William Oliver (Indiana)
William Oliver (Democratic Party) was a member of the Indianapolis City Council, representing District 9. Oliver assumed office in 2004. Oliver left office on January 1, 2024.
Oliver (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Indianapolis City Council to represent District 8. Oliver did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on May 2, 2023.
He was elected to the District 10 seat on the council in 2004. He won election to the District 9 seat on November 3, 2015.[1] He represented District 9 from 2016 until 2024.
Biography
Oliver is from Indianapolis, Indiana. He worked at the Chrysler Corporation for 40 years, retiring in 2005. He is a past member of the United Auto Workers union, and is a lifetime member of the NAACP.[2]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2023)
General election
General election for Indianapolis City Council District 8
Ron Gibson won election in the general election for Indianapolis City Council District 8 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ron Gibson (D) | 100.0 | 6,001 | |
| Total votes: 6,001 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 8
Ron Gibson defeated Danita Hoskin in the Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 8 on May 2, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ron Gibson | 55.9 | 1,726 | |
| Danita Hoskin | 44.1 | 1,361 | ||
| Total votes: 3,087 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Edwin Lewis Jones (D)
- William Oliver (D)
- Quincy Murphy (D)
2019
See also: City elections in Indianapolis, Indiana (2019)
General election
General election for Indianapolis City Council District 9
Incumbent William Oliver won election in the general election for Indianapolis City Council District 9 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Oliver (D) | 100.0 | 7,223 | |
| Total votes: 7,223 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 9
Incumbent William Oliver defeated Leigh Evans, Martha Baker Blue, and Phillip Anderson in the Democratic primary for Indianapolis City Council District 9 on May 7, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Oliver | 42.4 | 1,400 | |
| Leigh Evans | 40.7 | 1,342 | ||
| Martha Baker Blue | 9.2 | 305 | ||
| Phillip Anderson | 7.6 | 252 | ||
| Total votes: 3,299 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daqavise Winston (D)
2015
The city of Indianapolis, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A partisan primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for major party candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. The filing deadline for independent or minor party candidates was July 15, 2015.[3] Twenty-five city council seats were up for election. Indianapolis's four at-large seats were not up for election, because those seats were scheduled to expire at the end of 2015.[4]
In District 9, William Oliver (D) defeated Charles E. "Chuck" Madden (R) in the general election. Madden filed to run after the primary. Incumbent Joseph Simpson (D) ran for election to the District 7 seat.[5]
| Indianapolis City Council District 9, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  William Oliver |
82.5% | 6,343 | |
| Republican | Charles E. Madden | 17.5% | 1,343 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 7,686 | |||
| Source: Indianapolis and Marion County, "2015 Municipal Official Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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William Oliver did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
William Oliver did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "Oliver," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Indianapolis website, "District 10, William Oliver," accessed August 21, 2015
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
- ↑ The Indy Channel, "Lawmakers eliminate at-large Indianapolis City-County Council seats," April 26, 2013
- ↑ City of Indianapolis, "2015 Candidate Filings," accessed February 11, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Indianapolis City Council District 9 2004-2024 |
Succeeded by Keith Graves (D) |
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