1959 Indianapolis mayoral election

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1959

←  1955 November 3, 1959 1963  →
Turnout	41.1%
Nominee Charles H. Boswell William T. Sharp Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 70,031 51,994 Percentage 57.4% 42.6%
Mayor before election Charles H. Boswell Democratic Elected mayor Charles H. Boswell Democratic

The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1959 took place on November 3, 1959, and saw the reelection of Charles H. Boswell, who had become mayor eleven months earlier, after Philip L. Bayt resigned to become Marion County Prosecutor. ^[1] Boswell defeated Republican William T. Sharp. ^[2]

Results

Boswell won election.

1959 was a good year for Democrats in Indiana's mayoral elections, with the party winning control of the mayoralties of all of the state's top seven most populous cities. ^[3] This is a feat that the Democratic Party would not replicate until 2003. ^[3]

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1959 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles H. Boswell (incumbent)	70,031	57.4
	Republican	William T. Sharp	51,994	42.6
Turnout			122,025	41.1
Majority			18,037	14.7
	Democratic hold

References

1. Bodenhamer, David J. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 341. ISBN   0-253-31222-1.
2. "State Mayor Wins Piled Up By Democrats INDIANAPOLIS". Anderson Herald Bulletin. November 4, 1959. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
3. Howey, Brian A. (November 5, 2003). "Democrats control top 7 Hoosier cities" (PDF). The Howey Political Report. 10 (14). Retrieved December 11, 2019.
4. Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (1994). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. p. 1356 and 1357. ISBN   0-253-31222-1.

Preceded by 1955

Indianapolis mayoral election 1959

Succeeded by 1963