The Vanderburgh County Election Board met last Friday 11/15/19) and certified the results of the 2019 Evansville Municipal Election. The final count increased by 109 votes to a final tally of 16,147. The increase was due mainly to an error discovered on one voting machine.
Although the discovery of the extra ballots did not change the ultimate outcome of the election, two races drew closer.
In Ward 2, Natalie Rascher trails by 19 votes.
In Ward 3 Steve Melcher is down by 56 votes.
Candidates have until November 19 (today) to request a recount. VCRP Chairman Wayne Parke has until Friday, November 22, to take action on a recount.
During the Election Board meeting, Chairman Parke requested that the Election Board investigate a non-partisan effort to improve voter participation in the election process. Voter participation for the 2019 Municipal Election of 16,147 was down by almost 4000 votes when compared to the 2015 Municipal Election total of 20,090.
Learn more about the final vote count from local media coverage:
Rascher, GOP considering recount after a change in Second Ward vote totals
Go to the Vanderburgh County Clerk’s
Election Results webpage to view the final election results and to get a copy of the election canvass report.
NOTE:Â Voter Registration begins 12/2/19
The first day after the municipal election that an individual may register to vote is Monday, December 2, 2019.
Election Results
SUMMARY REPORT MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIAL TOTALS
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, IN
VOTE CENTERS COUNTED (OF 16) . . . . 16
REGISTERED VOTERS – TOTAL . . . . . 80,422
BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL. . . . . . .     16,147
VOTER TURNOUT – TOTAL . . . . . .    20.08
STRAIGHT PARTY
Vote for not more than 1
REPUBLICAN (REP) . . . . . . . .  3,533 45.81
DEMOCRATIC (DEM) . . . . . . . . 3,532 45.79
LIBERTARIAN (LIB). . . . . . . .      41 .53
INDEPENDENT (IND). . . . . . . .   607 7.87
MAYOR EVANSVILLE
Vote for not more than 1
LLOYD WINNECKE (REP). . . . . . . 11,796 80.75
NO CANDIDATE FILED . . . . . . .       0
BART GADAU (LIB) . . . . . . . .       679 4.65
STEVE ARY (IND) . . . . . . . .       2,133 14.60
CLERK EVANSVILLE
Vote for not more than 1
NO CANDIDATE FILED . . . . . . .              0
LAURA BROWN WINDHORST (DEM) . . . . 11,121 (100.00)
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AT-LARGE EVANSVILLE
Vote for not more than 3
RON BEANE (REP) . . . . . . . .            7,390 (18.83)
DAVID CHRISTMAS (REP) . . . . . .        6,224 (15.86)
ALEXANDER (ALEX) R. SCHMITT (REP) . . 5,523 (14.07)
KAITLIN E MOORE MORLEY (DEM) . . . .   6,528 (16.64)
GINA ROBINSON UNGAR (DEM) . . . . .    6,482 (16.52)
JONATHAN WEAVER (DEM) . . . . . .       7,093 (18.08)
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER 1ST WARD
Vote for not more than 1
TIMOTHY A. O’BRIEN II (REP) . . . . 1,611 (47.20)
BEN TROCKMAN (DEM) . . . . . . .   1,802 (52.80)
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER 2ND WARD
Vote for not more than 1
NATALIE RASCHER (REP) . . . . . . 1,298 (49.64)
MISSY MOSBY (DEM). . . . . . . .   1,317 (50.36)
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER 3RD WARD
Vote for not more than 1
STEPHEN R. MELCHER (REP) . . . . .  1,043 (48.69)
ZACHARY HERONEMUS (DEM). . . . . . 1,099 (51.31)
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER 4TH WARD
Vote for not more than 1
ARCHIE M. CARTER (REP) . . . . . . 683 (26.62)
ALEX BURTON (DEM). . . . . . . .  1,883 (73.38)
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER 5TH WARD
Vote for not more than 1
JUSTIN K. ELPERS (REP) . . . . . . 1,725 (57.56)
JNNIFER YASER (DEM). . . . . . . 1,272 (42.44)
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER 6TH WARD
Vote for not more than 1
PAUL ABRAMSON (REP) . . . . . . .  735 (37.81)
JIM BRINKMEYER (DEM). . . . . . . 1,209 (62.19)
