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

Elections before 1987

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1987

1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991 →

Nominee Paul Helmke Winfield Moses Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 26,194% 24,179 Percentage 52.00% 48.00%

Mayor before election Winfield Moses Democratic Elected mayor Paul Helmke Republican

The 1987 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 3, 1987, to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the election of Republican Paul Helmke, who unseated Democratic incumbent Winfield Moses.

1991

1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 1987 November 5, 1991 1995 →

Nominee Paul Helmke Charlie Belch Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 21,415% 14,766 Percentage 59.19% 40.81%

Mayor before election Paul Helmke Republican Elected mayor Paul Helmke Republican

The 1991 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5, 1991, to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the reelection of Republican incumbent Paul Helmke.

1995

1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 1991 November 7, 1995 1999 →

Nominee Paul Helmke Thomas Essex Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 21,909 11,033 Percentage 64.49% 32.48%

Mayor before election Paul Helmke Republican Elected mayor Paul Helmke Republican

The 1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 7, 1995, to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the reelection of Republican incumbent Paul Helmke. As of 2023, this is the last time a Republican was elected Mayor of Fort Wayne.

Nominations

Democratic primary

Wayne Township Trustee Thomas Essex won the Democratic primary with 4,056 votes.

Republican primary

Some Republicans speculated that Helmke, who had ties to the Clinton administration, might have been endangered in his primary. However, contrarily, he handily won his primary with 75% of the vote (7,717 votes).

Libertarian nomination

Libertarians nominated William Kempf.

General election

The race was projected by Howey Political Report to be "safe Republican", with Helmke anticipated to be easily reelected.

1999

1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 1995 November 2, 1999 2003 →
Turnout	34%
Nominee Graham Richard Linda Buskirk Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 21,607 21,531 Percentage 50.07% 49.89%
Mayor before election Paul Helmke Republican Elected mayor Graham Richard Democratic

The 1999 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999, to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the election of Democrat Graham Richard, who defeated Republican Linda Buskirk by a narrow margin.

Nominations

Democratic primary

Running for the Democratic nomination was Graham Richard, Agnes Hopkins, and David Roach.

Republican primary

Running for the Republican nomination was Linda Buskirk and Allen County Sheriff Joe Squadrito. While he had been seen as a frontrunner, Squadrito ultimately lost the primary to Buskirk.

Independent candidates

Independent candidates Sherri Emerson and William B. Dinkins also ran.

General election

2003

2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 1999 November 4, 2003 2007 →

Nominee Graham Richard Linda Buskirk Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 27,279 19,717 Percentage 58.00% 41.92%

Mayor before election Graham Richard Democratic Elected mayor Graham Richard Democratic

The 2003 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 4 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, US. It saw the reelection of Democratic incumbent Graham Richard, who again defeated Republican Linda Buskirk in what was a rematch of the 1999 election.

Nominations

Primary elections were held May 8.

During its primaries, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 11.9%.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

The election was projected as a "tossup". Despite the race having been projected to be close, Richard won a sizable victory over Buskirk.

During the general election, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 30.63%.

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, Allen County, where Fort Wayne is located, saw voter turnout of 25% in its various elections.

2007

2007 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 2003 November 6, 2007 2011 →

Nominee Tom Henry Matt Kelty Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 31,740 21,163 Percentage 60% 40%

Mayor before election Graham Richard Democratic Elected mayor Tom Henry Democratic

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.

Incumbent mayor Graham Richard did not seek reelection to a third term.

Nominations

Primary elections were held May 8.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

In August, Kelty was indicted over perjury and campaign finance charges. While he denied wrongdoing, this story dominated the campaign.

During the general election, Allen County, where Fort Wayne is located, saw voter turnout of 21% in its various elections.

Aftermath

In October 2008, Kelty pleaded guilty to several of the campaign finance charges brought against him.

Henry would go on to be reelected in 2011, 2015, and 2019.

2011

2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 2007 November 8, 2011 2015 →

Nominee Tom Henry Paula Hughes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 23,166 21,520 Percentage 49.85% 46.31%

Mayor before election Tom Henry Democratic Elected mayor Tom Henry Democratic

The 2011 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 8 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the reelection of Democrat Tom Henry.

Nominations

Primary elections were held May 3.

During the primary elections, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 12.78%.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

During the general election, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 26.21%.

2015

2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →

Nominee Tom Henry Mitch Harper Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 23,769 18,068 Percentage 56.81% 43.19%

Mayor before election Tom Henry Democratic Elected mayor Tom Henry Democratic

The 2015 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 3 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the reelection of Democrat Tom Henry to a third term.

Nominations

Primary elections were held May 5.

During the primary elections, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 9.82%.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

During the general election, the voter turnout in Allen County, in which Fort Wayne is located, was 22.49%.

2019

2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →

Nominee Tom Henry Tim Smith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 32,571 20,643 Percentage 61.74% 38.26%

Mayor before election Tom Henry Democratic Elected mayor Tom Henry Democratic

The 2019 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Incumbent mayor Tom Henry was reelected to a fourth term.

Nominations

Primary elections were held May 7.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Earlier in the campaign Henry was thought to be vulnerable, but the race ended up not being close. In his victory speech, Henry announced that it would be his last term as mayor, though he later decided to run for a fifth term against businessman Tim Didier for 2023. He was sworn in for his fourth term on January 1, 2020. His fourth term will expire on January 1, 2024.

2023

2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →

Nominee Tom Henry Thomas Didier Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 23,945 22,210 Percentage 51.88% 48.12%

Mayor before election Tom Henry Democratic Elected mayor Tom Henry Democratic

The 2023 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 5 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Incumbent mayor Tom Henry was reelected to a fifth term.

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