City elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2024)
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| 2024 Indianapolis elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: February 9, 2024 & July 15, 2024 |
| Primary election: May 7, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Coroner, surveyor, treasurer, and superior court judges |
| Total seats up: 21 |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, held general elections for coroner, surveyor, treasurer, and superior court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for May 7, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was February 9, 2024, and the filing deadline for the general election was July 15, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2024:
County coroner
General election
General election for Marion County Coroner
Alfarena McGinty won election in the general election for Marion County Coroner on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alfarena McGinty (D)  | 100.0 | 263,764 |
| Total votes: 263,764 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Marion County Coroner
Alfarena McGinty advanced from the Democratic primary for Marion County Coroner on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alfarena McGinty | 100.0 | 35,923 |
| Total votes: 35,923 | |||
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County surveyor
General election
General election for Marion County Surveyor
Incumbent Debra Jenkins won election in the general election for Marion County Surveyor on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debra Jenkins (D) | 100.0 | 263,023 |
| Total votes: 263,023 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Marion County Surveyor
Incumbent Debra Jenkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Marion County Surveyor on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Jenkins | 100.0 | 35,858 |
| Total votes: 35,858 | |||
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County treasurer
General election
General election for Marion County Treasurer
Incumbent Barbara Lawrence defeated Randy Wandell in the general election for Marion County Treasurer on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Lawrence (D) | 62.8 | 219,202 | |
| Randy Wandell (R) | 37.2 | 130,111 | ||
| Total votes: 349,313 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Marion County Treasurer
Incumbent Barbara Lawrence defeated Bob Kern in the Democratic primary for Marion County Treasurer on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Lawrence | 86.2 | 31,769 | |
 | Bob Kern | 13.8 | 5,094 | |
| Total votes: 36,863 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Marion County Treasurer
Randy Wandell advanced from the Republican primary for Marion County Treasurer on May 7, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Randy Wandell | 100.0 | 35,028 | |
| Total votes: 35,028 | |||
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Judicial offices
Marion County Superior Court
Marion County Superior Court 2024 Retention election | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Alicia Gooden's seat |
 Alicia Gooden (i) |
| Amy Jones' seat |
Amy Jones (i) |
| Charles Miller's seat |
Charles F. Miller (i) |
| Charnette Garner's seat |
Charnette D. Garner (i) |
| Clark Rogers' seat |
Clark Rogers (i) |
| Clayton Graham's seat |
Clayton Graham (i) |
| Cynthia Oetjen's seat |
Cynthia L. Oetjen (i) |
| Danielle Gaughan's seat |
Danielle Gaughan (i) |
| Helen Marchal's seat |
Helen Marchal (i) |
| James Joven's seat |
James A. Joven (i) |
| Jeffrey Marchal's seat |
Jeffrey Marchal (i) |
| Jennifer Harrison's seat |
Jennifer P. Harrison (i) |
| John Chavis' seat |
John Chavis (i) |
| Jose Salinas' seat |
Jose D. Salinas (i) |
| Linda Brown's seat |
Linda E. Brown (i) |
| Marie Kern's seat |
Marie Kern (i) |
| Stephen Creason's seat |
Stephen Creason (i) |
| William Nelson's seat |
William J. Nelson (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Indiana elections, 2024
May 7, 2024
- United States Senate election in Indiana, 2024
- Indiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
- Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- Indiana State Senate elections, 2024
- Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Indiana, 2024
- Indiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Indiana's 7th Congressional District election, 2024
- Indiana Attorney General election, 2024
- Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024
- Indiana State Senate elections, 2024
- Indiana House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Indiana Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Indiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Indiana Remove Superintendent of Public Instruction from Gubernatorial Line of Succession Amendment (2024)
- Decatur Township Metropolitan School District, Indiana, elections (2024)
- Franklin Township Community School Corporation, Indiana, elections (2024)
- Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana, elections (2024)
- Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, Indiana, elections (2024)
- Metropolitan School District of Perry Township, Indiana, elections (2024)
- Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, Indiana, elections (2024)
- Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Indiana, elections (2024)
- Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, Indiana, elections (2024)
- Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township, Indiana, elections (2024)
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About the city
- See also: Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is a city in Marion County, Indiana. As of 2020, its population was 897,041.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Indianapolis uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
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| Indianapolis | Indiana | |
| Population | 897,041 | 6,785,528 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 366 | 35,826 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 59.2% | 82.3% |
| Black/African American | 28.8% | 9.4% |
| Asian | 3.7% | 2.4% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 3.9% | 2.3% |
| Multiple | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.4% | 7.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.5% | 89.3% |
| College graduation rate | 32.2% | 27.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $50,939 | $58,235 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.8% | 12.9% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Indianapolis, Indiana | Indiana | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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