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Mayors by party affiliation Party Mayors Republican 24 Democratic 21 Whig 3 The following is a list of 48 mayors of Indianapolis, Indiana. The mayor is the chief executive in the Government of Indianapolis, and is elected to a four-year term beginning January 1 following the general election. Six mayors have had non-consecutive terms. There are no term limits for mayor; the longest-serving mayor was William H. Hudnut III, who served four terms. The office of the mayor is on the top floor of the Indianapolis City-County Building.[1]
Mayor Term Began Term Ended Political Party Samuel Henderson 1847 1849 Whig Horatio C. Newcomb 1849 1851[2] Whig Caleb Scudder 1851 1854 Whig James McCready 1854 1856 Democratic Henry F. West 1856 1856[3] Democratic Charles G. Coulon 1856 1856 Democratic William J. Wallace 1856 1858[4] Republican Samuel D. Maxwell 1858 1863 Republican John Caven (first term) 1863 1867 Republican Daniel McCauley 1867 1873 Republican James L. Mitchell 1873 1875 Democratic John Caven (second term) 1875 1881 Republican Daniel W. Grubbs 1881 1884 Republican John L. McMaster 1884 1886 Republican Caleb S. Denny (first term) 1886 1890 Republican Thomas L. Sullivan 1890 1893 Democratic Caleb S. Denny (second term) 1893 1895 Republican Thomas Taggart 1895 1901 Democratic Charles A. Bookwalter (first term) 1901 1903 Republican John W. Holtzman 1903 1906 Democratic Charles A. Bookwalter (second term) 1906 1910 Republican Samuel L. Shank (first term) 1910 1913[5] Republican Henry R. Wallace 1913 1914 Republican Joseph E. Bell 1914 1918 Democratic Charles W. Jewett 1918 1922 Republican Samuel L. Shank (second term) 1922 1926 Republican John L. Duvall 1926 1927[6] Republican Claude E. Negley 1927 1927[7] Republican Ert Slack 1927 1930 Democratic Reginald H. Sullivan (first term) 1930 1935 Democratic John W. Kern, Jr. 1935 1937[8] Democratic Walter C. Boetcher 1937 1939 Democratic Reginald H. Sullivan (second term) 1939 1943 Democratic Robert Tyndall 1943 July 9, 1947[9] Republican George L. Denny July 9, 1947 January 1, 1948 Republican Albert G. Feeney January 1, 1948 November 12, 1950[10] Democratic Philip L. Bayt, Jr. (first term) November 12, 1950 November 24, 1951[11] Democratic Christian J. Emhardt November 24, 1951 January 1, 1952 Democratic Alex M. Clark January 1, 1952 January 1, 1956 Republican Philip L. Bayt, Jr. (second term) January 1, 1956 January 1, 1959[12] Democratic Charles H. Boswell January 1, 1959 August 6, 1962[13] Democratic Albert H. Losche August 6, 1962 January 1, 1964 Democratic John J. Barton January 1, 1964 January 1, 1968 Democratic Richard G. Lugar January 1, 1968 January 1, 1976 Republican William H. Hudnut III January 1, 1976 January 1, 1992 Republican Stephen Goldsmith January 1, 1992 January 1, 2000 Republican Bart Peterson January 1, 2000 January 1, 2008 Democratic Greg Ballard January 1, 2008 Present Republican Notes
- ^ Price, Nelson (2004). Indianapolis Then & Now. San Diego, California: Thunder Bay Press. pp. 38. ISBN 1-59223-208-6.
- ^ Resigned November 7, 1851.
- ^ Died in office November 8, 1856.
- ^ Resigned May 5, 1858.
- ^ Resigned November 28, 1913.
- ^ Resigned October 27, 1927.
- ^ Appointed by Council November 9, 1927.
- ^ Resigned September 2, 1937.
- ^ Died in office July 9, 1947.
- ^ Died in office November 12, 1950.
- ^ Resigned November 24, 1951.
- ^ Resigned January 1, 1959.
- ^ Resigned August 6, 1962.
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