Elections are held inFort Wayne ,Indiana to electthe city's mayor . Currently, such elections are regularly scheduled to be held every four years, in the year immediately preceding that ofUnited States presidential elections .
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1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election
The1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 3, 1987, to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , United States. It saw the election of RepublicanPaul Helmke , who unseated Democratic incumbentWinfield Moses .
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1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election
The1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991, to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , United States. It saw the reelection of Republican incumbentPaul Helmke .
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1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election
The1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 7, 1995, to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , United States. It saw the reelection of Republican incumbentPaul Helmke . As of 2023[update]
Wayne Township Trustee Thomas Essex won the Democratic primary with 4,056 votes.[ 2]
Some Republicans speculated that Helmke, who had ties to theClinton administration , might have been endangered in his primary. However, contrarily, he handily won his primary with 75% of the vote (7,717 votes).[ 2]
Libertarian nomination [ edit ] Libertarians nominated William Kempf.
The race was projected by Howey Political Report to be "safe Republican", with Helmke anticipated to be easily reelected.[ 3] [ 4]
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1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election Turnout 34%
The1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , United States. It saw the election of DemocratGraham Richard , who defeated Republican Linda Buskirk by a narrow margin.
Running for the Democratic nomination was Graham Richard, Agnes Hopkins, and David Roach.[ 7]
Running for the Republican nomination was Linda Buskirk and Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito.[ 7] [ 7]
1999 Fort Wayne Republican mayoral primary[ 9] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Linda Buskirk 9,540 52.10 Republican Joseph Martin Squadrito 8,772 47.90 Total votes 18,312 100
Independent candidates [ edit ] Independent candidates Sherri Emerson and William B. Dinkins also ran.
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2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election
The2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 4 to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , US. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbentGraham Richard , who again defeated Republican Linda Buskirk in what was a rematch of the 1999 election.
Primary elections were held May 8.[ 13]
During its primaries, the voter turnout inAllen County , in which Fort Wayne is located, was 11.9%.[ 13]
Republican primary results[ 13] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Linda Buskirk 8,233 88.26 Republican O. "Bro" Blye 1,095 11.74 Total votes 9,328 100
The election was projected as a "tossup".[ 14] [ 15]
During the general election, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 30.63%.[ 12]
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.[ 15] [ 15] [ 16]
During the general election,Allen County , where Fort Wayne is located, saw voter turnout of 25% in its various elections.[ 17]
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2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election
The2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 6 to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , United States. It saw the election of DemocratTom Henry .
Incumbent mayorGraham Richard did not seek reelection to a third term.
Primary elections were held May 8.[ 19]
In August, Kelty wasindicted over perjury and campaign finance charges. While he denied wrongdoing, this story dominated the campaign.[ 20]
During the general election,Allen County , where Fort Wayne is located, saw voter turnout of 21% in its various elections.[ 21]
In October 2008, Kelty pleaded guilty to several of the campaign finance charges brought against him.[ 22]
Henry would go on to be reelected in 2011,2015 , and2019 .
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2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election
The2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 8 to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , United States. It saw the reelection of DemocratTom Henry .
Primary elections were held May 3.[ 24]
During the primary elections, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 12.78%.[ 24]
During the general election, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 26.21%.[ 23]
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2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election
The2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 3 to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , United States. It saw the reelection of DemocratTom Henry to a third term.
Primary elections were held May 5.[ 26]
During the primary elections, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 9.82%.[ 26]
During the general election, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 22.49%.[ 25]
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2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election
The2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , United States. Incumbent mayorTom Henry was reelected to a fourth term.
Primary elections were held May 7.[ 27]
2019 Fort Wayne Republican mayoral primary[ 27] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tim Smith 9,065 56.39 Republican John Crawford 6,776 42.15 Republican David Christopher Roach 235 1.46 Total votes 16,076 100
Earlier in the campaign Henry was thought to be vulnerable, but the race ended up not being close. In his victory speech, Henry announced that it would be his last term as mayor, though he later decided to run for a fifth term against businessman Tim Didier for 2023. He was sworn in for his fourth term on January 1, 2020. His fourth term will expire on January 1, 2024.
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2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election ← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
The2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 to elect the mayor ofFort Wayne, Indiana , United States. Incumbent mayorTom Henry was reelected to a fifth term.
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