2011 Indianapolis City-County Council election

The 2011 Indianapolis City–County Council elections took place on November 8, 2011. All 29 seats were up for re-election, 25 districts and 4 at-large seats, on the Indianapolis City–County Council. Prior to the elections Republicans held a 15–13–1 seat majority. Following the elections Democrats gained control of the council with a 16–13 majority.^[1]^[2] This marked the first time in Indianapolis history that a Republican mayor would lead with a Democratic council.^[3]

The Indianapolis mayoral election took place alongside the council elections.

Results by district

City-County Council District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	José Evans (incumbent)	4,797	54.4%	+5.1%
	Republican	Susan Blair	3,764	42.7%	−5.1%
	Libertarian	Michael Bishop	256	2.9%	—
Turnout			8,817
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Angela Mansfield (incumbent)	4,741	60.7%	+8.6%
	Republican	Anthony Simons	2,817	35.9%	−12.0%
	Libertarian	Sam Goldstein	269	3.4%	+3.4%
Turnout			7,827
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ryan Vaughn (incumbent)	5,830	57.4%	−7%
	Democratic	Len Farber	4,320	42.6%	+7%
Turnout			10,150
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christine Scales (incumbent)	4,880	50.2%	−1.1%
	Democratic	Kostas Poulakidas	4,841	49.8%	+1.1%
Turnout			9,721
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Virginia Cain (incumbent)	6,089	67.5%	−32.5
	Democratic	Jackie Butler	2,711	30.0%	+30%
	Libertarian	Christopher Hodapp	228	2.5%	+2.5%
Turnout			9,028
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Janice McHenry (incumbent)	3,368	52.2%	−8.1%
	Democratic	Brett Voorhies	2,905	45.1%	+5.4%
	Libertarian	Kevin Fleming	175	2.7%	+2.7%
Turnout			6,448
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Maggie A. Lewis (incumbent)	3,640	62.6%	−37.4%
	Republican	Sahara Williams	1,991	34.3%	+34.3%
	Libertarian	Matthew Stone	181	3.1%	+3.1%
Turnout			5,812
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Monroe Gray, Jr. (incumbent)	6,363	69.4%	+12.3%
	Republican	Stu Rhodes	2,807	30.6%	−12.3%
Turnout			9,170
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Simpson	5,700	81.1%	−18.9%
	Republican	Sally Spiers	980	13.9%	+13.9%
	Independent	Jeramy Townsley	350	5.0%	+5.0%
Turnout			7,030
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Oliver (incumbent)	3,654	78.3%	−21.7%
	Republican	Barbara Holland	856	18.3%	+18.3%
	Libertarian	Joell Palmer	160	3.4%	+3.4%
Turnout			4,670
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 11
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Talley	5,348	66.4%	+6.3%
	Republican	Mike Healy	2,502	31.0%	−8.9%
	Libertarian	Tom Mulcahy	206	2.6%	+2.6%
Turnout			8,056
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael McQuillen (incumbent)	4,137	49.3%	−8.5%
	Democratic	Regina Marsh	3,975	47.4%	+5.2%
	Libertarian	Shawn Sullivan	275	3.3%	+3.3%
Turnout			8,387
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 13
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert Lutz (incumbent)	3,718	60.3%	−5.5%
	Democratic	Jared Evans	2,236	36.3%	+4.7%
	Libertarian	Jason Sipe	209	3.4%	+0.8%
Turnout			6,163
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 14
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mariliyn Pfisterer (incumbent)	2,323	55.3%	−5.9%
	Democratic	Maxine King	1,874	44.7%	+5.9%
Turnout			4,197
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Vop Osili	4,415	80.6%	−19.4%
	Republican	A. J. Feeney-Ruiz	912	16.7%	+16.7%
	Libertarian	Zachary Capehart	149	2.7%	+2.7%
Turnout			5,476
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 16
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brian Mahern (incumbent)	1,754	64.8%	+3.3%
	Republican	Bill Bruton	953	35.2%	+0.1%
Turnout			2,707
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 17
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary Moriarty Adams (incumbent; died, after her service on the Council, on September 6, 2018^[4])	3,820	65.6%	+13.7%
	Republican	Gary Whitmore	2,000	34.4%	−13.7%
Turnout			5,820
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 18
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Vernon Brown (incumbent)	3,940	67.3%	+10.7%
	Republican	Michael Heady	1,919	32.7%	−10.7%
Turnout			5,859
	Democratic hold		Swing

City-County Council District 19
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Miller	1,675	52.5%	+4.1%
	Democratic	Dane Mahern (incumbent)	1,515	47.5%	−4.1%
Turnout			3,190
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

City-County Council District 20
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frank Mascari	2,829	52.5%	+10.2%
	Republican	N. Susie Day (incumbent)	2,556	47.5%	−6.5%
Turnout			5,385
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

City-County Council District 21
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Benjamin Hunter (incumbent)	4,451	55.8%	−8.6%
	Democratic	Todd Woodmansee	3,111	39.1%	+3.5%
	Libertarian	Josh Featherstone	410	5.1%	+5.1%
Turnout			7,972
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 22
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jason Holliday	4,978	67.8%	+2.9%
	Democratic	Doug White	2,362	32.2%	+0.2%
Turnout			7,340
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 23
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Cardwell (incumbent)	5,030	71.2%	−2.2%
	Democratic	Scott Coxey	1,790	25.3%	−1.3%
	Libertarian	Kent Raquet	248	3.5%	+3.5%
Turnout			7,068
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 24
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jack Sandlin (incumbent)	4,762	75.7%	−24.3%
	Libertarian	Ed Coleman	1,532	24.3%	+24.3%
Turnout			6,294
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council District 25
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Aaron Freeman (incumbent)	8,613	70.3%	−29.7%
	Democratic	Mario Garza	3,078	25.1%	+25.1%
	Libertarian	Kevin Vail	561	4.6%	+4.6%
Turnout			12,252
	Republican hold		Swing

City-County Council At-large
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Barth	87,984	13.0%	+1.2%
	Democratic	Pamela Hickman	86,754	12.8%	+1.3%
	Democratic	Zach Adamson	84,946	12.5%	+1.2%
	Democratic	Leroy Robinson	81,112	12.0%	+1.8%
	Republican	Barbara Malone (incumbent)	78,774	11.6%	−1.3%
	Republican	Angel Rivera (incumbent)	74,871	11.0%	−1.4%
	Republican	Jacqueline Cissell	74,514	11.0%	−0.6%
	Republican	Michael Kalscheur	72,227	10.6%	−0.9%
	Libertarian	Bill Levin	10,081	1.5%	−0.5%
	Libertarian	Sheri Meinert	9,836	1.5%	−0.5%
	Libertarian	Patrick Culley	9,249	1.4%	−0.1%
	Libertarian	Reid Roberts Miller	7,441	1.1%	−0.2%
Turnout			181,168	30%	+4%

Preceded by 2007	Indianapolis City-County Council elections 2011	Succeeded by 2015

References

^ "2011 General Election Results". Marion County Clerk's Office. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
^ "Democrats take lead on City-County Council". The Indianapolis Star. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Mayor Ballard faces Democratic-controlled council". WTHR. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
^ https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/07/mary-moriarty-adams-former-indianapolis-city-county-councilor-dies/1222194002/?csp=chromepush

[1] "2011 General Election Results". Marion County Clerk's Office. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.

[2] "Democrats take lead on City-County Council". The Indianapolis Star. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Mayor Ballard faces Democratic-controlled council". WTHR. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-11-09.

[4] ttps://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/07/mary-moriarty-adams-former-indianapolis-city-county-councilor-dies/1222194002/?csp=chromepush

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