2003 Evansville, Indiana mayoral election

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

Evansville, Indiana mayoral election, 2003
November 4, 2003
 
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

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Nominations

Democratic primary
Democratic primary results[1]
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.[2] DeGroot's performance in the vote was regarded as surprisingly strong.[3]

Republican primary results[1]
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.[4] The Democratic Party also won control of the mayoralties in twenty of the state's thirty cities with populations above 25,000.[4] Additionally, in 2003, Democrats won more than 56% of partisan mayoral races in Indiana.[5]

During the general election, Vanderburgh County, where Evansville is located, saw voter turnout of 25% in its various elections.[6]

General election results[7]
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

References
  1. "Historical Election Results". indianavoters.in.gov. Indiana Secretary of State. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. "Mayor Lloyd's Primary Opponent, Douglas De Groot enters Republican Primary for Mayor". City-County Observer. 16 February 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. Langhorne, Thomas B. (7 May 2019). "GOP renominates Winnecke by whopping margin in Evansville". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. Howey, Brian A. (5 November 2003). "Democrats control top 7 Hoosier cities" (PDF). The Howey Political Report. 10 (14). Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. Marschall, Melissa; Lappie, John (May 2016). "Mayoral Elections in Indiana 2003–2015" (PDF). Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. "General Election Turnout and Registration" (PDF). www.in.gov. Indiana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2008.
  7. "1505148512_9057.pdf" (PDF). Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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