Monroe Gray Jr.
Monroe Gray Jr. (Democratic Party) was a member of the Indianapolis City Council, representing District 8. Gray assumed office in 1992. Gray left office on January 1, 2024.
Gray (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Indianapolis City Council to represent District 2. Gray lost in the Democratic primary on May 2, 2023.
Gray represented Indianapolis City Council District 8 from 1992 until 2024.
Biography
Gray was a division chief of the Indianapolis Fire Department. His experience in the community includes affiliations with the following groups: Flanner House Board, United Northwest Area Board, Purdue Cooperative Extension Board, 100 Black Men, Versatile Eleven Club, AIA Board, Tillman H. Harpole Post #249 and the Senator Glenn Howard Junior Golf Tournament.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2023)
General election
General election for Indianapolis City Council District 2
Brienne Delaney defeated Matt Hills in the general election for Indianapolis City Council District 2 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brienne Delaney (D)  | 66.2 | 7,573 |
 | Matt Hills (R) | 33.8 | 3,863 | |
| Total votes: 11,436 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 2
Brienne Delaney defeated incumbent Monroe Gray Jr. in the Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 2 on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brienne Delaney | 67.2 | 2,344 |
 | Monroe Gray Jr. | 32.8 | 1,144 | |
| Total votes: 3,488 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Indianapolis City Council District 2
Matt Hills defeated Mark Small in the Republican primary for Indianapolis City Council District 2 on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Hills | 70.3 | 1,049 |
 | Mark Small | 29.7 | 444 | |
| Total votes: 1,493 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2019)
General election
General election for Indianapolis City Council District 8
Incumbent Monroe Gray Jr. defeated Patrick Midla in the general election for Indianapolis City Council District 8 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monroe Gray Jr. (D) | 85.1 | 5,885 |
| Patrick Midla (R) | 14.9 | 1,028 | ||
| Total votes: 6,913 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 8
Incumbent Monroe Gray Jr. defeated Eric Cunningham in the Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 8 on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monroe Gray Jr. | 72.1 | 1,644 |
 | Eric Cunningham | 27.9 | 636 | |
| Total votes: 2,280 | |||
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2015
The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A partisan primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for major party candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. The filing deadline for independent or minor party candidates was July 15, 2015.[2] Twenty-five city council seats were up for election. Indianapolis's four at-large seats were not up for election, because those seats were scheduled to expire at the end of 2015.[3]
In District 8, incumbent Monroe Gray, Jr. (D) defeated Patrick Midla (R) in the general election. Midla filed to run after the primary.[4]
| Indianapolis City Council District 8, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Monroe Gray, Jr. Incumbent |
78.3% | 5,435 | |
| Republican | Patrick Midla | 21.7% | 1,506 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 6,941 | |||
| Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Monroe Gray Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Monroe Gray Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Indianapolis City Council District 2 |
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Indianapolis website, "District 8, Monroe Gray, JR.," accessed August 21, 2015
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ The Indy Channel, "Lawmakers eliminate at-large Indianapolis City-County Council seats," April 26, 2013
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "2015 Candidate Filings," accessed February 11, 2015
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| Preceded by - |
Indianapolis City Council District 8 1992-2024 |
Succeeded by Ron Gibson (D) |
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