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 | - ^ 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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