2019_Indianapolis_City-County_Council_election

2019 Indianapolis City-County Council election

2019 Indianapolis City-County Council election

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The 2019 Indianapolis City–County Council elections took place on November 5, 2019 with all 25 seats up for election. Before the elections Democrats held a 14–11-seat majority. Primaries for the council were held May 7, 2019.[1] Following the elections Democrats expanded their control of the council with a 20–5 majority.[2][3] This marked the first time in Indianapolis history that Democrats would hold a super majority on the council.[4] In the Indianapolis mayoral election held at the same time, Democrat Joe Hogsett beat Republican Jim Merritt 72% to 27%.[5]

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Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Council District 15, 1.2% gain
  2. Council District 6, 3.0% gain
  3. Council District 4, 4.4% gain
  4. Council District 18, 5.8%
  5. Council District 20, 7.0%
  6. Council District 16, 7.9% gain
  7. Council District 24, 9.4%
  8. Council District 5, 9.8% gain

Other seats that flipped party control:

  1. Council District 2, 23.4% gain
  2. Council District 3, 28.2% gain

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References

  1. "PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING". Indiana Elections. May 7, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Analysis: Indianapolis Democrats win big in City-County Council, flipping 6 seats". The Indy Channel. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  3. "Democrats expand majority on City-County Council". Indianapolis Business Journal. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. "Seismic shift: Democrats win City-County Council supermajority". WTHR. November 6, 2019. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  5. "'We're not done building yet': Joe Hogsett wins second term as Indianapolis mayor". Indy Star. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.

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