1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election


The 1995 Fort Wayne mayoral election was held on November 7, 1995 to elect the mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. It saw the reelection of Republican incumbent Paul Helmke., this is the last time a Republican has won a Fort Wayne mayoral election.

Nominations

Democratic primary

Wayne Township Trustee Thomas Essex won the Democratic primary with 4,056 votes.

Republican primary

Some Republicans speculated that Helmke, who had ties to the Clinton administration, might have been endangered in his primary. However, contrarily, he handily won his primary with 75% of the vote.

Libertarian nomination

Libertarians nominated William Kempf.

General election

The race was projected by Howey Political Report to be "safe Republican", with Helmke anticipated to be easily reelected.