Democrat Hogsett cruises to victory with impressive win in Indy mayor's race
Democrat Joe Hogsett cruised to victory Tuesday night, crushing Republican Chuck Brewer in the race for mayor of Indianapolis.
Hogsett won with about 63 percent of the vote, while political newcomer Brewer tallied 37 percent, in a municipal election likely to have the lowest voter turnout since at least 1991. The Republican conceded defeat just two hours after the polls closed.
Hogsett's victory and other election results give Democrats control of all major citywide and countywide elected offices, as well as a majority on the City-County Council, for the first time since Unigov was instituted in 1970. Democrats won 13 seats on the 25-member council, for a one-seat majority.
A Democratic council, theoretically, would make it easier for Hogsett to push through his agenda. But Hogsett will need to keep all Democrats on board or persuade Republicans to cross the aisle to get his way.
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