2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election
The 2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 6 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the election of Democrat Tom Henry.
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Incumbent mayor Graham Richard did not seek reelection to a third term.
Nominations
Primaries were held May 8.[2]
Democratic primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Henry | 4,921 | 82.44 | |
Democratic | Tom Cook | 804 | 13.47 | |
Democratic | Frederick F. Steinke | 244 | 4.09 | |
Total votes | 5,969 | 100 |
Republican primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Matt Kelty | 9,123 | 50.29 | |
Republican | Nelson Peters | 8,465 | 46.66 | |
Republican | Ivan R. Hood | 328 | 1.81 | |
Republican | Teresa L. Licari | 115 | 0.63 | |
Republican | Wilbert "Duke" Brown | 111 | 0.61 | |
Total votes | 18,142 | 100 |
General election
In August, Kelty was indicted over perjury and campaign finance charges. While he denied wrongdoing, this story dominated the campaign.[3]
During the general election, Allen County, where Fort Wayne is located, saw voter turnout of 21% in its various elections.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Henry | 31,740 | 60.00 | |
Republican | Matt Kelty | 21,163 | 40.00 | |
Total votes | 52,903 | 100 |
Aftermath
In October 2008, Kelty plead guilty to several of the campaign finance charges brought against him.[5]
References
- "Election Summary Report" (PDF). Allen County, Indiana. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- "Election Summary Report". Allen County, Indiana. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- Galer, Sarah (6 November 2007). "Comeback kid: Ballard upsets Peterson to win Indy mayor's race". 13 WTHR Indianapolis. WTHR-TV. 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.
- "Kelty pleads guilty, avoids jail". KPCNews. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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