1967 Indianapolis mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 Indianapolis mayoral election, 1967 Indianapolis presidential no 1963 Indianapolis mayoral election 1963 1971 Indianapolis mayoral election 1971 November 7, 1967 45.2% 125px Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) 72,278 53.3% 125px John J. Barton Democratic Party (United States) 63,284 46.7% 200px Mayor John J. Barton Democratic Party (United States) Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) thumb|Postcard from Lugar's campaign The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1967 took place on November 7, 1967.Running for Mayor https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/lugar/exhibits/show/mayor/mayoralcampaign Indiana University Bloomington 11 September 2019 Richard Lugar defeated incumbent Democratic mayor John J. Barton, becoming the first Republican to be elected mayor of Indianapolis in nearly two-decades.King Seth S. MAYOR IN INDIANA FACES CHALLENGE https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/31/archives/mayor-in-indiana-faces-challenge-lugar-of-indianapolis-in-battle.html New York Times 11 September 2019 31 October 1971 Democrats had long dominated mayoral elections before 1967, having won ten of the thirteen mayoral elections since 1930. No Democrat would subsequently recapture the mayoralty until 1999, largely due to the city-county merger that created the Unigov in 1970 adding the votes of suburban Marion County, which shifted the composition of the electorate towards the Republicans.Rickett Christopher Richard Lugar and Uni-Gov: 5 things about the government merger that redrew Indianapolis https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/29/richard-lugar-unigov-5-things-about-government-merger-that-redrew-indianapolis/3611406002/ Indianapolis Star 21 April 2020 en 29 April 2019 Nominations Democratic primary Barton was unsuccessfully challenged by Marion County Democratic Party chairman James W. Beatty.Bodenhamer David J. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Indiana University Press 1994 0-253-31222-1 537 https://books.google.com/books?id=bg13QcMSsq8C Beatty's challenge to Barton was seen as an act of retribution for Barton seeking to unseat Beatty as chairman the previous year. Republican primary A former member of the Indianapolis School Board, earlier that year Lugar had unsuccessfully sought to become President of the but lost by a vote of four to three. Lugar was also the former head of Community Action Against Poverty and an executive at Thomas I. Green & Co. After this, he was convinced by L. Keith Bulen, the chair of the Marion County Republican Committee, to run for mayor. Lugar was also supported by the Republican Action Committee, a group of young Republicans that had organized after the party's losses in the 1964 election cycle in order to challenge control of the party from the party establishment. In the primary, Lugar defeated former mayor Alex M. Clark. General election Lugar made roughly 400 speeches over the course of his candidacy, discussing a wide variety of issues rather than focusing narrowly on a handful of issues. Among effective criticisms he lodged against Barton was criticism of the practice of open-dump burning of refuse (including in wards that had historically been strongly Democratic). He also spoke on issues such as the construction of the highway inner loop, minority demands, and a lack of adequate recreation space. Barton had been a fairly popular incumbent. By the end of the election cycle, it had been widely anticipated that he would be reelected by a narrow margin. Lugar's win was considered to be a political upset. Coinciding municipal elections were also swept by the Republican Party.Poletika Nicole The Undemocratic Making of Indianapolis https://beltmag.com/undemocratic-indianapolis-unigov-poletika/ Belt Magazine 11 September 2019 29 March 2019 Republicans took the city council elections with a 6 to 3 majority of seats. Indianapolis mayoral election, 1967David J. Bodenhamer Robert G. Barrows The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Indiana University Press 1994 0-253-31222-1 1356 and 1357 https://books.google.com/books?id=bg13QcMSsq8C Republican Party (United States) Richard Lugar 72,278 53.3 Democratic Party (United States) John J. Barton (incumbent) 63,284 46.7 135,562 45.2 8,994 6.6 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also Electoral history of Richard Lugar References 1963 Indianapolis mayoral election1967 1971 1967 Category:1967 United States mayoral elections Category:1967 Indiana elections