List of mayors of Olympia, Washington
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Olympia, Washington, United States.
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Town board presidents
- Elwood Evans, 1859-1861 [1]
- George A. Barnes, 1862, 1866-1869 [1][2]
- Joseph Cushman, 1863 [1][2]
- Edward Giddings, 1864 [1][2]
- Benjamin F. Yantis, 1865 [1][2]
- Francis Henry, 1870-1871 [1]
- William Winlock Miller, 1872-1873 [1][2]
Mayors
- Isaac C. Ellis, 1874 [1][2]
- Thornton F. McElroy, 1875 [1][2]
- James C. Horr, 1876, 1891 [1][2]
- Jno. P. Hudson, 1877 [1]
- Esdras N. Ouimette, 1878-1879 [1][2]
- George A. Barnes, 1880 [1][2]
- Edward T. Young, 1881 [1][2]
- Nathaniel Ostrander, 1882-1883 [1][2]
- John S. Dobbins, 1884 [1][2]
- Albert A. Phillips, 1885 [1][2][3]
- Andsworth H. Chambers, 1886-1888 [1][2]
- John F. Gowey, 1889-1890 [1][2]
- Rossell Galbraith O'Brien, 1892 [1][2]
- J.W. Robinson, 1893 [1]
- Champion Bromwell Mann, 1894-1895 [1][2]
- Charles Henry Ayer, 1896 [1][3]
- John Byrne, 1897 [1]
- George B. Lane, 1898 [1][2]
- Caleb Springer Reinhart, 1899-1901 [1][2][3]
- Clarence J. Lord, 1902-1903 [1][2]
- Harvey G. Richardson, 1904 [1][2]
- Philip H. Carlyon, 1905-1906 [2]
- Thos. McLarty, 1907 [2]
- W.A. Hagemeyer, 1908 [2]
- Mitchell Mitchel Harris, 1909-1911 [2]
- Wayne L. Bridgford, 1912 [2]
- George A. Mottman, 1913-1916 [2]
- Jesse T. Mills, 1917-1920 [2]
- C.H. Bowen, 1921-1922 [2]
- Geo. W. Draham, 1923-1924 [2]
- James C. Johnson, 1925-1928 [2]
- George N. Mills, 1929-1931 [2]
- Earl N. Steele, 1932-1934 [2]
- Francis B. Longaker, 1935-1940 [2]
- J.T. Trullinger, 1941-1946 [2]
- Ernest Mallory, 1947-1949 [2]
- Ralph A. Swanson, 1950-1953 [2]
- Amanda Benek Smith, 1954-1960 [2]
- Neil R, McKay, 1961-1969 [2]
- Thomas Allen, 1970-1977 [2]
- Lyle Watson, 1978-1982 [2]
- David Skramstad, 1982-1985, 1992-1993 [2]
- William Daley, 1986-1987 [2]
- Holly Gadbaw, 1988-1989 [2]
- Rex Derr, 1990-1991 [2]
- Bob Jacobs, 1993-1999 [2]
- Stan Biles, 2000-2003 [2][4]
- Mark Foutch, 2004-2007 [2]
- Doug Mah, 2008-2011 [2]
- Stephen Buxbaum, 2012-2015 [2]
- Cheryl Selby, c. 2016 – c. 2019 [2]
- Dontae Payne, 2023-present [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Officers since incorporation", City Official Directory (PDF), City of Olympia, Washington, 1904 – via Olympia Historical Society
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az "Chronology of Elected Officials", olympiahistory.org, Washington: Olympia Historical Society, retrieved May 20, 2025
- ^ a b c Mrs. George E. Blankenship, ed. (1914), Early history of Thurston County, Washington, Olympia, Washington – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "City Government: Elected Officials", www.ci.olympia.wa.us, archived from the original on December 10, 2000 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ "City Council & Mayor", olympiawa.gov, retrieved May 20, 2025