue in the election. http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6461348 Indianapolis Mayor Begins Ad Campaign WISH-TV 2007-05-02 2008-06-22 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Election results Indianapolis mayoral election, 2007 Republican Party (United States) Greg Ballard 83,238 50.4 Democratic Party (United States) Bart Peterson (incumbent) 77,926 47.2 Libertarian Party (United States) Fred Peterson 3,787 2.3 No party Write-Ins 51 0.1 165,002 26.2 5,312 3.2 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 2003 Indianapolis mayoral election2007 2011 2007 Category:2007 United States mayoral elections Category:2007 Indiana elections