| Mayor |
Term |
Political party |
Notes |
| William H. Kepner |
Apr 20, 1860 – Mar 27, 1863 |
Democratic |
|
| Augustus L. Roumfort |
Mar 27, 1863 – Mar 23, 1866 |
Democratic |
|
| Oliver Edwards |
Mar 23, 1866 – Jan 11, 1869 |
Democratic |
|
| William W. Hays |
Jan 11, 1869 – Mar, 1870 |
Republican |
Died in office. |
| George B. Cole |
Apr 4, 1870 – Jan 9, 1871 |
Republican |
|
| William K. Verbeke |
Jan 9, 1871 – Jan 13, 1873 |
Democratic |
|
| Jacob D. Boas |
Jan 13, 1873 – Jan 11, 1875 |
Republican |
|
| John D. Patterson |
Jan 11, 1875 – Jan 8, 1881 |
Republican |
Resigned. |
| John Crull Herman |
Jan 8, 1881 – Apr 2, 1883 |
Republican |
|
| Simon Cameron Wilson |
Apr 2, 1883 – 1886 |
Republican |
Died in office. |
| Samuel W. Fleming Sr. |
1886–1887 |
Republican |
|
| John A. Fritchey |
1887–1893 |
Democratic |
|
| Maurice C. Eby |
1893–1896 |
Republican |
|
| John D. Patterson |
1896–1899 |
Republican |
|
| John A. Fritchey |
1899–1902 |
Democratic |
|
| Vance C. McCormick |
1902–1905 |
Democratic |
|
| Edward Z. Gross |
1905–1908 |
Republican |
|
| Ezra S. Meals, M.D. |
1908–1912 |
Republican |
|
| John K. Royal |
1912–1916 |
Democratic |
|
| Ezra S. Meals, M.D. |
1916 – April 18, 1917 |
Republican |
Died in office. |
| William L. Gorgas |
Apr 18, 1917 – May 15, 1917 |
Democratic |
Named acting mayor following Dr. Meals' death. |
| Charles A. Miller |
May 15, 1917 – July 12, 1917 |
Republican |
Died in office. |
| William L. Gorgas |
Jul 12, 1917 – Sep 24, 1917 |
Democratic |
Named acting mayor following Miller's death. |
| J. William Bowman |
Sep 24, 1917 – Nov 27, 1917 |
Republican |
Appointed for six weeks' time and retired from office. |
| Daniel L. Keister |
Nov 27, 1917 – Jan 5, 1920 |
Republican |
|
| George A. Hoverter |
Jan 5, 1920 – Jan 6, 1936 |
Republican |
|
| John A. F. Hall |
Jan 6, 1936 – Jan 1, 1940 |
Republican |
|
| Howard E. Milliken, M.D. |
Jan 1, 1940 – Jan 5, 1948 |
Republican |
|
| Claude R. Robins |
Jan 5, 1948 – Jan 2, 1956 |
Republican |
|
| Nolan F. Ziegler |
Jan 2, 1956 – Mar 7, 1963 |
Republican |
Died in office. |
| Daniel J. Barry |
Mar 26, 1963 – Jan 6, 1964 |
Republican |
|
| William K. McBride |
Jan 6, 1964 – Jan 1, 1968 |
Republican |
|
| Albert H. Straub |
Jan 1, 1968 – Jan 5, 1970 |
Republican |
|
| Harold A. Swenson |
Jan 5, 1970 – Jan 1, 1978 |
Democratic |
First "strong" mayor after switch to strong mayor variation of Mayor–council government. |
| Paul E. "Tim" Doutrich, Jr. |
Jan 3, 1978 – Jan 5, 1982 |
Republican |
|
| Stephen R. Reed |
Jan 5, 1982 – Jan 4, 2010 |
Democratic |
Defeated for renomination in 2009. |
| Linda D. Thompson |
Jan 4, 2010 – Jan 6, 2014 |
Democratic |
Defeated for renomination in 2013; first female and first black mayor. |
| Eric R. Papenfuse |
Jan 6, 2014 – Jan 3, 2022 |
Democratic |
Reelected November 2017; defeated for renomination and lost write-in campaign in November 2021. |
| Wanda R. D. Williams |
Jan 3, 2022 – present |
Democratic |
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