In early April 2019, we asked NUVO
readers to submit and then vote upon the questions they most wanted
answered by Indianapolis City-County Council and Indianapolis mayoral
candidates on the Tuesday, May 7, 2019 municipal primary election
ballot. The following is a collection of the responses we received
back by the Monday, May 6, 2019 deadline.
2019-05-07 - Marion County Municipal
Primary Election Results
After all the ballots were counted,
there were few surprises to be found in the results of the 2019
Marion County municipal primary election on Tuesday, May 7. All of
the Indianapolis City-County Council and mayoral candidates endorsed
by the Marion County Democratic and Republican parties came away
victorious.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: Indianapolis Mayor
After running successfully for the
office of Indianapolis mayor in 2015, Democratic incumbent Joe
Hogsett is running for re-election in 2019. In the primary election
he will face fellow Democrat Denise Paul Hatch. The winner of that
contest will face one of three Republican challengers: James W.
Merritt, Christopher James Moore, or Felipe Rios.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 25
District 25 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers the south eastern-most part of the city.
Incumbent Republican Brian Mowery was first elected in 2016, and is
running for re-election against Democratic challenger Justin Braun.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 24
District 24 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers part of the south central side of the
city. Incumbent Republican John D. Wesseler is not running for
election after filling the vacant spot left by the newly elected
State Senator Jack Sandlin. Looking to fill the vacant seat are
Democrat Ben Brown and Republicans Thomas L. Vaughn and Doug Wood.
2019-05-02 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 21
District 21 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers the near south side of the city. Incumbent
Democrat Frank Mascari first won his District 21 seat in 2015. (He
was elected to represent District 20 in 2011.) He will face
Republican challenger Tyler Richardson in the general election.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 19
District 19 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers part of the east side of the city.
Incumbent Democrat David M. Ray is running for re-election against
Republican Tony Mendez.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 18
District 18 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers the near south east side of the city.
Incumbent Republican Susie Cordi is not running for re-election.
Looking to take her seat are Democrat Duane Ingram and Republican
Carrie Zapfe.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 17
District 17 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers the north side of downtown. Incumbent Zach
Adamson is running for re-election against fellow Democrat Joseph
Denney and Republican Paula J. Barnett.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 16
District 16 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers the near west side of the city. Current
Democratic office-holder Jefferson Shreve is not running for election
after taking the seat formerly occupied by Jeff Miller, who resigned
in 2018, several months after child molestation charges were first
announced. Looking to take his seat are Republican Laura Giffel and
Democrats Kristin Jones and Patrick Wagner.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 15
District 15 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers part of the west side of the city.
Republican Marilyn Pfisterer is not running for re-election. Her seat
is currently filled by Republican Andy Harris, who will face one of
two Democrats in the general election: Bryan Chatfield or Jessica
McCormick.
2019-05-02 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 11
District 11 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers the near west side of the city. Incumbent
Democrat and current Council President Vop Osili was first elected to
represent the district in 2011. In the general election, he will face
Republican challenger Evan Shearin.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 9
District 9 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers part of the near north side of the city.
Democratic incumbent William Duke Oliver has held the seat since
2004. He faces three challengers from his own party in the primary
election: Phillip L. Anderson Sr., Martha Baker Blue, and Leigh Riley
Evans.
2019-04-19 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 7
District 7 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers the near northwest side of the city.
According to the Marion County Election Board, incumbent Democratic
Councilor Joseph Simpson withdrew his name from consideration for
re-election. That means Democratic challenger John Barth is running
unopposed in the Tuesday, May 7 primary election.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 6
District 6 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers part of the north west side of the city.
Incumbent Republican Janice Shattuck McHenry has served in the seat
since 2007. Challenging her is Democrat Crista Carlino.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 5
District 5 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers the north western-most side of the city.
Incumbent Republican Jeff Coats is not seeking re-election. In the
running to take his seat are Republican Adam Cox and Democrats Alison
(Ali) Brown, Sherron Wellington Franklin, and Crystal Puckett.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 4
District 4 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers part of the north western side of the
city. Incumbent Republican Mike McQuillen has held the seat since
2008. Depending on the outcome of the primary election, he will face
one of two Democratic challengers in the general election in
November: Ethan P. Evans or Timothy Alan Knight.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 3
District 3 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers part of the north eastern side of the
city. Democratic incumbent Christine Scales did not file to run for
re-election. Looking to take her place are Republican Dan Jones and
Democrats Dan Boots and Coleman J. Watson.
2019-04-30 - 2019 Primary Voters
Guide: District 2
District 2 of the Indianapolis
City-County Council covers the north central side of the city.
Incumbent Republican Colleen Fanning was first elected as councillor
in 2015. Depending on the outcome of the primary election, she will
face one of two Democratic challengers in the general election in
November: Keith Potts or Thye Petty.
2019-04-12 - Here Are The Questions
We're Sending Candidates
Originally, the plan was to send five
questions to each of the Indianapolis mayoral and 25 City-County
Council candidates. But, given the huge response, we've extended that
to six questions each.
2019-04-10 - What Do You Want To
Know From the Municipal Primary Election Candidates?
Through the end of today we're still
collecting questions for the Indianapolis mayoral and City-County
Council candidates. You can also vote on the questions we've already
received. Once we've tallied the results, we'll send out the top five
most popular questions we've received from you, our readers.
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