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 |
Democrat |
| Henry F. West |
1856 |
1856[3] |
Democrat |
| Charles G. Coulon |
1856 |
1856 |
Democrat |
| 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 |
Democrat |
| 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 |
Democrat |
| Caleb S. Denny (second term) |
1893 |
1895 |
Republican |
| Thomas Taggart |
1895 |
1901 |
Democrat |
| Charles A. Bookwalter (first term) |
1901 |
1903 |
Republican |
| John W. Holtzman |
1903 |
1906 |
Democrat |
| 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 |
Democrat |
| 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 |
Democrat |
| Reginald H. Sullivan (first term) |
1930 |
1935 |
Democrat |
| John W. Kern, Jr. |
1935 |
1937[8] |
Democrat |
| Walter C. Boetcher |
1937 |
1939 |
Democrat |
| Reginald H. Sullivan (second term) |
1939 |
1943 |
Democrat |
| 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] |
Democrat |
| Philip L. Bayt, Jr. (first term) |
November 12, 1950 |
November 24, 1951[11] |
Democrat |
| Christian J. Emhardt |
November 24, 1951 |
January 1, 1952 |
Democrat |
| Alex M. Clark |
January 1, 1952 |
January 1, 1956 |
Republican |
| Philip L. Bayt, Jr. (second term) |
January 1, 1956 |
January 1, 1959[12] |
Democrat |
| Charles H. Boswell |
January 1, 1959 |
August 6, 1962[13] |
Democrat |
| Albert H. Losche |
August 6, 1962 |
January 1, 1964 |
Democrat |
| John J. Barton |
January 1, 1964 |
January 1, 1968 |
Democrat |
| 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 |
Democrat |
| 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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