2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election

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.

Fort Wayne mayoral election, 2007
November 6, 2007[1]
 
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

Elections in Indiana

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

Nominations

Primaries were held May 8.[2]

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[2]
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

Republican primary
Republican primary results[2]
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

General election

In August, Kelty was indicted over perjury and campaign finance charges. While he denied wrongdoing, this story dominated the campaign.[3]

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Henry 31,740 60.00%
Republican Matt Kelty 21,163 40.00%
Total votes 52,903

Aftermath

In October 2008, Kelty plead guilty to several of the campaign finance charges brought against him.[4]

Henry would go on to be reelected in 2011, 2015, and 2019.

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References
  1. "Election Summary Report" (PDF). Allen County, Indiana. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. "Election Summary Report". Allen County, Indiana. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. Galer, Sarah (6 November 2007). "Comeback kid: Ballard upsets Peterson to win Indy mayor's race". 13 WTHR Indianapolis. WTHR-TV. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. "Kelty pleads guilty, avoids jail". KPCNews. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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