Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett Wins Third Term in Indianapolis Following Costliest Mayoral Race in City History

Hogsett secures victory with 59.51% of votes despite being outspent by Republican opponent Jefferson Shreve, who donated $13.5 million of $14.5 million raised in the race; candidates sparred over national issues, local crime rates, handling of the George Floyd protests, and city development post-Covid.

• Despite being outspent in the campaign, Democratic Mayor Joe Hogsett won a third term in Indianapolis with 59.51% of the vote, defeating Republican businessman Jefferson Shreve.
• The mayoral race, marked by debates over national issues like abortion and local concerns like city development post-Covid, was the costliest in Indianapolis history as Jefferson Shreve collected and self-donated $14.5 million while Hogsett raised $6.2 million.
• Throughout the campaign Shreve criticized Hogsett, former federal prosecutor, on public safety and crime, noting the murder rates and Hogsett's handling of the 2020 protests over George Floyd's death.
• Hogsett, who also won the 2015 and 2019 elections by wide margins, countered that he met with protest organizers and pointed out that Indianapolis had a 16% drop in homicide rates in 2022 from the previous year.
• Among key issues both candidates agreed on were the pressing need to hire more police officers, improve roads, revitalize downtown and lobby the state legislature for stricter gun control laws in the state's largest city.

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