2003 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election
The 2003 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 4, 2003, and saw the election of Democrat Jonathan Weinzapfel, who unseated incumbent Republican mayor Russell G. Lloyd Jr..
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Nominations
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jonathan Weinzapfel | 4,117 | 100 | |
Total votes | 4,117 | 100 |
Republican primary
Incumbent Russell G. Lloyd was challenged by Douglas DeGroot, who ran a frugal campaign.[2] DeGroot's performance in the vote was regarded as surprisingly strong.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Russell G. Lloyd, Jr. (incumbent) | 1,616 | 66.45 | |
Republican | Douglas DeGroot | 816 | 33.55 | |
Total votes | 2,432 | 100 |
Independent candidates
Jack Groshans, Jr. ran as an independent candidate.
General election
Weinzapfel defeated Lloyd.
2003 was a good year for Democrats in Indiana's mayoral elections, with the party winning control of the mayoralties of all of the state's top seven most populous cities for the first time since 1959.[4] The Democratic Party also won control of the mayoralties in twenty of the state's thirty cities with populations above 25,000.[4] Additionally, in 2003, Democrats won more than 56% of partisan mayoral races in Indiana.[5]
During the general election, Vanderburgh County, where Evansville is located, saw voter turnout of 25% in its various elections.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jonathan Weinzapfel | 19,089 | 63.58 | |
Republican | Russell G. Lloyd Jr. (incumbent) | 10,063 | 33.51 | |
Independent | Jack Groshans, Jr. | 874 | 2.91 | |
Total votes | 30,026 | 100 |
References
- "Historical Election Results". indianavoters.in.gov. Indiana Secretary of State. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Mayor Lloyd's Primary Opponent, Douglas De Groot enters Republican Primary for Mayor". City-County Observer. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- Langhorne, Thomas B. (7 May 2019). "GOP renominates Winnecke by whopping margin in Evansville". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- Howey, Brian A. (5 November 2003). "Democrats control top 7 Hoosier cities" (PDF). The Howey Political Report. 10 (14). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- Marschall, Melissa; Lappie, John (May 2016). "Mayoral Elections in Indiana 2003–2015" (PDF). Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "General Election Turnout and Registration" (PDF). www.in.gov. Indiana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2008.
- "1505148512_9057.pdf" (PDF). Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved 4 November 2019.