Primaries for the council were held on May 5, 2015, with a handful of races being very close.

The closest finish came in district one, with two Democratic incumbents forced into a run-off election because of the redistricting.

[2] Following the elections Democrats maintained control of the council with a 13–12 majority.

[3] In the Indianapolis mayoral election held at the same time, Democrat Joe Hogsett beat Republican Chuck Brewer.

This was only the second time in the history of Indianapolis that Democrats controlled both the mayor's office and the council.