1979 Indianapolis mayoral election

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1979
November 6, 1979
Turnout33.6%
 
Nominee William H. Hudnut III Paul Cantwell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 124,515 43,955
Percentage 73.9% 26.1%
Mayor before election

William H. Hudnut III
Republican

Elected mayor

William H. Hudnut III
Republican

The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1979 took place on November 6, 1979, and saw the reelection of Republican William H. Hudnut III.

Hudnut defeated Democratic former city-county councilman Paul Cantwell in what was reported to have been the greatest margin of defeat for a Democratic candidate in an Indianapolis mayoral election in 150 years. Cantwell had resigned his seat on the Indianapolis City-County Council in order to focus on his campaign.

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