1947 Indianapolis mayoral election

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1947

November 4, 1947


Nominee	Albert G. Feeney	William Wemmer
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	68,415	54,744
Percentage	55.6%	44.4%

Mayor before election

George L. Denny
Republican

Elected mayor

Albert G. Feeney
Democratic

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The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1947 took place on November 4, 1947, and saw the election of Democrat Al Feeney, who defeated Republican William Wemmer.^[1] Democrats swept city offices in the coinciding elections.^[2] Ahead of the election, a high level of Democratic voter registration caused it to be anticipated that Fenney would have a strong chance of winning.^[3]

Results

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1947^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albert G. Feeney	70,373	53.2
	Republican	William Wemmer	62,022	46.9
Turnout			132,395
Majority			8,351	6.3
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ "Memory Bank: The 1947 mayor's race". Indiana Business Journal. December 6, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
^ "Death of Wm. H. Wemmer". The Republic. February 22, 1949. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
^ "THF DAILY BANNER, GREENCASTIE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1947". The Daily Banner. September 16, 1947. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
^ "COMPLETE CITY ELECTION 312 PRECINCTS". Indianapolis Recorder. November 8, 1947. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

Preceded by 1943	Indianapolis mayoral election 1947	Succeeded by 1951

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