2001 Peoria municipal election

The Peoria municipal election of 2001 took place on April 3 of that year.

Peoria municipal election, 2001

April 3, 2001

Mayoral

Peoria mayoral election, 2001

April 3, 2001

Nominee David Ransburg Gary Sandberg Popular vote 13,964 7,506 Percentage 65.04% 34.96%

Mayor before election Lowell "Bud" Greives Independent Elected Mayor David Ransburg Independent

Incumbent Mayor Lowell "Bud" Greives did not seek re-election. The mayoral election was won by David Ransburg.

Results

2001 mayoral election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Ransburg	13,964	65.04	N/A
	Independent	Gary Sandberg	7,506	34.96	N/A
Majority			6,458	30.08	+27.61
Turnout			21,470
	Independent hold		Swing

Primary

Elections in Peoria are not two-round. The first is a primary, and even if a candidate wins a majority of the votes, there is still a consolidated election between the two highest vote-getters.

The primary election was held on February 27, 2001.

2001 mayoral election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Ransburg	7,569	63.18	N/A
	Independent	Gary Sandberg	2,745	22.91	N/A
	Independent	Edward Murphy	1,667	13.91	N/A
Majority			4,824	40.26	N/A
Turnout			11,981	17.70
	Independent hold		Swing

Council races

District 1

2005 1st District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
		Clyde E. Gulley Jr.	1,124	74.98
		Debra K. Doyle	375	25.02	N/A
Majority			749	49.97	+44.73%
Turnout			1,499
	hold		Swing

District 2

2001 2nd District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
		Marcella R. Teplitz	2,092	60.97	N/A
		Gary L. Morris	1,339	39.03	N/A
Majority			753	21.95	+21.22
Turnout			3,431
	hold		Swing

District 3

2005 3rd District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
		Gale S. Thetford	2,132	54.37	-28.23
		Monica L. Joneas	1,789	45.63	N/A
Majority			343	8.75	-56.45
Turnout			3,921
	hold		Swing

District 4

2005 4th District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
		William R. Spears	2,765	51.07	+24.35
		Jim Montelongo	2,649	48.93	N/A
Majority			116	2.14	-48.69
Turnout			5,414
	hold		Swing

District 5

2005 5th District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
		Patrick A. Nitching	5,290	80.22	+47.15
Majority			5,290	100.00	N/A
Turnout			5,290
	hold		Swing

Resources

Peoria election commission.