List of mayors of Missoula, Montana

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Mayor of Missoula
Incumbent
Andrea Davis
since November 20, 2023
Style The Honorable
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Frank H. Woody
FormationApril 19, 1883
Website http://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/index.aspx?NID=318

The List of mayors of Missoula, Montana begins with the establishment of the town of Missoula in 1883 (incorporated as a city two years later) with Judge Frank H. Woody serving as mayor. In 1883 Missoula used an aldermanic form of government that was approved with the town charter. The city adopted a commission-council form of government in 1911 with the opening of new City Hall and a council–manager government in 1954 before returning to an aldermanic form of government in 1959. Since January 1, 1997, Missoula has been governed in accordance with the Missoula City Charter, which calls for a mayor-council system of government.

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The current system comprises a mayor and city treasurer elected in a citywide vote and twelve city council members who must reside in and are elected from one of six wards with each ward having two council members. All positions are nominally nonpartisan. Council members and the mayor are elected to four-year terms with council-member elections being staggered to allow only one member from each ward to up for re-election. There are no term limits for either position. [1] [2] [3]

List of Mayors

#NamePictureTook OfficeLength of Term [4]
1 Frank H. Woody Judge Frank H Woody.jpg Elected April 19, 188313 months
2 Henry C. Myers Elected May 23, 188411 months
3 Thomas C. Marshall Mayor Thomas C. Marshall.PNG Elected April 13, 18854 months
Resigned August 6, 1885
4 John Peter Smith (Montana politician) Appointed August 6, 188521 months
5 Dwight Harding Elected May 3, 188712 months
6 David D. Bogart Elected May 7, 188812 months
7 John L. Sloane Mayor John L. Sloane.PNG Elected May 16, 188912 months
8 William Kennedy Elected May 5, 189012 months
9 John M. Keith Mayor John Martin Keith.PNG Elected May 4, 189112 months
10 Frank G. Higgins Frank G. Higgins.png Elected May 27, 189212 months
11 Henry W. McLaughlin Elected May 1, 189324 months
12 John M. Keith Mayor John Martin Keith.PNG Elected May 6, 189524 months
13 Frederick C. Webster Mayor Fredrick C Webster.PNG Elected May 3, 189748 months
14 Andrew Logan Mayor Andrew Logan.PNG Elected late 1900half-year
15 Albert M. Stevens Mayor Albert Miles Stevens.PNG Elected May 6, 190124 months
16 M. R. C. Smith Elected May 4, 19032 months
Resigned March 11, 1907
17 Fred C. Morgan Appointed March 11, 19072 months
18 John M. Keith Mayor John Martin Keith.PNG Elected May 6, 190724 months
19 Andrew Logan Mayor Andrew Logan.PNG Elected May 3, 190924 months
20 William H. Reid Elected May 1, 19112 months
Resigned July 7, 1911
21 John M. Evans JohnMEvans.jpg Appointed July 16, 191110 months
22 James M. Rhoades Elected May 6, 191224 months
23 Andrew M. Getchel Elected May 4, 191424 months
24 Herbert T. Wilkinson Elected May 1, 191672 months
25 William H. Beacom Elected May 1, 192248 months
26 Robert W. Kemp Mayor Robert Kemp.PNG Elected May 3, 192624 months
27 William H. Beacom Elected May 7, 192872 months
28 Ralph L. Arnold Elected May 10, 193432 months
Resigned January 4, 1937
29 Roy F. Hamilton Acting January 4, 19373 months
30 Dwight M. Mason Elected April 13, 1937121 months
31 Juliet Gregory Elected May 5, 194724 months
32 Ralph L. Starr Elected April 29, 194962 months
33 James A. Hart Elected June 28, 195442 months
*34 Walton R. L. Taylor Jr. City Manager
*35 Alan Cuthburtson City Manager
36 Alan Bradley Elected January 6, 195816 months
37 Walter A. Cash Elected May 11, 195924 months
38 Wes Waldbillig Elected May 4, 196124 months
39 Leonard M. Roche Elected May 6, 19633 months
40 Edward L. Shults Acting August 26, 19632 months
41 Howard R. Dix Elected November 1, 196342 months
42 Richard G. Shoup Richard G. Shoup.jpg Elected May 1, 196738 months
Resigned July 1, 1970
* John F. Patterson, Jr. Acting Mayor July 1, 19701-week
43 George Turman Appointed July 7, 197030 months
Resigned December 31, 1972
44 Robert E. Brown Appointed January 1, 197352 months
Elected May 1, 1973
45 William E. Cregg Elected May 197778 months
Re-elected May 1981
46 John H. Toole Appointed December 12, 198325 months
47 Robert E. Lovegrove Elected January 1, 198648 months
48 Daniel Kemmis Elected January 1, 199080 months
Resigned September 3, 1996
49 Mike Kadas Appointed September 3, 1996112 months
Elected January 1, 1998
50 John Engen Elected November 8, 2005200 months
Appointed January 2, 2006
*Gwen JonesActing Mayor August 15, 20221 month
51Jordan HessAppointed September 12, 202214 months
52Andrea DavisElected November 7, 2023currently serving

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References

  1. City of Missoula Charter (1997)
  2. "Missoula Historical Notes – Spotlights". Missoula City Government. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  3. "City of Missoula Charter". ci.missoula.met.us. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Past Mayors". ci.missoula.mt.us. Retrieved November 27, 2010.