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2007 Indianapolis mayoral election

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Field	Value
election_name	2007 Indianapolis mayoral election
country	Indianapolis
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2003 Indianapolis mayoral election
previous_year	2003
next_election	2011 Indianapolis mayoral election
next_year	2011
election_date	November 6, 2007
image1	File:GregBallard (1).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Greg Ballard
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	83,238
percentage1	50.4%
image2	File:Mayor Bart Peterson of Indianapolis (2006) (1).jpg
nominee2	Bart Peterson
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	77,926
percentage2	47.2%
map_image	INDP07Mayor.png
map_size	200px
map_caption	Voting by party by neighborhood. The darkest blue shade represents more than 60% of votes were for Peterson, the lighter blue shade represents more than 50% for Peterson. The darkest red shade represents more than 60% of votes were for Ballard, the lighter red shade represents more than 50% for Ballard.
title	Mayor
before_election	Bart Peterson
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Greg Ballard
after_party	Republican Party (United States)
turnout	26.32% 0.49pp

The Indianapolis mayoral election of 2007 took place on November 6, 2007. 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 seeking a third term. Republicans nominated a Marine veteran, Greg Ballard, to run against Peterson. In what was called "the biggest upset in Indiana political history", Ballard defeated Peterson 50% to 47%.

The Indianapolis City-County elections took place alongside the mayoral election.

Candidates

Democrat Bart Peterson, incumbent Mayor, ran for a third term.
Republican Greg Ballard
Libertarian Fred Peterson

Campaign

Peterson was vastly considered a lock to win the election by political experts. The incumbent Peterson had nearly 30 times as much campaign money as the challenger. Peterson, who started with considerable fundraising advantages, raised nearly $1.5 million since April and had $1.5 million left in late October. In contrast, Ballard raised nearly $225,000 since April and had just over $51,000 left in his campaign fund in late October. Peterson spent nearly $1.5 million on TV and radio ads and $113,000 on polling and research. Two weeks before election day, Ballard had still not put up any TV ads.

Issues

The two major issues in the mayoral campaign were crime and taxes. Residents felt property taxes were most important due to the spike in the tax. Rising crime was another major issue in the election.

Election results

References

2007

References

"indy.gov".
(2007-11-07). "Ballard grabs upset win in mayoral race". The Indianapolis Star.
(2007-11-07). "2007 General Election Results". Marion County Clerk's Office.
(2007-11-07). "Ballard's 'Biggest Upset' Ends Peterson Era". WRTV.
(2007-10-19). "Peterson's fundraising far outweighs competition". WTHR.
(2007-11-05). "Candidates for mayor discuss election issues". WTHR.
(June 2023). "Indianapolis Mayor Begins Ad Campaign". WISH-TV.

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