1959 United States elections explained

Year:	1959
Governor Seats Contested:	4
Governor Map Caption:
Type:	Off-year elections
Governor Net Change:	Republican +1
House Net Change:	0
House Seats Contested:	4
Senate Seats Contested:	2
Senate Net Change:	0

1959 United States elections included:

Congressional elections
Gubernatorial elections
State elections
- 1959 New Jersey Senate election
- 1959 New York state election
Referendums
- Hawaii statehood referendum, held as part of the Hawaii Admission Act of 1959 for Hawaii on June 27, 1959 which was approved by voters. Later on August 21, 1959 President Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting them as a state making them the 50th state.^[1] ^[2]
Mayoral elections
- 1959 Baltimore mayoral election
- 1959 Boston mayoral election
- 1959 Chicago mayoral election
- 1959 Cleveland mayoral election
- 1959 Evansville, Indiana, mayoral election
  - - 1959 Indianapolis mayoral election 1959 Manchester, New Hampshire mayoral election
- 1959 Philadelphia mayoral election
  - 1959 Pittsburgh mayoral special election
- 1959 San Francisco mayoral election
- 1959 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral election
Council, aldermanic, municipal and borough elections
- 1959 Philadelphia municipal election

See also

Notes and References

Web site: Hawaii Statehood . September 10, 2024 . United States National Archives: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home.
Web site: Chronicling America: Historic Newspapers from Hawaiʻi and the U.S.: Hawaiʻi Statehood . September 10, 2024 . University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library.