South Bend Municipal Primary Election Results 2019

James Mueller, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s hand-picked successor, is the winner of South Bend’s Democratic mayoral primary. He will face Republican Sean Haas in November.

In other competitive primaries, Karen White, Rachel Tomas Morgan, and Lori Hamann have won the Democratic nominations for three at-large seats on the South Bend Common Council. Also winning contested races are Tim Scott (1st District), Henry Davis Jr. (2nd District), Sharon McBride (3rd District), Troy Warner (4th District), and Sheila Niezgodski (6th District).

The results below are based on unofficial results reported from St. Joseph County officials.

*Denotes an incumbent.

South Bend Mayor

Democrats

• Lynn Coleman – 2,701 – 22.7%
• Jason Critchlow – 3,081 – 25.89%
• Oliver Davis – 723 – 6.08%
• Shane Inez – 16 – 0.13%
• James Mueller – 4,446 – 37.36%
• Salvador Rodriguez – 23 – 0.19%
• Will Smith – 18 – 0.15%
• Regina Williams-Preston – 876 – 7.36%
• Richard Wright – 15 – 0.13%

Republicans

• Sean Haas – 908 – 100%

South Bend City Clerk

Democrats

• Kareemah Fowler * – 9,352 – 100%

South Bend Common Council

At-Large

Democrats

• Alex Giorgio-Rubin – 2,049 – 7.92%
• Lori Hamann – 3,627 – 14.03%
• Suzan Kesim – 1,349 – 5.22%
• Joseph Luten – 1,272 – 4.92%
• Lynn Mahoney – 1,783 – 6.9%
• Anne Mannix – 2,938 – 11.36%
• David Parker-Brooks – 1,089 – 4.21%
• Rachel Tomas Morgan – 4,822 – 18.65%
• Karen White * – 6,927 – 26.79%

Republicans

• Amanda Jean Grove – 712 – 51%
• Davin Hackett – 684 – 49%

District 1

Democrats

• Karl Nichols – 495 – 23.4%
• Tim Scott * – 1,620 – 76.6%

District 2

Democrats

• Jasmine Brown – 467 – 31.32%
• Henry Davis Jr. – 799 – 53.59%
• Amanda Govaert Konrath – 123 – 8.25%
• Kelvin Poindexter – 102 – 6.84%

District 3

Democrats

• Barbara Matson – 321 – 22%
• Sharon McBride * – 1,138 – 78%

District 4

Democrats

• Melvin Blakely Jr. – 110 – 4.16%
• Dave Matthews – 1,055 – 39.89%
• Amanda Parkinson – 279 – 10.55%
• Troy Warner – 1,201 – 45.41%

Republicans

• Tyler Gillean – 157 – 100%

District 5

Democrats

• Sandy Combs – 100%

Republicans

• Jake Teshka * – 357 – 100%

District 6

Democrats

• Jason Banicki – 534 – 46.31%
• Sheila Niezgodski – 619 – 53.69%