1979 Indianapolis mayoral election
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Turnout | 33.6%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1979 took place on November 6, 1979 and saw the reelection of Republican William H. Hudnut III.
Hudnut defeated Democratic former city-county councilman Paul Cantwell in what was reported to have been the greatest margin of defeat for a Democratic candidate in an Indianapolis mayoral election in 150 years.[2] Cantwell had resigned his City-County Council seat to focus on his campaign.[2]
Ahead of the election season, Hudnut had demonstrated a strong advantage in polls.[3] Top prospective Democratic candidates declined to run.[3]
Cantwell struggled to raise funds, ultimately raising only $38,000.[3] Hudnut, meanwhile, spent $278,000 during his campaign.[3]
At the time of the election, Cantwell's son Danny Cantwell was awaiting trial for murder. He would be
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William H. Hudnut III (incumbent) | 124,515 | 73.9 | |
Democratic | Paul Cantwell | 43,955 | 26.1 | |
Turnout | 168,470 | |||
Majority | 80,560 | |||
Republican hold |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-253-31222-1.
- ^ a b c Mundy, Alicia (July 28, 2006). "Father introduced Cantwell to excitement, pitfalls of politics". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Owen, James; York, Wilbern. Governing Metropolitan Indianapolis: The Politics of Unigov. University of California Press. p. 175.
Preceded by 1975 |
Indianapolis mayoral election 1979 |
Succeeded by 1983 |