1991 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election

The 1991 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991. Incumbent mayor Joe Kernan was reelected to a second term, defeating Republican challenger Sylvia Shelton.[1]

1991 South Bend mayoral election

November 5, 1991


Nominee	Joe Kernan	Sylvia Shelton
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	16,134	4,958
Percentage	76.49%	23.51%

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Elected Mayor

Joe Kernan
Democratic

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Results

Shelton would have been the first woman to be elected mayor of South Bend had she won the election. As of 2019, no woman has been elected mayor of South Bend.[2]

Turnout was considered to be light, which the South Bend Tribune attributed to cold weather on the day of the election.[3]

General election results[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Kernan (incumbent)	16,134	76.49
	Republican	Sylvia Shelton	4,958	23.51
Total votes			21,092	100

References

"Indiana Elections 1991. Voters boot mayors in Muncie". Northwest Indiana Times. November 6, 1991. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
"A Look Back: A mayoral mix". South Bend Tribune. June 22, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
Kinney, David (November 6, 1991). "Kernan re-elected mayor of South Bend". The Observer (47). S2CID 6077009.

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