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Marty Bender
2024 - Present
2028
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Marty Bender (Republican Party) is an at-large member of the Fort Wayne City Council in Indiana. He assumed office on January 1, 2024. His current term ends on January 1, 2028.
Bender (Republican Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Fort Wayne City Council in Indiana. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2023)
General election
General election for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelle Chambers (D) | 17.9 | 21,952 |
| ✔ |  | Marty Bender (R) | 17.2 | 21,093 |
| ✔ |  | Thomas Freistroffer (R) | 17.0 | 20,919 |
| Luke Fries (R) | 16.0 | 19,689 | ||
 | Stephanie Crandall (D)  | 14.9 | 18,313 | |
 | Audrey Davis (D) | 14.4 | 17,666 | |
| Ethan Gaudette (L) | 2.6 | 3,254 | ||
| Total votes: 122,886 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Michelle Chambers, Stephanie Crandall, and Audrey Davis defeated Sean Johnson in the Democratic primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Chambers | 34.2 | 6,694 |
| ✔ | | Stephanie Crandall | 26.1 | 5,117 |
| ✔ | | Audrey Davis | 24.4 | 4,782 |
| Sean Johnson | 15.3 | 2,998 | ||
| Total votes: 19,591 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large (3 seats)
Marty Bender, incumbent Thomas Freistroffer, and Luke Fries advanced from the Republican primary for Fort Wayne City Council At-large on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marty Bender | 33.9 | 8,932 |
| ✔ | | Thomas Freistroffer | 33.5 | 8,818 |
| ✔ | Luke Fries | 32.6 | 8,582 | |
| Total votes: 26,332 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bender in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Fort Wayne City Council At-large |
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Glynn Hines (D) |
Fort Wayne City Council At-large 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Fort Wayne City Council At-large 2008-2016 |
Succeeded by - |
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