Indianapolis Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett has easily won a third term after an expensive race against a Republican challenger who had a significant fundraising advantage. Hogsett received 59.51% of votes. Businessman and former city-county councilman Jefferson Shreve received 40.49% of votes in Tuesday’s election.
Joe Hogsett delivers a victory speech after being re-elected as Indianapolis mayor during the Democratic watch party Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at Kountry Kitchen’s 910 North Event Center in Indianapolis. Hogsett defeated Republican opponent Jefferson Shreve to serve his third and final term as mayor. Joe Hogsett takes the stage to deliver a victory speech after being re-elected as Indianapolis mayor during the Democratic watch party Tuesday, Nov.
Hogsett was the top federal prosecutor for the Southern District of Indiana before becoming mayor of the city about 880,600 people. The Associated Press emailed Hogsett’s campaign Wednesday seeking a comment on his latest victory.Black man’s 1845 lynching in downtown Indianapolis recounted with historical markerHogsett beat an opponent who collected nearly $14.5 million in campaign contributions, some $13.
Hogsett collected a total of $6.2 million, more than he has in his last two runs for office, according to his campaign. During the campaign, Shreve criticized Hogsett on public safety and crime throughout the campaign season, citing murder rates in Indianapolis in recent years. Although the city saw a 16% drop in the number of homicides in 2022 from the previous year, 2021 was the deadliest year in the city’s recorded history, according to the Indianapolis Star.and accused the mayor of not being at the scene of the protests.
“I ran for the office of mayor because I love my city, and I wanted to make it a better place to live,” Shreve said in aElsewhere in Indiana, Republican Sue Finkam defeated Democratic opponent Miles Nelson for the office of mayor in Carmel and Fort Wayne Democrat Tom Henry was elected to his fifth term as mayor, according to
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