Mayor of Los Angeles - List of Mayors

List of Mayors

Since California became a state in 1850, the following Mayors have served.

For pre-statehood mayors, see List of pre-statehood mayors of Los Angeles, California.
# Mayor Tenure Terms
1 Alpheus P. Hodges July 1, 1850–May 7, 1851 1
2 Benjamin D. Wilson May 7, 1851–May 4, 1852 1
3 John G. Nichols May 4, 1852–May 3, 1853 1
4 Antonio F. Coronel May 3, 1853–May 4, 1854 1
5 Stephen C. Foster May 4, 1854–January 13, 1855 1
– no incumbent January 13, 1855–January 25, 1855
– Stephen C. Foster January 25, 1855–May 9, 1855 Partial
6 Dr. Thomas Foster May 9, 1855–May 7, 1856 1
– Stephen C. Foster May 7, 1856–September 22, 1856 Partial
– John G. Nichols October 4, 1856–May 9, 1859 3
7 Damien Marchesseault May 9, 1859–May 9, 1860 1
8 Henry Mellus May 9, 1860–December 26, 1860† Partial
– Damien Marchesseault January 7, 1861–May 6, 1865 4
9 Joseph Mascarel May 5, 1865–May 10, 1866 1
10 Cristóbal Aguilar May 10, 1866–December 7, 1868 2
11 Joel Turner December 9, 1868–December 9, 1870 2
– Cristóbal Aguilar December 9, 1870–December 5, 1872 2
12 James R. Toberman December 5, 1872–December 18, 1874 2
13 Prudent Beaudry December 18, 1874–December 8, 1876 2
14 Frederick A. MacDougal December 8, 1876–November 16, 1878 2
15 Bernard Cohn November 21, 1878–December 5, 1878 Partial
– James R. Toberman December 5, 1878–December 9, 1882 4
16 Cameron E. Thom December 9, 1882–December 9, 1884 2
17 Edward F. Spence December 9, 1884–December 14, 1886 2
18 William H. Workman December 14, 1886–December 10, 1888 2
19 John Bryson December 10, 1888–February 25, 1889 1
20 Henry T. Hazard February 25, 1889–December 5, 1892 2
21 Thomas E. Rowan December 12, 1892–December 12, 1894 1
22 Frank Rader December 12, 1894–December 16, 1896 1
23 Meredith P. Snyder December 16, 1896–December 15, 1898 1
24 Fred Eaton December 15, 1898–December 12, 1900 1
– Meredith P. Snyder December 12, 1900–December 8, 1904 2
25 Owen McAleer December 8, 1904–December 13, 1906 1
26 Arthur C. Harper December 13, 1906–March 11, 1909 1
27 William D. Stephens March 15, 1909–March 26, 1909 Partial
28 George Alexander March 26, 1909–July 1, 1913 2
29 Henry Rose July 1, 1913–July 1, 1915 1
30 Charles E. Sebastian July 1, 1915–September 2, 1916 1
31 Frederick T. Woodman September 5, 1916–July 1, 1919 2
– Meredith P. Snyder July 1, 1919–July 1, 1921 1
32 George E. Cryer July 1, 1921–July 1, 1929 3
33 John C. Porter July 1, 1929–July 1, 1933 1
34 Frank L. Shaw July 1, 1933–September 26, 1938 2
35 Fletcher Bowron September 26, 1938–July 1, 1953 4
36 C. Norris Poulson July 1, 1953–July 1, 1961 2
37 Samuel W. Yorty July 1, 1961–July 1, 1973 3
38 Thomas Bradley July 1, 1973–July 1, 1993 5
39 Richard J. Riordan July 1, 1993–July 1, 2001 2
40 James K. Hahn July 1, 2001–July 1, 2005 1
41 Antonio Villaraigosa July 1, 2005–present

† Died in office in 1860.

The office of Mayor is nonpartisan. If no candidate receives fifty percent, plus one vote, a runoff election is required. (See Mayoral runoff races below).

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