1959 Indianapolis mayoral election explained

Election Name:Indianapolis mayoral election, 1959
Country:Indianapolis
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1955 Indianapolis mayoral election
Previous Year:1955
Next Election:1963 Indianapolis mayoral election
Next Year:1963
Election Date:November 3, 1959
Turnout:41.1%
Nominee1:Charles H. Boswell
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:70,031
Percentage1:57.4%
Nominee2:William T. Sharp
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:51,994
Percentage2:42.6%
Map Size:200px
Mayor
Before Election:Charles H. Boswell
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Charles H. Boswell
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bodenhamer, David J.. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indiana University Press. 1994. 0-253-31222-1. 341.
  2. Web site: State Mayor Wins Piled Up By Democrats INDIANAPOLIS . Anderson Herald Bulletin . 13 September 2019 . 4 November 1959.
  3. Democrats control top 7 Hoosier cities . Howey . Brian A. . The Howey Political Report . 5 November 2003 . 10 . 14 . 11 December 2019.