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Elections are held in Evansville, Indiana to elect the city's mayor. Currently, such elections are regularly scheduled to be held every four years, in the year immediately following that of United States presidential elections.

Elections before 1951

1951

1951 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election
← 1947 November 6, 1951 1955 →
 
Candidate Henry O. Roberts Edwin F. Diekman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 24,208 17,063
Percentage 58.66% 41.34%

Mayor before election

Edwin F. Diekmann
Democratic

Elected mayor

Henry O. Roberts
Republican

The 1951 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 6, 1951, and saw the election of Republican nominee Henry O. Roberts.

1951 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry O. Roberts 24,208 58.66%
Democratic Edwin F. Diekmann (incumbent) 17,063 41.34
Total votes 41,271 100

1955

1955 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election
← 1951 November 8, 1955 1959 →
 
Candidate Vance Hartke Curtis E. Huber
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 25,862 21,699
Percentage 54.12% 45.40%

Mayor before election

Henry O. Roberts
Republican

Elected mayor

Vance Hartke
Democratic

The 1955 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 8, 1955, and saw the election of Democratic nominee Vance Hartke.


1955 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic R. Vance Hartke 25,862 54.12%
Republican Curtis E. Huber 21,699 45.40%
Prohibition William C. Christmas 230 0.48%
Total votes 47,791 100

1959

1959 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election
← 1955 November 3, 1959 1963 →
 
Candidate Frank F. McDonald Donald B. Ingle
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 25,445 21,434
Percentage 54.03% 45.51%

Mayor before election

Vance Hartke
Democratic

Elected mayor

Frank F. McDonald
Democratic

The 1959 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 3, 1959, and saw the election of Democratic nominee Frank F. McDonald.

1959 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank F. McDonald 25,445 54.03%
Republican Donald B. Ingle 21,434 45.51%
Prohibition J. C. Kelly 214 0.45%
Total votes 47,093 100

1963

1967

1971

1975

1979

1983

1987

1991

1995

1999

1999 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election

← 1995 November 2, 1999 2003 →
Turnout36%
 
Candidate Russell G. Lloyd Jr. Rick Borris
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 15,980 15,461
Percentage 50.83% 49.18%

Mayor before election

Frank F. McDonald II[2]
Democratic

Elected mayor

Russell G. Lloyd Jr.
Republican

The 1999 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, and saw the election of Republican nominee Russell G. Lloyd Jr.

Incumbent Democrat Frank F. McDonald II did not seek reelection.

Nominations

Democratic primary

1999 Evansville, Indiana Democratic mayoral primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard J. "Rick" Borries 4,850 44.19
Democratic Gail C. Riecken 3,964 36.12
Democratic Phil Hoy 2,015 18.36
Democratic Lawrence Hall 147 1.34
Total votes 10,976 100

Republican primary

1999 Evansville, Indiana Republican mayoral primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russell G. Lloyd, Jr. 4,559 86.87
Republican David Woll 689 13.13
Total votes 5,248 100

General election

1999 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russell G. Lloyd, Jr. 15,980 50.83
Democratic Richard J. "Rick" Borries 15,461 49.18
Turnout 31,441 36

2003

2003 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election

← 1999 November 4, 2003 2007 →
 
Candidate Jonathan Weinzapfel Russell G. Lloyd Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 19,089 10,063
Percentage 63.58% 33.51%

Mayor before election

Russell G. Lloyd Jr.
Republican

Elected mayor

Jonathan Weinzapfel
Democratic

The 2003 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 4, 2003, and saw the election of Democratic nominee Jonathan Weinzapfel, who unseated incumbent Republican mayor Russell G. Lloyd Jr.

Nominations

Democratic primary

2003 Evansville, Indiana Democratic mayoral primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
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.[7] DeGroot's performance in the vote was regarded as surprisingly strong.[8]

2003 Evansville, Indiana Republican mayoral primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
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.[9] The Democratic Party also won control of the mayoralties in twenty of the state's thirty cities with populations above 25,000.[9] Additionally, in 2003, Democrats won more than 56% of partisan mayoral races in Indiana.[10]

During the general election, Vanderburgh County, where Evansville is located, saw voter turnout of 25% in its various elections.[11]

2003 Evnasville, Indiana mayoral election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2007

2007 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election

← 2003 November 6, 2007[13] 2011 →
 
Candidate Jonathan Weinzapfel David J. Nixon
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 13,097 2,268
Percentage 85.24% 14.76%

Mayor before election

Jonathan Weinzapfel
Democratic

Elected mayor

Jonathan Weinzapfel
Democratic

The 2007 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 6, 2007, and saw the reelection of Democratic incumbent Jonathan Weinzapfel.

Nominations

Primary elections were held May 8.[14]

During the primary elections, the voter turnout in Vanderburgh County, in which Evansville is located, was 6.12%.[14]

Democratic primary

2007 Evansville, Indiana Democratic mayoral primary[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan Weinzapfel (incumbent) 3,251 100
Total votes 3,251 100

Republican primary

2007 Evansville, Indiana Republican mayoral primary[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David J. Nixon 652 59.27
Republican Aaron M. Ridlen 448 40.73
Total votes 1,100 100

General election

Voter turnout in Vanderburgh County during the November elections was 19.42%.[13]

2007 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan Weinzapfel (incumbent) 13,097 85.24
Republican David J. Nixon 2,268 14.76
Total votes 15,365 100

2011

2011 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election

← 2007 November 8, 2011[15] 2015 →
 
Candidate Lloyd Winnecke Rick A. Davis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 11,664 10,009
Percentage 53.82% 46.18%

Mayor before election

Jonathan Weinzapfel
Democratic

Elected mayor

Lloyd Winnecke
Republican

The 2011 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 8, 2011, and saw the election of Rerpublican nominee Lloyd Winnecke.'

Incumbent Democrat Jonathan Weinzapfel did not seek reelection.

Nominations

Primary elections were held May 3.[16]

During the primary elections, the voter turnout in Vanderburgh County, in which Evansville is located, was 10.06%.[16]

Democratic primary

2011 Evansville, Indiana Democratic mayoral primary[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick A. Davis 3,997 58.74
Democratic Troy Tornatta 2,808 41.26
Total votes 6,805 100

Republican primary

Businessman Lloyd Winnecke defeated Douglas De Groot. De Groot had previously been a candidate in the 2003 Evansville Republican mayoral primary.[17]

2011 Evansville, Indiana Republican mayoral primary[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Winnecke 2,201 92.17
Republican Douglas De Groot 187 7.83
Total votes 2,388 100

General election

Voter turnout in Evansville for the municipal general election was 23.64%.[15]

2011 Evansville mayoral election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Winnecke 11,664 53.82
Democratic Rick A. Davis 10,009 46.18
Total votes 21,673 100

2015

2015 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election

← 2011 November 3, 2015[18] 2019 →
 
Candidate Lloyd Winnecke Gail Riecken
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 12,309 6,723
Percentage 62.04% 33.88%

Mayor before election

Lloyd Winnecke
Republican

Elected mayor

Lloyd Winnecke
Republican

The 2015 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 3, 2015, and saw the reelection of Republican Lloyd Winnecke.

Nominations

Primary elections were held May 5.[19] During the primary elections, turnout in Vanderburgh County, in which Evansville is located, was 6.76%.[19]

Democratic primary

2015 Evansville, Indiana Democratic mayoral primary[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gail Riecken 3,790 100
Total votes 3,790 100

Republican primary

2015 Evansville, Indiana Republican mayoral primary[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Winnecke (incumbent) 1,723 100
Total votes 1,723 100

Independent candidates

Steve "Woz" Wozniak ran as an independent candidate.

General election

During the general election, turnout in Vanderburgh County, in which Evansville is located, was 20.70%.[18]

2015 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Winnecke (incumbent) 12,309 67.23
Democratic Gail Riecken 6,723 33.88
Independent Steve "Woz" Wozniak 809 4.08
Total votes 19,841 100

2019

2019 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election

← 2015 November 5, 2019[20] 2023 →
 
Candidate Lloyd Winnecke Steve Ary
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote 11,711 2,119
Percentage 80.75% 14.61%

Mayor before election

Lloyd Winnecke
Republican

Elected mayor

Lloyd Winnecke
Republican

The 2019 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019 and saw the reelection of Republican Lloyd Winnecke to a third consecutive term.

Nominations

Primary elections were held May 7.[21]

Democratic primary

No candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination.

For the first time in at least 85 years, the Democratic Party failed to field a candidate in an Evansville mayoral election.[22]

Candidates
Declined to run
  • Ryan Hatfield, state representative[22]
  • Ben Shoulders, Vanderburgh County Commissioner[22]
  • Jonathan Weaver, City Councilman[22]

Libertarian nomination

Bart Gadau was nominated by the Libertarian Party.

Republican primary

2019 Evansville, Indiana Republican mayoral primary[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Winnecke (incumbent) 1,938 88.05
Republican Connie L. Whitman 263 11.95
Total votes 2,201 100

Independent candidates

Steve Ary ran as an independent candidate.

General election

During the general election, turnout in Vanderburgh County, in which Evansville is located, was 19.94%.[20]

Winnecke became the fifth mayor of Evansville elected to a third term, and only the second since 1900 to do so.[23]

2019 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lloyd Winnecke (incumbent) 11,711 80.75
Independent Steve Ary 2,119 14.61
Libertarian Bart Gadau 672 4.63
Total votes 14,502 100
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  7. ^ "Mayor Lloyd's Primary Opponent, Douglas De Groot enters Republican Primary for Mayor". City-County Observer. February 16, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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