Mayors / Directly Elected Mayors

• Leslie K. Wharton: April 21, 1930 to April 18, 1932
• Dean E Howell: April 18, 1932 to April 16, 1934
• Freeman C. Witt: April 16, 1934 to June 18, 1936
• Graham H. Humphrey: June 18, 1936 to April 20, 1937
• Fred L. Cooper: April 20, 1937 to April 15, 1940
• Edgar E Clover: April 15, 1940 to May 19, 1948
• Theodore H. McCain: May 20, 1948 to April 18, 1950
• Albert J. Kuehl: April 18, 1950 to April 15, 1952
• Andrew F. Andreasen: April 15, 1952 to April 17, 1956
• Lloyd I. Turrentine: April 15, 1956 to April 17, 1962
• Lewis P. Tustin: April 19, 1962 to April 19, 1966
• Kenneth M. Roberts: April 19, 1966 to April 16, 1968
• William S Crow: April 16, 1968 to April 21, 1970
• Alan B. Skuba: April 21, 1970 to April 18, 1972
• Wil Mason: April 18, 1972 to October 9, 1973
• Kennth M. Roberts: January 15, 1974 to March 12, 1974 (Interim mayor)
• Lorraine H. Boyce: March 12, 1974 to March 9, 1976
• Alan B. Skuba: March 9, 1976 to March 14, 1978
• Douglas G. Best: March 14, 1978 to April 15, 1980
• Ron Bittner: April 15, 1980 to April 20,1982
• Sheilah Wenzel: April 20, 1982 to June 23, 1982
• James M. Rady: June 23, 1982 to June 13, 1984
• Ernest G. Cowan III: June 13, 1984 to June 4, 1986
• James M. Rady (second term): June 4, 1986 to June 29, 1988
• Doris Thurston: June 29, 1988 to June 5, 1990

Directly Elected Mayors: Two-Year Terms

• Jerry C. Harmon: June 5, 1990 to June 2, 1994
• Sid Hollins: June 1994 to November 3, 1998

Directly Elected Mayors: Four-Year Terms

• Lori Holt Pfeiler: November 3, 1998 to November 5, 2002
• Lori Holt Pfeiler: November 5, 2002 to November 7, 2006
• Lori Holt Pfeiler: November 7, 2006 to November 2, 2010
• Sam Abed: November 2, 2010 to December 3, 2014
• Sam Abed: December 3, 2014 to December 12, 2018
• Paul McNamara: December 12, 2018 to 2022
• Dane White: December 14, 2022 to Current