1971 Indianapolis mayoral election

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1971

November 2, 1971
Turnout	53.8%
Nominee Richard Lugar John Neff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 155,164 101,367 Percentage 60.5% 39.5%
Mayor before election Richard Lugar Republican Elected Mayor Richard Lugar Republican

The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1971 took place on November 2, 1971. This was the first election after the creation of the Unigov. Incumbent Republican Richard Lugar was reelected to a second term. Lugar's challenger had been Democrat John Neff, a former state senator. Neff had campaigned in opposition to the Unigov, promising to seek its abolishment if elected.

Election results

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1967

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Lugar (incumbent)	155,164	60.5
	Democratic	John Neff	101,367	39.5
Turnout			256,531	53.8
Majority			53,797	21.0
	Republican hold

See also

• Electoral history of Richard Lugar

References

Preceded by 1967

Indianapolis mayoral election 1971

Succeeded by 1975