Template:Mayor Kelso - Character/Quillsville Mayor

1979

Kelso ran for the mayor of Quillsville in 1979, against Republican incumbent Mike Ollie, defeating him by a massive landslide, 59%-40%, a 19-point margin.

1983

Kelso won reelection to a second term, defeating an unnamed Republican Councilman (54–46%).

1987

Kelso won reelection to a third term, defeating a second unnamed Republican (68–32%).

1991

Kelso won reelection to a fourth term, defeating Republican Mark Souder (67–31%).

1995

Kelso won reelection to a fifth term, defeating Republican Ron Mowery (67–32%). He becomes the first Quillsvillian mayor to be elected to five terms

1999

Kelso won reelection to a sixth term, defeating Republican Steve Goldsmith (66-31%).

2003

Kelso won reelection to a seventh term, defeating Republican Mike Pence (60-30%).

2007

Kelso won reelection to an eighth term, defeating Republican Donald Trump (80-15%)

2011

Kelso won reelection to a ninth term, defeating Republican John McCain (70-20%).

2015

Kelso won reelection to an unprecedented tenth term, defeating Republican Wayne Seybold and Libertarian Rupert Boneham (83–13-4%).

2019

Kelso ran for reelection to an eleventh term but was defeated in the Republican primary by former Indianapolis news anchorwoman Nicole Pence (59–41%), who went on to win the general election defeating Democratic challenger Joe Donneley. Kelso was the first ten-term mayor to lose his seat in a primary in the city's history. This made Pence Quillsville's first female mayor.