The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1987 took place on November 3, 1987, and saw the reelection of Republican William H. Hudnut III to a fourth term.
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Hundut defeated Democratic nominee J. Bradford Senden, a self-employed political consultant.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | William H. Hudnut III (incumbent) | 109,107 | 66.3 | |
| Democratic | J. Bradford Senden | 38,193 | 23.2 | |
| Other | Others | 17,223 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | 164,523 | |||
| Majority | 70,914 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b Bodenhamer, David J. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 1356 and 1357. ISBN 0-253-31222-1.
- ^ Klose, Kevin (May 6, 1987). "GARY'S MAYOR DEFEATED IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY". Washington Post. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
| Preceded by 1983 |
Indianapolis mayoral election 1987 |
Succeeded by 1991 |