1959 Indianapolis mayoral election

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]

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1959

November 3, 1959
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

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	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. 4 November 1959. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
3. Howey, Brian A. (5 November 2003). "Democrats control top 7 Hoosier cities" (PDF). The Howey Political Report. 10 (14). Retrieved 11 December 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.