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 |
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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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