2003 Indianapolis mayoral election

Mayoral election in Indianapolis, Indiana (2003) January 2025 September 2023 2003 Indianapolis mayoral election Indianapolis presidential no 1999 Indianapolis mayoral election 1999 2007 Indianapolis mayoral election 2007 November 4, 2003 File:Mayor Bart Peterson of Indianapolis (2006) (1).jpg 150x150px Bart Peterson Democratic Party (United States) 92,763 62.62% File:3x4.svg Greg Jordan Republican Party (United States) 55,354 37.37% 200px Mayor Bart Peterson Democratic Party (United States) Bart Peterson Democratic Party (United States) 26.81% 10.17ppindy.gov https://www.indy.gov/activity/marion-county-voter-turnout 2024-09-04 www.indy.gov en The Indianapolis mayoral election of 2003 took place on November 4, 2003. 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 reelected to a second term. Primaries Primaries were held on May 6. Democratic primary Indianapolis mayoral election, 2003INDIANA May 6, 2003 Municipal Primary Election https://indianavoters.in.gov/ENRHistorical/ElectionResults?year=2003 Secretary of State of Indiana 23 May 2019 31 December 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Bart Peterson (incumbent) 25,406 93.96 Democratic Party (United States) Karen Beck 1,633 6.04 23,773 87.92 27,039 Republican primary Indianapolis mayoral election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Greg Jordan 24,150 100 24,150 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesizekey Key:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersCV – certain votersV – unclear Marginof error BartPeterson (D) GregJordan (R) Other /UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 31 – November 2, 2003 413 (CV) ± 4.8% 62% 34% 4% Election results Peterson won reelection by a large margin. 2003 was a good year for Democrats in Indiana's mayoral elections, with the party winning control of the mayoralties of all of the state's top seven most populous cities for the first time since 1959.Democrats control top 7 Hoosier cities Howey Brian A. The Howey Political Report 5 November 2003 10 14 https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPR1014.pdf.pdf 11 December 2019 May 4, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200504220727/https://www.in.gov/library/files/HPR1014.pdf.pdf dead The Democratic Party also won control of the mayoralties in twenty of the state's thirty cities with populations above 25,000. Additionally, in 2003, Democrats won more than 56% of partisan mayoral races in Indiana.Marschall Melissa Lappie John Mayoral Elections in Indiana 2003–2015 https://kinder.rice.edu/sites/g/files/bxs1676/f/documents/LEAP_INDIANA_FINAL.pdf https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20181008174131/https://kinder.rice.edu/sites/g/files/bxs1676/f/documents/LEAP_INDIANA_FINAL.pdf dead October 8, 2018 Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research 5 May 2020 May 2016 During the general election, Marion County, saw voter turnout of 27% in its various elections.General Election Turnout and Registration http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2003%20Municipal%20Registration%20and%20Turnout.pdf www.in.gov Indiana Secretary of State October 12, 2020 October 13, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201013105826/https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2003%20Municipal%20Registration%20and%20Turnout.pdf dead Indianapolis mayoral election, 2003INDIANA November 4, 2003 Municipal General Election/ https://indianavoters.in.gov/ENRHistorical/ElectionResults?year=2003 Secretary of State of Indiana 23 May 2019 31 December 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Bart Peterson (incumbent) 92,763 62.62 Republican Party (United States) Greg Jordan 55,354 37.37 Independent politician John Leroy Plemons 13 0.01 37,409 25.25 148,130 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 1999 Indianapolis mayoral election2003 2007 Notes References 2003 Category:2003 United States mayoral elections Category:2003 Indiana elections