2019 Indianapolis mayoral election

2019 Indianapolis mayoral election
Turnout	23.98%
	Precinct results; Hogsett: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Merritt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Tie: 40–50%; No votes
Mayor before election; Joe Hogsett; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Joe Hogsett; Democratic

An election for Mayor of Indianapolis was held on November 5, 2019. Joe Hogsett, the incumbent mayor, sought and won reelection for a second term in office.^[1]

Nominations

Democratic primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Hogsett (incumbent)	29,111	83.83%
	Democratic	Denise Paul Hatch	5,615	16.17%
Total votes			34,726

Jose Evans, former member of Indianapolis City-County Council and former Democrat^[8]^[2]^[9]^[10]
John Schmitz, real estate developer^[11]

Greg Ballard, former mayor of Indianapolis^[10]
Jeff Cardwell, former chair of the Indiana Republican Party and former member of Indianapolis City-County Council^[12]
Ted Feeney, former president of Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association^[13]
Cindy Kirchhofer, state representative^[2]
Jamal Smith, executive director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission^[2]^[10]

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James W. Merritt Jr.	14,910	82.75%
	Republican	Christopher James Moore	2,622	14.55%
	Republican	Felipe Rios	486	2.70%
Total votes			18,018

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Indianapolis mayoral election, 2019^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph H. Hogsett (Incumbent)	109,084	71.60	+9.59%
	Republican	James W. Merritt Jr.	40,903	26.85	-11.00%
	Libertarian	Douglas John "Mac" McNaughton	2,353	1.54
	No party	Write-Ins	10	0.01	—
Turnout			152,350	23.98
Majority			68,181	44.75%
	Democratic hold		Swing