List of mayors of Boise, Idaho

This is a list of mayors of Boise, Idaho.

Mayor of Boise, Idaho
Incumbent
Lauren McLean
since January 7, 2020
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderEphraim Smith
Formation1866
WebsiteMayor's Office

Boise mayors were originally elected to one-year terms. The terms were extended to two years in 1881 and to four years in 1965.

Lauren McLean, the incumbent, was elected in 2019. The next Boise mayoral election is scheduled for November 2023.

# Portrait Name Term start Term end   Party Note
1 Ephraim Smith
(1819–1891; aged 72)		 1866 1867
2 Henry E. Prickett
(1829–1885; aged 55–56)		 November 19, 1867 January 1868 Republican Appointed
3 Thomas B. Hart
(1831–1911; aged 79–80)		 January 1868 January 1869 Elected
4 Charles Himrod (1st)
(1842–1920; aged 77)		 January 1869 July 1872 Democratic Appointed
5 George H. Twitchell July 8, 1872 July 1873
6 Thomas E. Logan (1st)
(1834–1894; aged 59–60)		 July 1873 July 1875
7 John Lemp
(1838–1912; aged 74)		 July 1875 July 1876 Republican
8 Thomas E. Logan (2nd) July 1876 July 1878
9 Charles Himrod (2nd) July 1878 July 1879 Democratic
10 Cyrus Y. Jacobs
(1831–1900; aged 68)		 July 1879 July 1880
11 Charles P. Bilderback
(1846–1917; aged 71)		 July 1880 July 1881
12 James A. Pinney (1st)
(1835–1914; aged 78)		 July 1881 July 1885 Republican
13 Sol Hasbrouck
(1833–1906; aged 73)		 July 1885 November 5, 1885 Republican Resigned
14 James W. Huston December 28, 1885 July 1887 Republican Appointed
15 Peter J. Pefley
(1830–1906; aged 75)		 July 1887 July 1889 Democratic
16 James A. Pinney (2nd) July 1889 July 1893 Republican
17 Peter Sonna
(1835–1907; aged 71)		 July 1893 July 1895
18 Walter E. Pierce
(1860–1951; aged 91)		 July 1895 July 1897 Democratic
19 Moses Alexander (1st)
(1853–1932; aged 78)		 July 1897 July 1899 Democratic
20 James H. Richards July 1899 July 1901
21 Moses Alexander (2nd) July 1901 July 1903 Democratic
22 James H. Hawley
(1847–1929; aged 82)		 July 1903 July 1905 Democratic
23 James A. Pinney (3rd) July 1905 April 1907 Republican
24 John M. Haines
(1863–1917; aged 54)		 April 1907 April 1909 Republican
25 Joseph T. Pence
(1869–1941; aged 71)		 April 1909 April 1911 Democratic
26 Harry Fritchman
(1865–1942; aged 77)		 April 1911 May 25, 1912 Republican Resigned
27 Arthur Hodges
(1865–1944; aged 79)		 May 25, 1912 April 1915 Republican Appointed, Elected
28 J. W. Robinson
(1860–1939; aged 78)		 April 1915 June 1, 1916 Recalled
29 S. H. Hays
(1864–1934; aged 70)		 June 6, 1916 April 1919 Democratic Appointed, Elected
30 Ernest G. Eagleson (1st)
(1864–1956; aged 92)		 April 1919 April 1921 Republican
31 Eugene B. Sherman
(1871–1963; aged 91)		 April 1921 May 1925
32 Ernest G. Eagleson (2nd) May 1925 May 1927 Republican
33 Herbert F. Lemp
(1884–1927; aged 42)		 May 1927 May 6, 1927 Died in office
34 Walter F. Hansen
(1877–1965; aged 88)		 May 6, 1927 April 1929
35 James P. Pope
(1884–1966; aged 81)		 April 1929 February 13, 1933 Democratic
36 Ross Cady
(1884–1959; aged 74)		 February 13, 1933 May 1933 Appointed[1][2]
37 J. J. McCue
(1875–1935; aged 60)		 May 1933 May 1935
38 Byron E. Hyatt
(1873–1936; aged 63)		 May 1935 November 11, 1936 Died in office
39 J. L. Edlefsen
(1874–1948; aged 73)		 November 1936 April 1939
40 James L. Straight
(1909–1981; aged 72)		 April 1939 April 1941
41 H. W. Whillock (1st)
(1904–1992; aged 88)		 April 1941 May 11, 1942 Resigned
42 Austin Walker
(1883–1945; aged 62)		 May 1942 October 31, 1945 Died in office
43 Sam S. Griffin
(1892–1951; aged 59)		 October 1945 February 25, 1946 Resigned
44 H. W. Whillock (2nd) February 25, 1946 May 1947
45 Potter P. Howard
(1890–1956; aged 66)		 May 1947 May 1951
46 R. E. Edlefsen
(1906–1986; aged 80)		 May 1951 May 1959
47 Robert L. Day
(1920–1999; aged 79)		 May 1959 May 1961
48 Eugene W. Shellworth
(1912–1997; aged 85)		 May 1961 December 1965
49 Jay S. Amyx
(1923–2014; aged 90)		 January 1966 January 1974 Republican
50 Dick Eardley
(1928–2012; aged 83)		 January 1974 January 1986
51 Dirk Kempthorne
(born in 1951; age 71)		 January 1986 January 5, 1993 Republican Resigned to become U.S. Senator
52 H. Brent Coles
(born in 1951; age 71–72)		 January 5, 1993 February 15, 2003 Republican Resigned[3]
53 Jerome Mapp
(born in 1947; age 75–76)		 February 15, 2003 February 18, 2003 (acting until appointment)[3]
54 Carolyn Terteling-Payne
(born in 1937; age 85)		 February 18, 2003 January 2004 Republican Appointed, did not run
55 Dave Bieter
(born in 1959; age 63)		 January 2004 January 2020 Democratic
56 Lauren McLean
 January 2020 (Incumbent) Democratic

Passages
IncumbentReason for VacancyAppointed SuccessorDate of AppointmentElected SuccessorDate of Election
L. B. Lindsay Disqualified, never took office[lower-alpha 1] Henry E. Prickett November 19, 1867 Thomas B. Hart January 1868
John Hailey Never took office Charles Himrod July 10, 1871 George H. Twitchell July 8, 1872
Sol Hasbrouck Resigned November 5, 1885 James W. Huston December 28, 1885 Peter J. Pefley July 1887
Harry Fritchman Resigned May 25, 1912 Arthur Hodges May 25, 1912 Arthur Hodges April 1, 1913
J. W. Robinson Recalled June 1, 1916 S. H. Hays June 6, 1916 S. H. Hays April 1917
Herbert F. Lemp Died May 6, 1927 Walter F. Hansen May 6, 1927 James P. Pope April 1929
James P. Pope Resigned February 13, 1933 Ross Cady February 13, 1933 J. J. McCue April 1933
Byron E. Hyatt Died November 11, 1936 J. L. Edlefsen November 11, 1936 J. L. Edlefsen April 1937
H. W. Whillock Resigned May 11, 1942 Austin Walker May 11, 1942 Austin Walker April 1943
Austin Walker
Sam S. Griffin		 Died October 31, 1945
Resigned February 25, 1946		 Sam S. Griffin
H. W. Whillock		 October 31, 1945
February 25, 1946		 Potter P. Howard April 1947
Dirk Kempthorne Resigned January 5, 1993 H. Brent Coles January 5, 1993 H. Brent Coles November 1993
H. Brent Coles Resigned February 15, 2003 Carolyn Terteling-Payne February 18, 2003 Dave Bieter November 2003

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Notes
  1. John Hailey was the winner of the 1871 Boise mayoral election but never took office. According to city records Himrod served the term instead.

References
  1. "Mayors Past & Present". cityofboise.org. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. "Mayors of Boise, 1866-2004". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  3. "Boise Mayor Resigns Over Ethics Charges". Los Angeles Times. 2003-02-15. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  4. "Mayors Past & Present". Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  5. "Mayors of Boise". September 28, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006.
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