List of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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Mayor of Harrisburg
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Incumbent
Wanda Williams
since January 3, 2022
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder William H. Kepner
Formation1860
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.

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Mayor William K. Verbeke
Mayor Vance C. McCormick Picture of Vance C. McCormick.jpg
Mayor Vance C. McCormick
Mayor Eric Papenfuse Eric Papenfuse 3 2015.JPG
Mayor Eric Papenfuse
MayorTermPolitical partyNotes
William H. Kepner Apr 20, 1860 – Mar 27, 1863 Democratic
Augustus L. RoumfortMar 27, 1863 – Mar 23, 1866 Democratic
Oliver EdwardsMar 23, 1866 – Jan 11, 1869 Democratic
William W. HaysJan 11, 1869 – Mar, 1870 Republican Died in office. [1]
George B. ColeApr 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. PattersonJan 11, 1875 – Jan 8, 1881 Republican Resigned. [2]
John Crull Herman [lower-alpha 1] 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. Eby1893–1896 Republican
John D. Patterson1896–1899 Republican
John A. Fritchey 1899–1902 Democratic
Vance C. McCormick 1902–1905 Democratic
Edward Z. Gross1905–1908 Republican
Ezra S. Meals, M.D.1908–1912 Republican
John K. Royal1912–1916 Democratic
Ezra S. Meals, M.D.1916 – April 18, 1917 Republican Died in office. [3]
William L. GorgasApr 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. GorgasJul 12, 1917 – Sep 24, 1917 Democratic Named acting mayor following Miller's death. [3]
J. William BowmanSep 24, 1917 – Nov 27, 1917 Republican Appointed for six weeks' time and retired from office. [4] [3]
Daniel L. KeisterNov 27, 1917 – Jan 5, 1920 Republican
George A. HoverterJan 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. RobinsJan 5, 1948 – Jan 2, 1956 Republican
Nolan F. ZieglerJan 2, 1956 – Mar 7, 1963 Republican Died in office. [5]
Daniel J. BarryMar 26, 1963 – Jan 6, 1964 Republican
William K. McBrideJan 6, 1964 – Jan 1, 1968 Republican
Albert H. StraubJan 1, 1968 – Jan 5, 1970 Republican
Harold A. Swenson Jan 5, 1970 – Jan 1, 1978DemocraticFirst "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, 2014DemocraticDefeated for renomination in 2013; first female and first black mayor.
Eric R. Papenfuse Jan 6, 2014 – Jan 3, 2022Democratic Reelected November 2017; defeated for renomination and lost write-in campaign in November 2021.
Wanda R. D. Williams Jan 3, 2022 – present [lower-alpha 2] Democratic

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Notes

  1. John C. Herman was given the middle name of "Crull" because that was his grandmother's surname. It was also a means to preserve a surname with an ancient heritage. Already his cousins—the Crull Blymer twins—had it as their middle names for preservation purposes. Because the "Crull Blymer" twins had gone to Phillips Exeter Academy (Class of 1872) and then destined for Harvard College (Class of 1876), John Crull Herman was sent to Yale College. His son, John Crull Herman also attended Yale (Class of 1915) and was a member of Wolf's Head; and his grandson John Crull Herman III graduated from Yale in 1939 where he, too, was a member of Wolf's Head. He also later taught at the Yale School of Architecture
  2. Williams temporarily transferred power to Police Commissioner Thomas Carter on July 31, 2022 due to a medical procedure; Carter served as acting mayor until August 16, 2022. [7]

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