1999 Indianapolis mayoral election

The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1999 took place on November 2, 1999. Voters elected the Mayor of Indianapolis, members of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as several other local officials. Democrat Bart Peterson was the first Democrat to be elected as Mayor of Indianapolis since 1963.

1999 Indianapolis mayoral election

November 2, 1999

Nominee Bart Peterson Sue Anne Gilroy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 103,128 83,057 Percentage 52.58% 42.35%

Mayor before election Stephen Goldsmith Republican Elected Mayor Bart Peterson Democratic

Primaries

Primaries were held on May 4.[1][2]

Democratic primary

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1999[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bart Peterson	21,117	72.25%
	Democratic	Jocelyn Tandy-Adande	6,138	21.00%
	Democratic	Tim Perkins	1,974	6.75%
Turnout			29,229
Majority			14,979

Republican primary

Indianapolis mayoral election, 2007[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Anne Gilroy	28,683	62.13%
	Republican	Robert L. "Bob" Parker	15,346	33.24%
	Republican	Karan Beck	1,572	3.41%
	Republican	Erick Lynn Gordon	562	1.22%
Turnout			46,163
Majority			13,337

Election results

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1999[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bart Peterson	103,128	52.58%
	Republican	Sue Anne Gilroy	83,057	42.35%
	Libertarian	Andrew Horning	7,725	3.94%
	Our Party	John Gibson	2,158	1.10%
	Independent	John Plemons (write-in)	67	0.03%
Turnout			196,135
Majority			20,071
	Democratic gain from Republican

Preceded by 1995

Indianapolis mayoral election 1999

Succeeded by 2003

References

1. "RaceID=480977". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
2. "RaceID=480978". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
3. "Indiana 2003 Racing Form Indiana 2003 Mayoral Races" (PDF). The Howey Political Report. 9 (26). 27 February 2003. Retrieved 10 September 2019.