1959 Indianapolis mayoral election

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. Boswell defeated Republican William T. Sharp.