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{{Infobox political post
| post = Mayor
| body = Seattle
| image = Bruce Harrell 2020.jpg
| incumbent = [[Bruce Harrell]]
| incumbentsince = January 1, 2022
| department = [[Government of Seattle]]
| style = The Honorable
| termlength = 4 years
| formation = December 2, 1869
| inaugural = [[Henry A. Atkins]]
| website = {{URL|seattle.gov/mayor|Official website}}
| insignia = Seal of Seattle, Washington.png
| insigniasize = 100
}}
The '''Mayor of Seattle''' is the [[Head of government|head of the executive branch]] of the [[Government of Seattle|city government]] of [[Seattle]], Washington. The mayor is authorized by the [[city charter]] to enforce laws enacted by the [[Seattle City Council]], as well as direct subordinate officers in city departments.<ref name="CharterV">{{cite web |date=November 5, 2013 |title=Charter of the City of Seattle, Article V: Executive Department |url=http://clerk.seattle.gov/public/charter/charter.htm#articleV |publisher=Seattle City Clerk |access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Archives">{{cite web |title=Mayors of the City of Seattle |url=https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/city-officials/mayors |publisher=[[Seattle Municipal Archives]] |access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> (The [[Seattle City Council]], the legislative branch of city government, is led by the council president.)

The mayor serves a four-year term, without [[term limit]]s, and is chosen in citywide, [[two-round system|two-round]] elections between [[Non-partisan democracy|nonpartisan]] candidates.

Since the appointment of [[Henry A. Atkins]] in 1869, 56 individuals have held the office of mayor. The city elected [[Bertha Knight Landes]], the first female mayor of a major U.S. city, in 1926.<ref>[http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/Facts/councilchron.htm Seattle City Council Members, 1869-Present Chronological Listing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060143/http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Facts/councilchron.htm |date=September 21, 2013 }}, Seattle City Archives. Accessed online 19 July 2008.</ref> Several mayors have served non-consecutive terms, while others have resigned or faced [[recall election]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Michel |first=Riley |date=September 12, 2017 |title=When did other Seattle mayors leave office? |url=http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/when-did-other-seattle-mayors-leave-office/608221901 |publisher=[[KIRO-TV|KIRO 7 News]] |access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Berger |first=Knute |author-link=Knute Berger |date=May 10, 2013 |title=Seattle mayor's office: Hard to hold on to |url=http://crosscut.com/2013/05/berger-its-hard-hang-seattle-mayors-office/ |work=[[Crosscut.com]] |access-date=September 19, 2017 |archive-date=September 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920044347/http://crosscut.com/2013/05/berger-its-hard-hang-seattle-mayors-office/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Charles Royer]] holds the record for longest mayoral tenure in the city's history, serving three full terms from 1978 to 1990.<ref name="Times150-2001">{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Ross |date=September 16, 2001 |title=City's 50 mayors range from leaders to losers |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/news/local/seattle_history/articles/citys_50_mayors.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=May 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520064529/http://old.seattletimes.com/news/local/seattle_history/articles/citys_50_mayors.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Bruce Harrell]] took office as mayor on January 1, 2022, becoming the first Asian-American and second African-American mayor in Seattle's history.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-01|title=Bruce Harrell officially becomes Seattle's new mayor|url=https://www.q13fox.com/news/bruce-harrell-officially-becomes-seattles-new-mayor|access-date=2022-01-02|website=FOX 13 Seattle|language=en-US|archive-date=January 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102032459/https://www.q13fox.com/news/bruce-harrell-officially-becomes-seattles-new-mayor|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

Seattle was initially incorporated as a [[town]] on January 14, 1865, by the [[Washington Territorial Legislature]], governed by a [[board of trustees]]. Charles C. Terry served as president of the board of trustees,<ref>{{cite news |last=Suffia |first=David |date=November 30, 1969 |title=City Charter 100 Years Old Tuesday |page=94 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> which remained unchanged until the town's disincorporation on January 28, 1867.<ref name="Archives"/> The town of Seattle was incorporated a second time on December 2, 1869, with a new [[city charter]] that established the position of mayor. [[Henry A. Atkins]] was appointed the first mayor of Seattle by the Territorial Legislature, and was elected to the office on July 11, 1870.<ref>{{cite news |last=Conover |first=C. T. |date=August 21, 1960 |title=Just Cogitating: Town of Seattle Was Incorporated Late in 1864 |page=5 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref name="HistoryLink-Atkins">{{cite web |last=Tate |first=Cassandra |date=September 8, 2004 |title=Henry A. Atkins is elected first mayor of the City of Seattle on July 11, 1870. |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/5737 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=November 26, 2009 |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019073237/http://www.historylink.org/File/5737 |url-status=live }}</ref>

A new city charter, the Freeholders Charter, was adopted in 1890 and extended the mayor's term in office from one year to two years, but barred consecutive terms.<ref name="HistoryLink-Devin">{{cite web |last=Oldham |first=Kit |date=March 5, 2014 |title=Seattle voters approve new city charter and re-elect Mayor William F. Devin on March 12, 1946. |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/3560 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914125803/http://www.historylink.org/File/3560 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Robert T. |date=March 12, 1944 |title=Seattle's Mayors |page=35 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The charter also moved elections to the first Monday in March and required the mayor to be at least 30 years of age and live within the city for two years.<ref name="HistoryLink-Devin"/><ref>{{cite book |date=October 1, 1890 |title=Charter of The City of Seattle, Commonly Known as The Freeholders' Charter |page=31 |publisher=The Northwestern Printing Company |location=Seattle |oclc=38579564 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KBNPAAAAYAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>

A new city charter that was approved by the city's voters in 1946 lengthened the term of office for mayors from two years to four years, starting with the 1948 elections.<ref name="HistoryLink-Devin"/><ref>"Seven Seattleites Seek Mayoralty" (February 24, 1948).  Associated Press via ''[[The Oregonian]]'', p. 9.</ref> In 1969 the age and residence requirements were removed from the charter.<ref name="Charter-Amendment">{{cite web | url = http://clerk.seattle.gov/search/resolutions/22144 | title = Online Information Resources - CityClerk {{!}} seattle.gov | access-date = December 14, 2020 | archive-date = September 26, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210926064354/http://clerk.seattle.gov/search/resolutions/22144 | url-status = live }}</ref>

==Duties and powers==

The mayor is the head of the executive branch of Seattle's municipal government, charged with the appointment and management of 25 department and commission heads that work directly for the mayor.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 2003 |title=Office of the Mayor |url=https://www.seattle.gov/financedepartment/04adoptedbudget/mayor.pdf |work=City of Seattle Adopted Budget |page=559 |publisher=City of Seattle |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218125552/http://www.seattle.gov/financedepartment/04adoptedbudget/mayor.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the event of an absence of the mayor, the president of the [[Seattle City Council]] assumes the duties of the position as mayor pro tem until their return, but a notification is not necessary under the city charter.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kroman |first=David |date=February 13, 2020 |title=Who is the mayor supposed to tell when she leaves town? Seattle shooting raises question |url=https://crosscut.com/2020/02/who-mayor-supposed-tell-when-she-leaves-town-seattle-shooting-raises-question |work=Crosscut.com |access-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-date=February 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225070306/https://crosscut.com/2020/02/who-mayor-supposed-tell-when-she-leaves-town-seattle-shooting-raises-question |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Elections and succession==

The mayor is elected in a citywide election held every four years, composed of [[two-round system|two stages]]: a primary election in August and a general election between the top two candidates in November. Elections are officially non-partisan.<ref name="Archives-List"/>

If the office of mayor becomes vacant, the president of the city council becomes mayor for a five-day period to immediately fill the position. If the president of the city council declines to remain mayor, the city council is authorized to vote to appoint a councilmember to the role of mayor. The councilmember appointed to the position under both scenarios will forfeit their position on the city council until the next election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charter of the City of Seattle. Article XIX, Sec. 6.|url=http://clerk.seattle.gov/public/charter/charter.htm#articleXIX|publisher=[[Seattle|City of Seattle]]|access-date=September 19, 2017|date=November 5, 2013|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020120827/http://clerk.seattle.gov/public/charter/charter.htm#articleXIX|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Norimine |first=Hayat |date=September 12, 2017 |title=So Murray Is Resigning—What's Next for the City? |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2017/9/12/so-murray-is-resigning-what-s-next-for-the-city |work=[[Seattle Met]] |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913060652/https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2017/9/12/so-murray-is-resigning-what-s-next-for-the-city |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Groover |first=Heidi |date=September 13, 2017 |title=Bruce Harrell Is Now the Mayor of Seattle |url=http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/09/13/25412001/bruce-harrell-is-now-the-mayor-of-seattle |work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914182255/http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/09/13/25412001/bruce-harrell-is-now-the-mayor-of-seattle |url-status=live }}</ref> A mayor-elect can also take office earlier than the official inauguration date (January 1), upon certification of the election results and a decision by the city council to replace the appointed mayor.

A two-thirds majority vote of the city council can remove the mayor from office for a willful violation of duty or an offense involving moral turpitude.<ref>{{cite news |last=Norimine |first=Hayat |date=July 17, 2017 |title=The Charter Challenge in Removing Murray |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2017/7/17/the-legal-challenge-in-removing-murray |work=Seattle Met |access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Charter of the City of Seattle, Article V Section 10 |url=https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=THCHSE_ARTVEXDE_S10REMA |website=Municode |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604045342/https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=THCHSE_ARTVEXDE_S10REMA |url-status=live }}</ref>

==List of mayors==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!#
!colspan=2 |Photo
!Mayor
!Took office<ref name="Archives-List">Seattle Municipal Archives. List of Mayors ([http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/city-officials/mayors/mayors-1869-1890 1869–1890] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009182627/http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/city-officials/mayors/mayors-1869-1890 |date=October 9, 2017 }}; [https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/city-officials/mayors/mayors-1890-1948 1890–1948] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914125350/https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/city-officials/mayors/mayors-1890-1948 |date=September 14, 2017 }}; [https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/city-officials/mayors/mayors-1948-present 1948–present] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914125311/https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/city-officials/mayors/mayors-1948-present |date=September 14, 2017 }}). Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref>
!Left office<ref name="Archives-List"/>
!Election results and notes<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical Election Results |url=https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/historical-election-results |publisher=Seattle Municipal Archives |access-date=September 19, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|1
|[[File:Henry A. Atkins.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Henry A.|Atkins}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1869-12-02|December 2, 1869}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1871-07-31|July 31, 1871}}
|align=left |Appointed on December 2, 1869. Elected July 11, 1870.<ref name="HistoryLink-Atkins"/>
|-
|2
|[[File:John T. Jordan.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|John T.|Jordan}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1871-07-31|July 31, 1871}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1872-07-29|July 29, 1872}}
|align=left |Elected July 10, 1871.<ref>David Wilma and Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2773 Voters elect John T. Jordan as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 10, 1871] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616095429/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2773 |date=June 16, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 8, 2000, expanded August 31, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
|-
|3
|[[File:CORLISS P STONE.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Corliss P.|Stone}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1872-07-29|July 29, 1872}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1873-02-23|February 23, 1873}}
|align=left |Elected July 8, 1872.<ref>David Wilma and Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2858 Voters elect Corliss P. Stone as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 8, 1872] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616100157/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2858 |date=June 16, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 30, 2000, greatly expanded August 31, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> Left office on February 23, 1873, due to alleged [[embezzlement]] of funds.<ref name="Stone-Jordan-Maddocks">Note: John T. Jordan appointed as acting mayor (due to Stone's alleged embezzlement and departure to San Francisco February 23, 1873) until a special election could be arranged. Moses R. Maddocks was elected to fill the final two months of Stone's term:
Greg Lange and Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=197 Seattle Mayor Corliss P. Stone embezzles $15,000 and runs on February 23, 1873] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060624114140/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=197 |date=June 24, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 4, 1998, expanded August 31, 2004. Accessed online 2009-11-26.
<br>
Maddocks took office June 5, 1873: [http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Facts/mayors.htm Seattle Mayors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922013733/http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/Facts/mayors.htm |date=September 22, 2013 }}, City of Seattle. Accessed online 2009-11-26.</ref>
|-
|&nbsp;
|[[File:John T. Jordan.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|John T.|Jordan}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1873-04-05|April 5, 1873}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1873-06-05|June 5, 1873}}
|align=left |Appointed to fill position until special election.<ref name="Stone-Jordan-Maddocks"/>
|-
|4
|[[File:MOSES R MADDOCKS2.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Moses R.|Maddocks}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1873-06-05|June 5, 1873}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1873-08-03|August 3, 1873}}
|align=left |Won special election on June 5, 1873, to serve the rest of Stone's regular term.<ref name="Stone-Jordan-Maddocks"/>
|-
|5
|[[File:Seattle mayor John Collins.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|John|Collins|dab=mayor of Seattle}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1873-08-03|August 3, 1873}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1874-08-02|August 2, 1874}}
|align=left |Elected on July 14, 1873.<ref>David Wilma and Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2775 Voters elect John Collins as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 14, 1873] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616100143/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2775 |date=June 16, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 8, 2000, greatly expanded August 31, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
|-
|6
|[[File:Henry Yesler 1890.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Henry|Yesler}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1874-08-02|August 2, 1874}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1875-08-02|August 2, 1875}}
|align=left |Elected July 13, 1874.<ref>David Wilma and Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2891 Voters elect Henry Yesler as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 13, 1874] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616095408/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2891 |date=June 16, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, December 16, 2000, greatly expanded August 31, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
|-
|7
|[[File:Bailey-Gatzert-Portrait.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Independent}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Bailey|Gatzert}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1875-08-02|August 2, 1875}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1876-07-31|July 31, 1876}}
|align=left |Elected August 2, 1875.<ref>Lee Micklin, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=95 Jewish mayor of Seattle Bailey Gatzert is elected on August 2, 1875] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060625175403/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=95 |date=June 25, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, October 30, 1998. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
|-
|8
|[[File:G. A. Weed 1890.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Gideon A.|Weed}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1876-07-31|July 31, 1876}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1878-07-29|July 29, 1878}}
|align=left |Elected July 10, 1876,<ref>David Wilma and Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2776 Voters elect Gideon A. Weed as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 10, 1876] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621183702/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2776 |date=June 21, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, January 1, 2000, greatly expanded August 31, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and re-elected July 9, 1877.<ref>David Wilma and Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2777 Voters re-elect Gideon A. Weed as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 9, 1877] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621183714/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2777 |date=June 21, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 8, 2000, greatly expanded August 31, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
|-
|9
|[[File:Portrait of Beriah Brown, Seattle, circa 1890 (MOHAI 10879).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Beriah|Brown}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1878-07-29|July 29, 1878}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1879-08-03|August 3, 1879}}
|align=left |Elected July 8, 1878.<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2778 Voters elect People's Ticket candidate Beriah Brown as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 8, 1878] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621183726/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2778 |date=June 21, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000, greatly expanded August 31, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
|-
|10
|[[File:Orange Jacobs 1890.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Orange|Jacobs}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1879-08-03|August 3, 1879}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1880-08-02|August 2, 1880}}
|align=left |Elected July 14, 1879.<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2779 Voters elect Orange Jacobs as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 14, 1879] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708163203/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2779 |date=July 8, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 8, 2000, greatly expanded August 31, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|11
|[[File:Leonard Smith.png|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Leonard P.|Smith}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1880-08-02|August 2, 1880}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1882-07-31|July 31, 1882}}
|align=left |Elected July 12, 1880.<ref>HistoryLink Staff, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2780 Voters elect Republican Leonard P. Smith as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 12, 1880] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623010244/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2780 |date=June 23, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000, corrected August 30, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|12
|[[File:Henry G. Struve 1890.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Henry G.|Struve}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1882-07-31|July 31, 1882}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1884-08-03|August 3, 1884}}
|align=left |Elected July 10, 1882,<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2782 Voters elect Henry G. Struve as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 10, 1882] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621183517/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2782 |date=June 21, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000, substantially expanded September 2, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and re-elected on July 9, 1883.<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2783 Voters re-elect Henry G. Struve as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 9, 1883] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023080559/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2783 |date=October 23, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000, greatly expanded on September 1, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|13
|[[File:John Leary 01f.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|John|Leary|dab=politician}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1884-08-03|August 3, 1884}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1885-08-03|August 3, 1885}}
|align=left |Elected July 14, 1884.<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2785 Voters elect businessman John Leary as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 14, 1884] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721010405/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2785 |date=July 21, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, September 2, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|&nbsp;
|[[File:Henry Yesler 1890.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Henry|Yesler}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1885-08-03|August 3, 1885}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1886-08-02|August 2, 1886}}
|align=left |Elected July 13, 1885, to a non-consecutive second term.<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5734 Voters elect Henry Yesler to a second term as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 13, 1885] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026061720/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5734 |date=October 26, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, September 16, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:William H Shoudy.jpg|frameless|101x101px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|William H.|Shoudy}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1886-08-02|August 2, 1886}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1887-08-01|August 1, 1887}}
|align=left |Elected July 12, 1886.<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2786 Voters elect Peoples Party candidate William H. Shoudy as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 12, 1886] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060621183751/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2786 |date=June 21, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, September 9, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Thomas T. Minor.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Thomas T.|Minor}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1887-08-01|August 1, 1887}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1888-07-30|July 30, 1888}}
|align=left |Elected July 11, 1887.<ref>Kit Oldham, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2787 Voters elect Dr. Thomas T. Minor as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 11, 1887] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119183848/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2787 |date=November 19, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, August 13, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Robert Moran portrait 1903.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Robert|Moran|dab=shipbuilder}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1888-07-30|July 30, 1888}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1890-08-03|August 3, 1890}}
|align=left |Elected July 9, 1888,<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2788 Voters elect businessman Robert Moran as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 9, 1888] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031075742/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2788 |date=October 31, 2007 }}, HistoryLink. Date unclear: site erroneously says "January 01, 1900". Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and re-elected July 8, 1889.<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2789 Voters re-elect businessman Robert Moran as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 8, 1889] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603233945/http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=2789 |date=June 3, 2011 }}, HistoryLink, September 23, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Harry White 1890.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Harry|White|dab=Washington politician}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1890-08-03|August 3, 1890}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1891-12-09|December 9, 1891}}
|align=left |Elected July 14, 1890, to an abbreviated term under 1890 charter.<ref name="Archives-List"/> Resigned on November 30, 1891.<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2791 Voters elect Harry White as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 14, 1890] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721090548/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2791 |date=July 21, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, September 22, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:George W. Hall (Seattle Mayor).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|George W.|Hall}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1891-12-09|December 9, 1891}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1892-03-31|March 31, 1892}}
|align=left |Appointed.<ref>Cassandra Tate, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2792 City Council appoints George W. Hall as mayor of City of Seattle on December 9, 1891] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721172342/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2792 |date=July 21, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, September 23, 2004. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:James T. Ronald.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|James T.|Ronald}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1892-03-31|March 31, 1892}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1894-03-19|March 19, 1894}}
|align=left |Elected March 8, 1892.<ref>Dave Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2793 Voters elect James T. Ronald as Mayor of the City of Seattle on March 8, 1892] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628045917/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2793 |date=June 28, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Byron Phelps, circa 1917.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Byron|Phelps}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1894-03-19|March 19, 1894}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1896-03-16|March 16, 1896}}
|align=left |Elected March 12, 1894.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2794 Voters elect Byron Phelps as Mayor of the City of Seattle on March 12, 1894] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051127181502/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2794 |date=November 27, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Frank D. Black (page 23 crop).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Frank D.|Black}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1896-03-16|March 16, 1896}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1896-04-06|April 6, 1896}}
|align=left |Elected March 9, 1896. Resigned after three weeks in office.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2795 Voters elect Frank D. Black as Mayor of the City of Seattle on March 9, 1896] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050913190413/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2795 |date=September 13, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:William D Wood, 1906 (PORTRAITS 1812).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|W. D.|Wood}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1896-04-06|April 6, 1896}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1897-10-18|October 18, 1897}}
|align=left |Appointed to fill unexpired term. Resigned in July 1897 to participate in the [[Klondike Gold Rush]].<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2796 City Council appoints William D. Wood as Mayor of the City of Seattle on April 6, 1896] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060709233837/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2796 |date=July 9, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> Officially forfeited his seat on October 18,1897.<ref>{{cite news |title=Council in a panic. Thought Wood's resignation was on the tapis |url=https://seattletimes.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A127D718D1E33F961%40NGPA-WAST-152DA9E3A0BF957A%402414204-152D61EF93C367B8%407-152D61EF93C367B8%40?search_terms=mayor%2BW.%2BD.%2BWood&text=mayor%20W.%20D.%20Wood&date_from=1897&date_to=1897&content_added=&pub%255B0%255D=127D718D1E33F961&sort=new&page=8&pdate=1897-10-06|url-access=subscription |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=The Seattle Daily Times |agency=newsbank.com |date=October 6, 1897}}</ref>
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|[[File:Seattle Mayor Thomas J. Humes, circa 1900.gif|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Thomas J.|Humes}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1897-11-19|November 19, 1897}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1904-03-21|March 21, 1904}}
|align=left |Elected by City Council to fill unexpired term.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2797 City Council appoints Thomas J. Humes as Mayor of the City of Seattle on November 19, 1897] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123145438/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2797 |date=November 23, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Richard A. Ballinger.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Richard A.|Ballinger}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1904-03-21|March 21, 1904}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1906-03-19|March 19, 1906}}
|align=left |Elected March 8, 1904.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2798 Voters elect Richard A. Ballinger as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 8, 1904] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628234332/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2798 |date=June 28, 2006 }}, HistoryLinks, November 29, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:William Hickman Moore, 1902.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|William Hickman|Moore}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1906-03-19|March 19, 1906}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1908-03-16|March 16, 1908}}
|align=left |Elected March 6, 1906.<ref>Dave Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2799 Voters elect William Hickman Moore as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 6, 1906] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025053146/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2799 |date=October 25, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:John Franklin Miller (congressman).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|John|Miller|John Franklin Miller (Washington representative)}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1908-03-16|March 16, 1908}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1910-03-21|March 21, 1910}}
|align=left |Elected March 3, 1908.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2800 Voters elect John F. Miller as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 3, 1908] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126210929/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2800 |date=November 26, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Hiram Gill (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Hiram C.|Gill}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1910-03-21|March 21, 1910}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1911-02-11|February 11, 1911}}
|align=left |Elected March 8, 1910. Recalled in special election held February 9, 1911.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2801 Voters elect Hiram C. Gill as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 8, 1910] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006191513/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2801 |date=October 6, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 27, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:George W. Dilling.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|George W.|Dilling}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1911-02-11|February 11, 1911}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1912-03-18|March 18, 1912}}
|align=left |Elected February 7, 1911.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |title=Voters recall Seattle Mayor Hiram Gill from office on February 7, 1911. |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/3056 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914081626/http://www.historylink.org/File/3056 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[File:George F. Cotterill, 1895.gif|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|George F.|Cotterill}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1912-03-18|March 18, 1912}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1914-03-16|March 16, 1914}}
|align=left |Elected March 5, 1912.<ref>Dave Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2803 Voters elect George F. Cotterill as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 5, 1912] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022072047/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2803 |date=October 22, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|&nbsp;
|[[File:Hiram Gill (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Hiram C.|Gill}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1914-03-16|March 16, 1914}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1918-03-18|March 18, 1918}}
|align=left |Elected March 3, 1914.<ref>Dave Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2804 Voters elect Hiram C. Gill as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 3, 1914] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051127181526/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2804 |date=November 27, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Hanson-Ole-1919.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Progressive Party (United States, 1912)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Ole|Hanson}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1918-03-18|March 18, 1918}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1919-08-28|August 28, 1919}}
|align=left |Elected March 5, 1918. Resigned August 28, 1919, to move to California.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2805 Voters elect Ole Hanson as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 5, 1918] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126153744/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2805 |date=November 26, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:C. B. Fitzgerald.jpeg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|C. B.|Fitzgerald}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1919-08-28|August 28, 1919}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1920-03-14|March 14, 1920}}
|align=left |Appointed to fill unexpired term.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2806 Seattle City Council appoints C. B. Fitzgerald as mayor on August 28, 1919], HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Hugh M. Caldwell 1920.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Hugh M.|Caldwell}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1920-03-14|March 14, 1920}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1922-06-05|June 5, 1922}}
|align=left |Elected March 2, 1920.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2809 Voters elect Hugh M. Caldwell as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 2, 1920] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006190245/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2809 |date=October 6, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Edwin J. Brown c1923.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Edwin J.|Brown}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1922-06-05|June 5, 1922}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1926-06-07|June 7, 1926}}
|align=left |Elected May 2, 1922,<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2810 Voters elect Edwin J. Brown as mayor of the City of Seattle on May 2, 1922] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022065615/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2810 |date=October 22, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and re-elected March 4, 1924.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2811 Voters re-elect Edwin J. Brown as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 4, 1924] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212056/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2811 |date=September 26, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Seattle Mayor Bertha Knight Landes, circa 1926.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Bertha|Knight Landes}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1926-06-07|June 7, 1926}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1928-06-04|June 4, 1928}}
|align=left |Elected March 9, 1926. First female mayor.<ref>Alan J. Stein, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1980 Bertha Landes is elected mayor of Seattle on March 9, 1926] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023074939/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1980 |date=October 23, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, March 1, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Frank E. Edwards (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Frank E.|Edwards}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1928-06-04|June 4, 1928}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1931-07-14|July 14, 1931}}
|align=left |Elected March 6, 1928,<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2812 Voters elect Frank E. Edwards as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 6, 1928] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023070415/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2812 |date=October 23, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and re-elected March 4, 1930.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2813 Voters re-elect Frank E. Edwards as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 4, 1930] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006182442/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2813 |date=October 6, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> Recalled in special election held July 13, 1931.<ref name="Edwards">David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3548 Voters recall Mayor Frank Edwards from office for firing City Light Superintendent J. D. Ross on July 13, 1931] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126154955/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3548 |date=November 26, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, September 9, 2001. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Robert H. Harlin (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Robert H.|Harlin}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1931-07-14|July 14, 1931}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1932-06-04|June 4, 1932}}
|align=left |Appointed to finish unexpired term.<ref name="Edwards"/>
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|[[File:Seattle Mayor John F. Dore, 1936.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|John F.|Dore}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1932-06-04|June 4, 1932}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1934-06-04|June 4, 1934}}
|align=left |Elected March 8, 1932.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2815 Voters elect John F. Dore as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 8, 1932] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028071511/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2815 |date=October 28, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Seattle Mayor Charles L. Smith, circa 1935.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Charles L.|Smith|dab=Seattle politician}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1934-06-04|June 4, 1934}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1936-06-01|June 1, 1936}}
|align=left |Elected March 6, 1934.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2816 Voters elect Charles L. Smith as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 6, 1934] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507031238/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2816 |date=May 7, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 27, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|&nbsp;
|[[File:Seattle Mayor John F. Dore, 1936.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|John F.|Dore}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1936-06-01|June 1, 1936}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1938-04-13|April 13, 1938}}
|align=left |Elected March 3, 1936.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2817 Voters return John F. Dore as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 3, 1936] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119183903/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2817 |date=November 19, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> Relieved of office on April 13, 1938, due to sickness. Died on April 18, 1938.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |date=October 7, 2000 |title=Dore, John Francis (1881-1938) |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/2720 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref>
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|&nbsp;
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|style="background: {{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|James|Scavotto}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1938-04-13|April 13, 1938}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1938-04-27|April 27, 1938}}
|align=left |Appointed to fill position until city council decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=1910-1946 |url=https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/city-officials/city-council-members/city-council-1910-1946 |publisher=Seattle Municipal Archives |access-date=1 September 2024 |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901060349/https://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives/seattle-facts/city-officials/city-council-members/city-council-1910-1946 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[File:Arthur Bernard Langlie (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Arthur B.|Langlie}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1938-04-27|April 27, 1938}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1941-01-11|January 11, 1941}}
|align=left |Elected March 8, 1938.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2818 Voters elect Arthur B. Langlie as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 8, 1938] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051123145501/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2818 |date=November 23, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> Appointed as mayor-elect due to relieving (and death) of Mayor Dore. Re-elected May 5, 1940. Resigned January 11, 1941, to become [[Governor of Washington]].<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2819 Voters re-elect Arthur B. Langlie as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 5, 1940] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006190034/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2819 |date=October 6, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:No image.svg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Nonpartisan}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|John E.|Carroll}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1941-01-27|January 27, 1941}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1941-03-27|March 27, 1941}}
|align=left |Appointed until special election.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2820 City Council appoints John E. Carroll as mayor of the City of Seattle on January 27, 1941] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030075017/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2820 |date=October 30, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 27, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:No image.svg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Earl|Millikin}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1941-03-27|March 27, 1941}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1942-06-01|June 1, 1942}}
|align=left |Elected March 4, 1941, to finish unexpired term.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2821 Voters elect Earl Millikin as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 4, 1941] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031072215/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2821 |date=October 31, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 27, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Subminimum Wage Bill Signing (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|William F.|Devin}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1942-06-01|June 1, 1942}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1952-06-01|June 1, 1952}}
|align=left |Elected March 3, 1942.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2822 Voters elect William F. Devin as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 3, 1942] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810095833/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2822 |date=August 10, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> Re-elected on March 7, 1944,<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2823 Voters re-elect William F. Devin as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 7, 1944] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026055325/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2823 |date=October 26, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> March 5, 1946,<ref name="HistoryLink-Devin"/> and March 2, 1948.
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|[[File:Seattle Mayor Allan Pomeroy, circa 1954 (27516943783) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Allan|Pomeroy}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1952-06-01|June 1, 1952}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1956-06-04|June 4, 1956}}
|align=left |Elected March 4, 1952.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2826 Voters elect Allan Pomeroy as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 4, 1952] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212017/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2826 |date=September 26, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Seattle mayor Gordon Clinton 1961.gif|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Gordon|Clinton}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1956-06-04|June 4, 1956}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1964-04-06|April 6, 1964}}
|align=left |Elected March 6, 1956,<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2827 Voters elect Gordon S. Clinton as mayor of the city of Seattle on March 6, 1956] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627170205/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2827 |date=June 27, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and re-elected March 8, 1960.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2828 Voters re-elect Gordon S. Clinton as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 8, 1960] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006192404/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2828 |date=October 6, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Mayor Dorm Braman, 1966 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|James d'Orma|Braman}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1964-04-06|April 6, 1964}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1969-03-23|March 23, 1969}}
|align=left |Elected March 10, 1964. Resigned to accept appointment as Assistant Secretary of Urban Systems and Environment in the [[United States Department of Transportation|U.S. Department of Transportation]].<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2829 Voters elect James d'Orma Braman as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 10, 1964] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926211409/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2829 |date=September 26, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:No image.svg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Floyd C.|Miller}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1969-03-23|March 23, 1969}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1969-12-01|December 1, 1969}}
|align=left |
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|[[File:Senator Wesley C. Uhlman, 1969.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Wesley C.|Uhlman}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1969-12-01|December 1, 1969}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1978-01-01|January 1, 1978}}
|align=left |Elected November 4, 1969,<ref>Alan J. Stein, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1318 Voters elect Wes Uhlman as Seattle Mayor on November 4, 1969] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028064810/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1318 |date=October 28, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, June 9, 1999. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and re-elected November 6, 1973.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2830 http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2830] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050820172049/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2830 |date=August 20, 2005 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> Survived recall attempt on July 1, 1975.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3596 Mayor Wes Uhlman survives recall attempt on July 1, 1975] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022075031/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3596 |date=October 22, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, October 3, 2001. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Seattle Mayor Charles Royer, 1978.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Charles|Royer}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1978-01-01|January 1, 1978}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1990-01-01|January 1, 1990}}
|align=left |Elected November 8, 1977.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2831 Voters elect Charles Royer as mayor of the city of Seattle on November 8, 1977] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026062752/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2831 |date=October 26, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> Re-elected on November 3, 1981,<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2832 Voters re-elect Charles Royer as mayor of the City of Seattle on November 3, 1981] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022080432/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2832 |date=October 22, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and November 5, 1985.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2833 Voters re-elect Charles Royer as mayor of the city of Seattle on November 5, 1985] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717202402/http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2833 |date=July 17, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Norm Rice 1993 CROPPED.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Norm|Rice}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1990-01-01|January 1, 1990}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1998-01-01|January 1, 1998}}
|align=left |Elected November 7, 1989,<ref name="Rice">Walt Crowley, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2234 Rice wins election as Seattle's first African American mayor on November 7, 1989] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026055600/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2234 |date=October 26, 2007 }}, HistoryLink, January 1, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and re-elected November 2, 1993.<ref>Mary T. Henry, [http://www.historylink.org/File/8283 Rice, Norman B. (b.1943)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222111303/http://www.historylink.org/File/8283 |date=February 22, 2017 }}, HistoryLink, September 17, 2007]</ref> First African-American mayor.<ref name="Rice"/>
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|[[File:Seattle Mayor Paul Schell, 1999.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Paul|Schell}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|1998-01-01|January 1, 1998}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2002-01-01|January 1, 2002}}
|align=left |Elected November 4, 1997.<ref>David Wilma, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2836 Voters elect Paul Schell as mayor of the City of Seattle on November 4, 1997], HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|51
|[[File:Mayors of Seattle, 2003 Nickels.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Greg|Nickels}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2002-01-01|January 1, 2002}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2010-01-01|January 1, 2010}}
|align=left |Elected November 6, 2001,<ref>Walt Crowley, [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3664 Seattle voters elect Greg Nickels mayor on November 6, 2001] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006143413/http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3664 |date=October 6, 2006 }}, HistoryLink, January 1, 2002. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref> and re-elected November 8, 2005.<ref>Kit Oldham, [http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7638 Voters ban indoor smoking, require performance audits, reject dueling malpractice initiatives, and pull the plug on the monorail on November 8, 2005], HistoryLink, February 8, 2006. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|[[File:Michael McGinn (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Michael|McGinn}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2010-01-01|January 1, 2010}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2014-01-01|January 1, 2014}}
|align=left |Elected November 3, 2009.<ref>Emily Heffter and Jonathan Martin, [http://old.seattletimes.com/html/politics/2010238350_webmayor10.html McGinn next Seattle mayor; Mallahan concedes as vote gap widens] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806234956/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010238350_webmayor10.html |date=August 6, 2011 }}, ''Seattle Times'', November 9, 2009. Accessed online November 26, 2009.</ref>
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|53
|[[File:Ed murray at torchlight parade 2014 cropped.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Ed|Murray|dab=Washington politician}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2014-01-01|January 1, 2014}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2017-09-13|September 13, 2017}}
|align=left |Elected November 5, 2013. Resigned due to sexual abuse allegations.<ref>Jim Brunner, Daniel Beekman and Lewis Kamb, [http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-mayor-ed-murray-resigns-after-fifth-child-sex-abuse-allegation/ Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigns after fifth child sex-abuse allegation], ''Seattle Times'', September 12, 2017. Accessed online September 13, 2017.</ref> First gay mayor.
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|[[File:Bruce Harrell 2019.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Bruce|Harrell}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2017-09-13|September 13, 2017}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2017-09-18|September 18, 2017}}
|align=left |Appointed through position as City Council President to finish unexpired term,<ref name="Times-Harrell">{{cite news |last=Beekman |first=Daniel |date=September 13, 2017 |title=City Council President Bruce Harrell becomes Seattle's 54th mayor; Ed Murray steps down |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/bruce-harrell-to-take-oath-wednesday-as-seattles-next-mayor/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913221908/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/bruce-harrell-to-take-oath-wednesday-as-seattles-next-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> declined to accept appointment and therefore a replacement was selected by City Council.<ref>Travis Pittman, [http://www.king5.com/news/politics/seattle-city-council-to-pick-acting-mayor-monday/476621103 Seattle City Council to vote for acting mayor], ''King 5 News''. September 18, 2017</ref> First Asian-American mayor and second African-American mayor.
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|55
|[[File:Tim Burgess Portrait (24588156840).jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Tim|Burgess|dab=politician}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2017-09-18|September 18, 2017}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2017-11-28|November 28, 2017}}
|align=left |Appointed by Seattle City Council to finish unexpired term.<ref name="PI-Burgess">{{cite news |last=DeMay |first=Daniel |date=September 18, 2017 |title=Seattle council picks Burgess as new interim mayor |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-council-picks-Burgess-as-new-interim-mayor-12206798.php |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |access-date=September 18, 2017 |archive-date=April 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415032802/https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-council-picks-Burgess-as-new-interim-mayor-12206798.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[File:Subminimum Wage Bill Signing.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Jenny|Durkan}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2017-11-28|November 28, 2017}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2022-1-1|January 1, 2022}}
|align=left |Elected November 7, 2017.
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|[[File:Bruce Harrell 2019.jpg|75px]]
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|{{sortname|Bruce|Harrell}} 
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |{{sort|2022-1-1|January 1, 2022}}
|style="white-space: nowrap;" |Incumbent 
|align=left |Elected November 2, 2021.
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Facts/mayors.htm Mayors of the City of Seattle], Seattle City Archives
* [http://old.seattletimes.com/flatpages/politics/timeline-seattle-mayors.html Timeline of Seattle's mayors, 1869–2013] from ''[[The Seattle Times]]''

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