| Mayor of Harrisburg | |
|---|---|
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| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | William H. Kepner |
| Formation | 1860 |
| Website | Office of the Mayor |
This list of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is sorted chronologically, by default. The current mayor, since January 2022, is Democrat Wanda Williams.
| 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.[1] |
| 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.[2] |
| John Crull Herman[a] | Jan 8, 1881 – Apr 2, 1883 | Republican | |
| Simon Cameron Wilson | Apr 2, 1883 – 1886 | Republican | Died in office.[1] |
| 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.[3] |
| William L. Gorgas | Apr 18, 1917 – May 15, 1917 | Democratic | Named acting mayor following Dr. Meals' death.[3] |
| Charles A. Miller | May 15, 1917 – July 12, 1917 | Republican | Died in office.[3] |
| William L. Gorgas | Jul 12, 1917 – Sep 24, 1917 | Democratic | Named acting mayor following Miller's death.[3] |
| J. William Bowman | Sep 24, 1917 – Nov 27, 1917 | Republican | Appointed for six weeks' time and retired from office.[4][3] |
| 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.[5] |
| 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.[6] |
| 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[b] | Democratic |
- ^ a b Morgan, George Hallenbrooke (2016). Annals, Comprising Memoirs, Incidents and Statistics of Harrisburg : from the period of its first settlement... Forgotten Books. ISBN 978-1-333-62002-8. OCLC 979704448.
- ^ Egle, William Henry (1883). History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Biographical and Genealogical. Everts & Peck.
- ^ a b c d e "How many mayors did Harrisburg have in 1917?". PennLive Patriot-News. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "J. WM. Bowman Mayor for Six Weeks' Period". Harrisburg Telegraph. September 22, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Nolan F. Ziegler". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
- ^ "Harold Swenson officially becomes Harrisburg's mayor". The Sentinel. 1969-11-11. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ Metrick, Becky (August 1, 2022). "Harrisburg mayor temporarily transfers power to police chief after medical procedure". PennLive Patriot-News. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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