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2003 Indianapolis mayoral election

The Indianapolis mayoral election of 2003 took place on November 4, 2003. Voters elected the Mayor of Indianapolis, members of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as several other local officials. Incumbent Democrat Bart Peterson was reelected to a second term.

The Indianapolis mayoral election of 2003 took place on November 4, 2003. Voters elected the Mayor of Indianapolis, members of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as several other local officials. Incumbent Democrat Bart Peterson was reelected to a second term.

Primaries were held on May 6.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	25,406	93.96
	Democratic	1,633	6.04
23,773	87.92
27,039

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	24,150	100
24,150

Poll source	Date(s)administered	Samplesize	Marginof error	BartPeterson (D)	GregJordan (R)	Other /Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 31 – November 2, 2003	413 (CV)	± 4.8%	62%	34%	4%

Peterson won reelection by a large margin.

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. The Democratic Party also won control of the mayoralties in twenty of the state's thirty cities with populations above 25,000. Additionally, in 2003, Democrats won more than 56% of partisan mayoral races in Indiana.

During the general election, Marion County, saw voter turnout of 27% in its various elections.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	92,763	62.62
	Republican	55,354	37.37
	Independent	13	0.01
37,409	25.25
148,130

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Preceded by1999	Indianapolis mayoral election2003	Succeeded by2007

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