2015 Indianapolis City-County Council election

none September 2023 2015 Indianapolis City-County Council election Indianapolis legislative no 2011 Indianapolis City-County Council election 2011 2015 11 03 2019 Indianapolis City-County Council election 2019 All 25 seats on the Indianapolis City-County Council 13 Monroe Gray Democratic Party (United States) District 8 15 seats 13 seats Indianapolis City-County Council elections, 2015 results by district.svg Popular vote district Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 14 seats 12 seats Mike McQuillen District 4 The 2015 Indianapolis City–County Council elections took place on November 3, 2015. With all 25 seats up for election, this was the first for the council with newly redrawn districts and without the four at-large seats, which were eliminated by the Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly in 2013.http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/legislature-eliminates-indy-citycouncil-large-seats-48594/ Legislature Eliminates Indy City-Council At Large Seats Network Indiana April 26, 2013 November 8, 2015 Before the elections Democrats held a 15–14-seat majority. Primaries for the council were held on May 5, 2015, with a handful of races being very close. The closest finish came in district one, with two Democratic incumbents forced into a run-off election because of the redistricting. Leroy Robinson defeated Angela Mansfield by only 26 votes.http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/05/05/incumbent-councilors-battle-survival-indy/26951091/ In Indy: Scales survives party challenge; Robinson leads Mansfield by 26 votes The Indianapolis Star May 6, 2015 November 8, 2015 Following the elections Democrats maintained control of the council with a 13–12 majority.http://www.indy.gov/eGov/County/Clerk/Election/Election_Info/Pages/2015-Municipal-Election-Results.aspx 2015 Municipal Election Results Indy Gov November 3, 2015 November 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021929/http://www.indy.gov/eGov/County/Clerk/Election/Election_Info/Pages/2015-Municipal-Election-Results.aspx November 17, 2015 dead In the Indianapolis mayoral election held at the same time, Democrat Joe Hogsett beat Republican Chuck Brewer. This was only the second time in the history of Indianapolis that Democrats controlled both the mayor's office and the council.http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/11/03/hogsett-has-early-lead/74814458/ Hogsett cruises to victory with impressive win in Indy mayor's race The Indianapolis Star November 4, 2015 November 8, 2015 Results summary PartiesSeatsPopular vote20112015StrengthVotePercentChangeDemocratic Party1513 52% 79,122 54.247% ---Republican Party1412 48% 64,215 44.026% ---Libertarian Party00 0%2,5191.727% ---Totals2925100%145,856100%- Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red Council District 2, 1.8% gain blue Council District 19, 4.2% blue Council District 22, 8.2% gain Results by district City-County Council District 1 Democratic Party (United States) Leroy Robinson (incumbent)at-large Former councilor-at-large. 4,217 61.4% Republican Party (United States) Brian Jones 2,656 38.6% 6,873 City-County Council District 2 Republican Party (United States) Colleen Fanning 4,959 49.1% Democratic Party (United States) Kip Tew (incumbent)at-large 4,783 47.3% Libertarian Party (United States) Sam Goldstein 360 3.6% 10,102 City-County Council District 3 Republican Party (United States) Christine Scales (incumbent)Scales had been councilor of the old district 4. 4,489 54.6% Democratic Party (United States) Pamela Hickman (incumbent)at-large 3,511 42.7% Libertarian Party (United States) Christopher Bowen 226 2.7% 8,226 City-County Council District 4 Republican Party (United States) Mike McQuillen (incumbent)McQuillen had been councilor of the old district 12. 4,156 58.9% Democratic Party (United States) Ray Biederman 2,901 41.1% 7,057 City-County Council District 5 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Coats 4,451 55.2% Democratic Party (United States) Curtis Bigsbee 3,610 44.8% 8,061 City-County Council District 6 Republican Party (United States) Janice Shattuck McHenry (incumbent) 3,798 60.8% Democratic Party (United States) Frank Islas 2,446 39.2% 6,244 City-County Council District 7 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Simpson (incumbent)Simpson had been councilor of the old district 9. 5,808 71.7% Republican Party (United States) Adrienne Slash 2,291 28.3% 8,099 City-County Council District 8 Democratic Party (United States) Monroe Gray, Jr (incumbent) 5,433 78.3% Republican Party (United States) Patrick Milda 1,506 21.7% 6,939 City-County Council District 9 Democratic Party (United States) William Oliver (incumbent)Oliver had been councilor of the old district 10. 6,358 82.6% Republican Party (United States) Chuck Madden 1,342 17.4% 7,700 City-County Council District 10 Democratic Party (United States) Maggie Lewis (incumbent)Lewis had been councilor of the old district 7. 2,950 80.1% Republican Party (United States) Terry Bible 732 19.9% 3,682 City-County Council District 11 Democratic Party (United States) Vop Osili (incumbent)Osili had been councilor of the old district 15. 4,677 86.6% Republican Party (United States) Remington O'Guin 724 13.4% 5,401 City-County Council District 12 Democratic Party (United States) Blake Johnson 3,307 59.6% Republican Party (United States) Susan Marie Smith 1,913 34.5% Libertarian Party (United States) Michael Gunyon 325 5.9% 5,545 City-County Council District 13 Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Clay (incumbent)Clay had been councilor of the old district 11. 4,737 84.2% Republican Party (United States) Terri Miller-Penquite 888 15.8% 5,625 City-County Council District 14 Democratic Party (United States) La Keisha Jackson (incumbent)Jackson had been councilor of the old district 18. 2,984 80.7% Republican Party (United States) Terry Dove 714 19.3% 3,698 City-County Council District 15 Republican Party (United States) Marilyn Pfisterer (incumbent)Pfisterer had been councilor of the old district 14. 2,659 57.4% Democratic Party (United States) Christopher Wall 1,753 37.8% Libertarian Party (United States) Laurie Works 224 4.8% 4,636 City-County Council District 16 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Miller (incumbent)Miller had been councilor of the old district 19. 1,751 56.6% Democratic Party (United States) Emily Shrock 1,345 43.4% 3,096 City-County Council District 17 Democratic Party (United States) Zach Adamson (incumbent)Adamson had been councilor of the old district 16. 4,582 84.6% Republican Party (United States) Sally Spiers 833 15.4% 5,415 City-County Council District 18 Republican Party (United States) Susie Cordi 2,990 57.9% Democratic Party (United States) Eddie Barnes 2,171 42.1% 5,161 City-County Council District 19 Democratic Party (United States) David Ray 3,167 52.1% Republican Party (United States) Benjamin Hunter (incumbent)Hunter had been councilor of the old district 21. 2,907 47.9% 6,074 City-County Council District 20 Republican Party (United States) Jason Holliday (incumbent)Holliday had been councilor of the old district 22. 2,842 61.8% Democratic Party (United States) Jon Easter 1,760 38.2% 4,602 City-County Council District 21 Democratic Party (United States) Frank Mascari (incumbent)Mascari had been councilor of the old district 20. 3,037 60.1% Republican Party (United States) Anthony Davidson 2,013 39.9% 5,050 City-County Council District 22 Democratic Party (United States) Jared Evans 1,872 54.1% Republican Party (United States) Robert Lutz (incumbent)Lutz had been councilor of the old district 13. 1,586 45.9% 3,458 City-County Council District 23 Republican Party (United States) Scott Kreider 3,878 80.2% Libertarian Party (United States) Douglas McNaughton 957 19.8% 4,835 City-County Council District 24 Republican Party (United States) Jack Sandlin (incumbent) 3,950 100% 3,950 City-County Council District 25 Republican Party (United States) Aaron Freeman (incumbent) 4,187 66.2% Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Wheeler 1,713 27.1% Libertarian Party (United States) Mike Jasper 427 6.7% 6,327 Notes References Indianapolis Elections 2015 Indianapolis 2015 Indianapolis 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