Democratic primary Candidates Declared • Denise Paul Hatch •
Joe Hogsett, incumbent
Mayor of Indianapolis Results Republican primary Candidates Declared •
Jim Merritt, chair of the Marion County Republican Party and
State Senator • Christopher James Moore, dump truck driver • Felipe Rios
Withdrawn candidates • Jose Evans, former member of
Indianapolis City-County Council and former Democrat
Potential candidates that did not run •
Greg Ballard, former
mayor of Indianapolis •
Jeff Cardwell, former chair of the
Indiana Republican Party and former member of
Indianapolis City-County Council • Ted Feeney, former president of Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association •
Cindy Kirchhofer, state representative
Independent candidates • John Schmitz, masonry contractor (failed to make ballot) ==General election==