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Mayoral elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Elections are held in Fort Wayne, Indiana to elect the city's mayor. Currently, such elections are regularly scheduled to be held every four years, in the year immediately preceding that of United States presidential elections.

Elections before 1987 edit

1987 edit

1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991 →
     
Nominee Paul Helmke Winfield Moses
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 26,194% 24,179
Percentage 52.00% 48.00%

Mayor before election

Winfield Moses
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Paul Helmke
Republican

The 1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 3, 1987, to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the election of Republican Paul Helmke, who unseated Democratic incumbent Winfield Moses.

1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Helmke 26,194 52.00
Democratic Winfield Moses (incumbent) 24,179 48.00
Total votes 50,373 100

1991 edit

1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 1987 November 5, 1991 1995 →
     
Nominee Paul Helmke Charlie Belch
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 21,415% 14,766
Percentage 59.19% 40.81%

Mayor before election

Paul Helmke
Republican

Elected Mayor

Paul Helmke
Republican

The 1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991, to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the reelection of Republican incumbent Paul Helmke.

1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Helmke (incumbent) 21,415 59.19
Democratic Charlie Belch 14,766 40.81
Total votes 36,181 100

1995 edit

1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 1991 November 7, 1995 1999 →
     
Nominee Paul Helmke Thomas Essex
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 21,909 11,033
Percentage 64.49% 32.48%

Mayor before election

Paul Helmke
Republican

Elected Mayor

Paul Helmke
Republican

The 1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 7, 1995, to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the reelection of Republican incumbent Paul Helmke. As of 2023, this is the last time a Republican was elected Mayor of Fort Wayne.

Nominations edit

Democratic primary edit

Wayne Township Trustee Thomas Essex won the Democratic primary with 4,056 votes.[2]

Republican primary edit

Some Republicans speculated that Helmke, who had ties to the Clinton 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.

General election edit

The race was projected by Howey Political Report to be "safe Republican", with Helmke anticipated to be easily reelected.[3][4]

1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Helmke (incumbent) 21,909 64.49
Democratic Thomas Essex 11,033 32.48
Libertarian William Kempf 1,029 3.03
Total votes 33,971 100

1999 edit

1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 1995 November 2, 1999 2003 →
Turnout34%
     
Nominee Graham Richard Linda Buskirk
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 21,607 21,531
Percentage 50.07% 49.89%

Mayor before election

Paul Helmke
Republican

Elected Mayor

Graham Richard
Democratic

The 1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the election of Democrat Graham Richard, who defeated Republican Linda Buskirk by a narrow margin.

Nominations edit

Democratic primary edit

Running for the Democratic nomination was Graham Richard, Agnes Hopkins, and David Roach.[7]

1999 Fort Wayne Democratic mayoral primary[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Graham Richard 5,568 79.13
Democratic Agnes Fitzgerald Hopkins 940 13.36
Democratic Dave "Fort Wayne's Most Wanted" Roach 529 7.52
Total votes 7,037 100

Republican primary edit

Running for the Republican nomination was Linda Buskirk and Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito.[7] While he had been seen as a frontrunner,[7] Squadrito ultimately lost the primary to Buskirk.

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.

General election edit

1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Graham Richard 21,607 50.07
Republican Linda Buskirk 21,531 49.89
Independent Sherri Emerson 14 0.03
Independent William B. Dinkins 3 0.01
Turnout 43,155 34

2003 edit

2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 1999 November 4, 2003[12] 2007 →
     
Nominee Graham Richard Linda Buskirk
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 27,279 19,717
Percentage 58.00% 41.92%

Mayor before election

Graham Richard
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Graham Richard
Democratic

The 2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 4 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, US. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbent Graham Richard, who again defeated Republican Linda Buskirk in what was a rematch of the 1999 election.

Nominations edit

Primary elections were held May 8.[13]

During its primaries, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 11.9%.[13]

Democratic primary edit

Democratic primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Graham Richard (incumbent) 5,061 88.85
Democratic Charles Eberhard 330 5.79
Democratic Thomas Allen Schrader 167 2.93
Democratic David Christopher "Papa" Roach 138 2.42
Total votes 5,696 100

Republican primary edit

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

General election edit

The election was projected as a "tossup".[14] Despite the race having been projected to be close, Richard won a sizable victory over Buskirk.[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] The Democratic Party also won control of the mayoralties in twenty of the state's thirty cities with populations above 25,000.[15] Additionally, in 2003, Democrats won more than 56% of partisan mayoral races in Indiana.[16]

During the general election, Allen County, where Fort Wayne is located, saw voter turnout of 25% in its various elections.[17]

2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Graham Richard (incumbent) 27,279 58.00
Republican Linda Buskirk 19,717 41.92
Write-in Others 38 0.08
Total votes 47,031 100

2007 edit

2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 2003 November 6, 2007[18] 2011 →
   
Nominee Tom Henry Matt Kelty
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 31,740 21,163
Percentage 60% 40%

Mayor before election

Graham Richard
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Henry
Democratic

The 2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 6 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the election of Democrat Tom Henry.

Incumbent mayor Graham Richard did not seek reelection to a third term.

Nominations edit

Primary elections were held May 8.[19]

Democratic primary edit

2007 Fort Wayne Democratic mayoral primary[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Henry 4,921 82.44
Democratic Tom Cook 804 13.47
Democratic Frederick F. Steinke 244 4.09
Total votes 5,969 100

Republican primary edit

2007 Fort Wayne Republican mayoral primary[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Kelty 9,123 50.29
Republican Nelson Peters 8,465 46.66
Republican Ivan R. Hood 328 1.81
Republican Teresa L. Licari 115 0.63
Republican Wilbert "Duke" Brown 111 0.61
Total votes 18,142 100

General election edit

In August, Kelty was indicted 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]

2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Henry 31,740 60.00
Republican Matt Kelty 21,163 40.00
Total votes 52,903 100

Aftermath edit

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, and 2019.

2011 edit

2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 2007 November 8, 2011[23] 2015 →
     
Nominee Tom Henry Paula Hughes
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 23,166 21,520
Percentage 49.85% 46.31%

Mayor before election

Tom Henry
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Henry
Democratic

The 2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 8 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the reelection of Democrat Tom Henry.

Nominations edit

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]

Democratic primary edit

2011 Fort Wayne Democratic mayoral primary[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Henry (incumbent) 4,391 85.96
Democratic Tom Cook 346 6.77
Democratic Charles Eberhard 159 3.11
Democratic D. C. "Mr. Roachclip" Roach 116 2.27
Democratic Frederick F. Steinke 96 1.88
Total votes 5,108 100

Republican primary edit

2011 Fort Wayne Republican mayoral primary[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paula Hughes 9,241 55.67
Republican Elizabeth "Liz" Brown 4,188 25.23
Republican Eric Doden 3,031 18.26
Republican Wilbert "Duke" Brown 111 0.61
Republican Terrence Richard Walker 79 0.48
Total votes 16,601 100

General election edit

During the general election, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 26.21%.[23]

2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Henry (incumbent) 23,166 49.85
Republican Paula Hughes 21,520 46.31
Independent D. Haley Ahrend 1,782 3.83
Total votes 46,468 100

2015 edit

2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 2011 November 3, 2015[25] 2019 →
   
Nominee Tom Henry Mitch Harper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 23,769 18,068
Percentage 56.81% 43.19%

Mayor before election

Tom Henry
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Henry
Democratic

The 2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 3 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the reelection of Democrat Tom Henry to a third term.

Nominations edit

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]

Democratic primary edit

2015 Fort Wayne Democratic primary [26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Henry (incumbent) 5,676 76.51
Democratic Richard "Rick" Stevenson Sr. 1,396 18.82
Democratic Tom M. Cook 219 2.95
Democratic David Christopher Roach 128 1.73
Total votes 7,419 100

Republican primary edit

2015 Fort Wayne Republican primary[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch Harper 8,475 83.68
Republican William E. "Bill" Collins 705 6.96
Republican Robert "Rob" Bastian 693 6.84
Republican Frederick G. Osheskie Sr. 255 2.52
Total votes 10,128 100

General election edit

During the general election, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 22.49%.[25]

2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Henry (incumbent) 23,769 56.81
Republican Mitch Harper 18,068 43.19
Total votes 41,837 100

2019 edit

2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →
     
Nominee Tom Henry Tim Smith
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 32,571 20,643
Percentage 61.74% 38.26%

Mayor before election

Tom Henry
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Henry
Democratic

The 2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Incumbent mayor Tom Henry was reelected to a fourth term.

Nominations edit

Primary elections were held May 7.[27]

Democratic primary edit

Democratic primary results[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Henry (incumbent) 6,797 86.17
Democratic Gina M. Burgess 875 11.09
Democratic Tommy A. Schrader 216 2.74
Total votes 7,888 100

Republican primary edit

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

General election edit

The election was not close with Henry winning easily. 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.

2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas C. Henry (Incumbent) 32,571 61.21% +4.40%
Republican Timothy Smith 20,643 38.79% -4.40%
No party Write-Ins
Turnout 53,214
Majority 11,928 22.42% 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

2023 edit

2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election
 
← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
     
Nominee Tom Henry Thomas Didier
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 23,945 22,210
Percentage 51.88% 48.12%

Mayor before election

Tom Henry
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Tom Henry
Democratic

The 2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Incumbent mayor Tom Henry was reelected to a fifth term.

2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas C. Henry (Incumbent) 23,945 51.88% -9.86%
Republican Thomas Didier 22,210 48.12% +9.86%
No party Write-Ins
Turnout 46,155 100.00%
Majority 1,735 3.76% 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing


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Elections are held in Fort Wayne Indiana to elect the city s mayor Currently such elections are regularly scheduled to be held every four years in the year immediately preceding that of United States presidential elections Contents 1 Elections before 1987 2 1987 3 1991 4 1995 4 1 Nominations 4 1 1 Democratic primary 4 1 2 Republican primary 4 1 3 Libertarian nomination 4 2 General election 5 1999 5 1 Nominations 5 1 1 Democratic primary 5 1 2 Republican primary 5 1 3 Independent candidates 5 2 General election 6 2003 6 1 Nominations 6 1 1 Democratic primary 6 1 2 Republican primary 6 2 General election 7 2007 7 1 Nominations 7 1 1 Democratic primary 7 1 2 Republican primary 7 2 General election 7 3 Aftermath 8 2011 8 1 Nominations 8 1 1 Democratic primary 8 1 2 Republican primary 8 2 General election 9 2015 9 1 Nominations 9 1 1 Democratic primary 9 1 2 Republican primary 9 2 General election 10 2019 10 1 Nominations 10 1 1 Democratic primary 10 1 2 Republican primary 10 2 General election 11 2023 12 ReferencesElections before 1987 editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2021 1987 edit1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 1983 November 3 1987 1991 nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Helmke Winfield MosesParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 26 194 24 179Percentage 52 00 48 00 Mayor before electionWinfield MosesDemocratic Elected Mayor Paul HelmkeRepublicanThe 1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 3 1987 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana United States It saw the election of Republican Paul Helmke who unseated Democratic incumbent Winfield Moses 1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Helmke 26 194 52 00Democratic Winfield Moses incumbent 24 179 48 00Total votes 50 373 1001991 edit1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 1987 November 5 1991 1995 nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Helmke Charlie BelchParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 21 415 14 766Percentage 59 19 40 81 Mayor before electionPaul HelmkeRepublican Elected Mayor Paul HelmkeRepublicanThe 1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 1991 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana United States It saw the reelection of Republican incumbent Paul Helmke 1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Helmke incumbent 21 415 59 19Democratic Charlie Belch 14 766 40 81Total votes 36 181 1001995 edit1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 1991 November 7 1995 1999 nbsp nbsp Nominee Paul Helmke Thomas EssexParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 21 909 11 033Percentage 64 49 32 48 Mayor before electionPaul HelmkeRepublican Elected Mayor Paul HelmkeRepublicanThe 1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 7 1995 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana United States It saw the reelection of Republican incumbent Paul Helmke As of 2023 update this is the last time a Republican was elected Mayor of Fort Wayne Nominations edit Democratic primary edit Wayne Township Trustee Thomas Essex won the Democratic primary with 4 056 votes 2 Republican primary edit Some Republicans speculated that Helmke who had ties to the Clinton 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 General election edit The race was projected by Howey Political Report to be safe Republican with Helmke anticipated to be easily reelected 3 4 1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election 5 6 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paul Helmke incumbent 21 909 64 49Democratic Thomas Essex 11 033 32 48Libertarian William Kempf 1 029 3 03Total votes 33 971 1001999 edit1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 1995 November 2 1999 2003 Turnout34 nbsp nbsp Nominee Graham Richard Linda BuskirkParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 21 607 21 531Percentage 50 07 49 89 Mayor before electionPaul HelmkeRepublican Elected Mayor Graham RichardDemocraticThe 1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 2 1999 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana United States It saw the election of Democrat Graham Richard who defeated Republican Linda Buskirk by a narrow margin Nominations edit Democratic primary edit Running for the Democratic nomination was Graham Richard Agnes Hopkins and David Roach 7 1999 Fort Wayne Democratic mayoral primary 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Graham Richard 5 568 79 13Democratic Agnes Fitzgerald Hopkins 940 13 36Democratic Dave Fort Wayne s Most Wanted Roach 529 7 52Total votes 7 037 100Republican primary edit Running for the Republican nomination was Linda Buskirk and Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito 7 While he had been seen as a frontrunner 7 Squadrito ultimately lost the primary to Buskirk 1999 Fort Wayne Republican mayoral primary 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Linda Buskirk 9 540 52 10Republican Joseph Martin Squadrito 8 772 47 90Total votes 18 312 100Independent candidates edit Independent candidates Sherri Emerson and William B Dinkins also ran General election edit 1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election 10 11 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Graham Richard 21 607 50 07Republican Linda Buskirk 21 531 49 89Independent Sherri Emerson 14 0 03Independent William B Dinkins 3 0 01Turnout 43 155 342003 edit2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 1999 November 4 2003 12 2007 nbsp nbsp Nominee Graham Richard Linda BuskirkParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 27 279 19 717Percentage 58 00 41 92 Mayor before electionGraham RichardDemocratic Elected Mayor Graham RichardDemocraticThe 2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 4 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana US It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbent Graham Richard who again defeated Republican Linda Buskirk in what was a rematch of the 1999 election Nominations edit Primary elections were held May 8 13 During its primaries the voter turnout in Allen County in which Fort Wayne is located was 11 9 13 Democratic primary edit Democratic primary results 13 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Graham Richard incumbent 5 061 88 85Democratic Charles Eberhard 330 5 79Democratic Thomas Allen Schrader 167 2 93Democratic David Christopher Papa Roach 138 2 42Total votes 5 696 100Republican primary edit Republican primary results 13 Party Candidate Votes Republican Linda Buskirk 8 233 88 26Republican O Bro Blye 1 095 11 74Total votes 9 328 100General election edit The election was projected as a tossup 14 Despite the race having been projected to be close Richard won a sizable victory over Buskirk 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 The Democratic Party also won control of the mayoralties in twenty of the state s thirty cities with populations above 25 000 15 Additionally in 2003 Democrats won more than 56 of partisan mayoral races in Indiana 16 During the general election Allen County where Fort Wayne is located saw voter turnout of 25 in its various elections 17 2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election 12 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Graham Richard incumbent 27 279 58 00Republican Linda Buskirk 19 717 41 92Write in Others 38 0 08Total votes 47 031 1002007 edit2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 2003 November 6 2007 18 2011 nbsp Nominee Tom Henry Matt KeltyParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 31 740 21 163Percentage 60 40 Mayor before electionGraham RichardDemocratic Elected Mayor Tom HenryDemocraticThe 2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 6 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana United States It saw the election of Democrat Tom Henry Incumbent mayor Graham Richard did not seek reelection to a third term Nominations edit Primary elections were held May 8 19 Democratic primary edit 2007 Fort Wayne Democratic mayoral primary 19 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tom Henry 4 921 82 44Democratic Tom Cook 804 13 47Democratic Frederick F Steinke 244 4 09Total votes 5 969 100Republican primary edit 2007 Fort Wayne Republican mayoral primary 19 Party Candidate Votes Republican Matt Kelty 9 123 50 29Republican Nelson Peters 8 465 46 66Republican Ivan R Hood 328 1 81Republican Teresa L Licari 115 0 63Republican Wilbert Duke Brown 111 0 61Total votes 18 142 100General election edit In August Kelty was indicted 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 2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election 18 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tom Henry 31 740 60 00Republican Matt Kelty 21 163 40 00Total votes 52 903 100Aftermath edit 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 and 2019 2011 edit2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 2007 November 8 2011 23 2015 nbsp nbsp Nominee Tom Henry Paula HughesParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 23 166 21 520Percentage 49 85 46 31 Mayor before electionTom HenryDemocratic Elected Mayor Tom HenryDemocraticThe 2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 8 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana United States It saw the reelection of Democrat Tom Henry Nominations edit 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 Democratic primary edit 2011 Fort Wayne Democratic mayoral primary 24 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tom Henry incumbent 4 391 85 96Democratic Tom Cook 346 6 77Democratic Charles Eberhard 159 3 11Democratic D C Mr Roachclip Roach 116 2 27Democratic Frederick F Steinke 96 1 88Total votes 5 108 100Republican primary edit 2011 Fort Wayne Republican mayoral primary 24 Party Candidate Votes Republican Paula Hughes 9 241 55 67Republican Elizabeth Liz Brown 4 188 25 23Republican Eric Doden 3 031 18 26Republican Wilbert Duke Brown 111 0 61Republican Terrence Richard Walker 79 0 48Total votes 16 601 100General election edit During the general election the voter turnout in Allen County in which Fort Wayne is located was 26 21 23 2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election 23 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tom Henry incumbent 23 166 49 85Republican Paula Hughes 21 520 46 31Independent D Haley Ahrend 1 782 3 83Total votes 46 468 1002015 edit2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 2011 November 3 2015 25 2019 nbsp Nominee Tom Henry Mitch HarperParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 23 769 18 068Percentage 56 81 43 19 Mayor before electionTom HenryDemocratic Elected Mayor Tom HenryDemocraticThe 2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 3 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana United States It saw the reelection of Democrat Tom Henry to a third term Nominations edit 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 Democratic primary edit 2015 Fort Wayne Democratic primary 26 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tom Henry incumbent 5 676 76 51Democratic Richard Rick Stevenson Sr 1 396 18 82Democratic Tom M Cook 219 2 95Democratic David Christopher Roach 128 1 73Total votes 7 419 100Republican primary edit 2015 Fort Wayne Republican primary 26 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mitch Harper 8 475 83 68Republican William E Bill Collins 705 6 96Republican Robert Rob Bastian 693 6 84Republican Frederick G Osheskie Sr 255 2 52Total votes 10 128 100General election edit During the general election the voter turnout in Allen County in which Fort Wayne is located was 22 49 25 2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election 25 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tom Henry incumbent 23 769 56 81Republican Mitch Harper 18 068 43 19Total votes 41 837 1002019 edit2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 2015 November 5 2019 2023 nbsp nbsp Nominee Tom Henry Tim SmithParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 32 571 20 643Percentage 61 74 38 26 Mayor before electionTom HenryDemocratic Elected Mayor Tom HenryDemocraticThe 2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana United States Incumbent mayor Tom Henry was reelected to a fourth term Nominations edit Primary elections were held May 7 27 Democratic primary edit Democratic primary results 27 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tom Henry incumbent 6 797 86 17Democratic Gina M Burgess 875 11 09Democratic Tommy A Schrader 216 2 74Total votes 7 888 100Republican primary edit 2019 Fort Wayne Republican mayoral primary 27 Party Candidate Votes Republican Tim Smith 9 065 56 39Republican John Crawford 6 776 42 15Republican David Christopher Roach 235 1 46Total votes 16 076 100General election edit The election was not close with Henry winning easily 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 2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election 28 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas C Henry Incumbent 32 571 61 21 4 40 Republican Timothy Smith 20 643 38 79 4 40 No party Write Ins Turnout 53 214Majority 11 928 22 42 100 00 Democratic hold Swing2023 edit2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election nbsp 2019 November 7 2023 2027 nbsp nbsp Nominee Tom Henry Thomas DidierParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 23 945 22 210Percentage 51 88 48 12 Mayor before electionTom HenryDemocratic Elected Mayor Tom HenryDemocraticThe 2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana United States Incumbent mayor Tom Henry was reelected to a fifth term 2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election 29 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas C Henry Incumbent 23 945 51 88 9 86 Republican Thomas Didier 22 210 48 12 9 86 No party Write Ins Turnout 46 155 100 00 Majority 1 735 3 76 100 00 Democratic hold SwingReferences edit a b Helmke won t press Bayh ain t talkin PDF The Howey Political Report 4 29 July 9 1998 Retrieved November 4 2019 a b Upsets resilience mark mayoral races PDF The Howey Political Report 1 32 May 4 1995 Final look at mayoral races prior to 95 polling PDF The Howey Political Report 2 9 November 1 1995 Indy mayoral race big Democratic blunder PDF The Howey Political Report 2 8 October 24 1995 Indiana Racing Form Indiana Mayoral Races 1999 PDF The Howey Political Report 5 30 February 15 1999 Retrieved September 25 2019 Helmke won t press Bayh ain t talkin PDF The Howey Political Report 4 29 July 9 1998 Retrieved November 4 2019 a b c Indiana Racing Form INDIANA MAYORAL RACES 1999 PDF The Howey Political Report 5 30 April 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