A look at selected mayoral races across Indiana:
— Indianapolis: Republican Mayor Greg Ballard, a big upset winner over then-Mayor Bart Peterson in 2007, defeated well-financed Democratic challenger Melina Kennedy, who was a deputy mayor under Peterson, in the city's most-expensive mayoral race.
— Fort Wayne: Democrat Tom Henry won a second term after a bitter campaign against former Allen County Councilwoman Paula Hughes.
— Evansville: Republican Vanderburgh County commissioner Lloyd Winnecke won 54 percent of the vote to defeat Democratic county treasurer Rick Davis. Winnecke will succeed Democrat Jonathan Weinzapfel, who didn't seek a third term.
— South Bend: Pete Buttigieg, the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for state treasurer last year, defeated Republican Wayne Curry in the heavily Democratic city. Democrat Stephen Luecke is stepping down after leading the city since 1997.
— Hammond: Democratic Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. easily won a third term against Republican George Janiec, who lost to McDermott four years ago by about 500 votes.
— Bloomington: Democratic Mayor Mark Kruzan was unopposed in his bid for a third term.
— Gary: Former state Attorney General Karen Freeman-Wilson easily defeated Republican Charles Smith Jr. in a city that hasn't elected a GOP mayor since the 1930s. Democrat Rudy Clay didn't seek re-election because of health problems.
— Carmel: Republican Mayor James Brainard was unopposed for a fifth term.
— Muncie: State Rep. Dennis Tyler became the city's first Democratic mayor in 20 years, soundly defeating Republican Mayor Sharon McShurley in her bid for a second term.
— Lafayette: Democratic Mayor Tony Roswarski was unopposed for a third term after the Republican who won the primary withdrew and party leaders decided to not replace him.
— Terre Haute: Republican Mayor Duke Bennett, a narrow winner in the 2007 election, broke a streak that saw the city's last four mayors lose re-election bids. Bennett defeated Democrat Fred Nation, an Indianapolis Motor Speedway executive who was press secretary for then-Gov. Evan Bayh.
— Anderson: Incumbent Democrat Kris Ockomon lost to former Republican Mayor Kevin Smith in a re-match of the 2007 election, when Ockomon narrowly defeated Smith.
— Mishawaka: Incumbent Republican Dave Wood, who won a GOP caucus last year after Jeff Rea resigned, defeated Democrat Craig Fry, a state representative since 1988.
— Kokomo: Democrat Greg Goodnight handily won a second term, defeating Republican Scott Kern, a firefighter.
— Columbus: Republican Kristen Brown, a software company executive, received more than 67 percent of the vote to become Columbus' next mayor. Democratic City Councilwoman Priscilla Scalf received about 33 percent of the vote in the race to replace Mayor Fred Armstrong, a Democrat who is leaving office after 16 years.
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