An election for

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was held on November 5, 2019. Joe Hogsett, the

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mayor, sought and won reelection for a second term in office.

Nominations

Democratic Primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Denise Paul Hatch * Joe Hogsett, incumbent

Results

Republican Primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Jim Merritt, chair of the Marion County Republican Party and State Senator * Christopher James Moore, dump truck driver * Felipe Rios

=Withdrawn candidates

= * Jose Evans, former member of

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and former Democrat * John Schmitz, real estate developer

=Potential candidates that did not run

= *

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, former

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* Jeff Cardwell, former chair of the

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and former member of

*Ted Feeney, former president of Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association * Cindy Kirchhofer, state representative * Jamal Smith, executive director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission

Results

Libertarian candidates

*Douglas McNaughton

Independent candidates

*John Schmitz, masonry contractor (failed to make ballot)

General election

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References

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