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David Roach

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 7, 2019

David Roach (Republican Party) ran for election forMayor of Fort Wayne in Indiana. Roach lost in the Republican primary onMay 7, 2019.

Roach was a2015Democratic candidate for Mayor ofFort Wayne,Indiana.

Elections

2019

See also: Mayoral election in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2019)

General election

General election for Mayor of Fort Wayne

IncumbentTom Henry defeatedTim Smith in the general election for Mayor of Fort Wayne on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Henry (D)	61.2	32,563
		Tim Smith (R)	38.8	20,638

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,201
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne

IncumbentTom Henry defeatedGina Burgess andTommy Schrader in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne on May 7, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Henry	86.2	6,797
	Submit photo	Gina Burgess	11.1	875
	Submit photo	Tommy Schrader	2.7	216

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,888
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne

Tim Smith defeatedJohn Crawford andDavid Roach in the Republican primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne on May 7, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Smith	56.4	9,065
		John Crawford	42.1	6,776
		David Roach	1.5	235

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,076
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew McLaughlin (R)

2015

See also:Fort Wayne, Indiana municipal elections, 2015

The city ofFort Wayne, Indiana, held elections formayor and city council onNovember 3, 2015. A primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. All nine city council seats were up for election.^[1]

In the Republican primary election for mayor,Mitch Harper defeatedRobert Bastian,William E. Collins andFrederick G. Osheskie. In the Democratic primary, incumbentTom Henry defeatedTom M. Cook,David Christopher Roach,Richard Stevenson Sr. andJohn Forrest Roberson. Henry defeated Harper in the general election.^[2][3]

Mayor of Fort Wayne, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom HenryIncumbent	56.8%	23,769
	Republican	Mitch Harper	43.2%	18,068
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				41,837
Source:Allen County, Indiana, "Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Mayor of Fort Wayne Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mitch Harper	83.7%	8,475
William E. Collins	7%	705
Robert Bastian	6.8%	693
Frederick G. Osheskie, Sr.	2.5%	255
Total Votes		10,128
Source:Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015

Mayor of Fort Wayne Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom HenryIncumbent	76.5%	5,676
Richard Stevenson Sr.	18.8%	1,396
Tom M. Cook	3%	219
David Christopher Roach	1.7%	128
Total Votes		7,419
Source:Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015

Campaign themes

2019

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