2005 Peoria municipal election

The Peoria, Illinois municipal election of 2005 was held on April 5, 2005. Incumbent Mayor David Ransburg was defeated by At-Large Councilman Jim Ardis. Ardis was generally considered the conservative in the race, whereas Ransburg was seen as the more liberal.

2005 Peoria municipal election

April 5, 2005

Mayoral

2005 Peoria mayoral election

April 5, 2005

Nominee Jim Ardis David Ransburg Party Independent Independent Popular vote 12,190 9,953 Percentage 55.05% 44.95%

Purple denotes a precinct won by Ardis, Light blue by Ransburg, Dark blue a tie.

Mayor before election David Ransburg Independent Elected Mayor Jim Ardis Independent

Primary

2005 mayoral election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	David Ransburg	4,628	34.93	N/A
	Independent	Jim Ardis	4,399	33.21	N/A
	Independent	W. Eric Turner	2,525	19.06	N/A
	Independent	Bruce Brown	1,686	12.73	N/A
	Independent	Leonard Cox (write-in)	1	0.00	N/A
Majority			229	1.72	N/A
Turnout			13,240	19.73
	Independent hold		Swing

Consolidated

2005 mayoral election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Jim Ardis	12,190	55.05	N/A
	Independent	David Ransburg	9,953	44.95	-20.09
Majority			2,237	10.10	-19.98
Turnout			22,143
	Independent hold		Swing

City council races

District 1

2005 1st District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Clyde Gulley Jr.	947	53.20	-21/78
	Independent	Gregory Banks	833	46.80	N/A
Majority			114	6.40	-23.67%
Turnout			1,780
	Independent hold		Swing

District 2

2005 2nd District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Barbara Van Auken	1,930	54.88	N/A
	Independent	Marcella Teplitz	1,587	45.12	-15.85
Majority			343	9.75	-20.33
Turnout			3,517
	Independent hold		Swing

District 3

2005 3rd District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Robert Manning	2,738	64.17	N/A
	Independent	Gale Thetford	1,529	35.83	-18.54
Majority			1209	28.33	+19.59
Turnout			4,267
	Independent hold		Swing

District 4

2005 4th District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	William Spears	4,127	84.60	+29.15
	Independent	Tremayne Allen	751	15.40	N/A
Majority			3,376	69.21	+67.07
Turnout			4,878
	Independent hold		Swing

District 5

2005 5th District City Council election, Peoria, Illinois

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Patrick Nitching	5,476	80.22	-19.78
	Independent	Daniel Gilette	1,350	20.29	N/A
Majority			4,126	60.45	N/A
Turnout			6,826
	Independent hold		Swing

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