Indianapolis mayoral election, 1959
November 3, 1959
Turnout41.1%
 
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. 1 2 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
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