List of mayors of Newport Beach, California

Mayor of Newport Beach
Seal of Newport Beach
Flag of Newport Beach
Incumbent Joe Stapleton since December 10, 2024
Term length	1 year
Formation	1906
First holder	John King

This is a list of mayors of Newport Beach, California since Newport Beach was incorporated in 1906. ^[1] Until 1927, the governing body of the City was known as a Board of Trustees with a President as its head; an act of the Legislature in 1927 changed the Board to City Council with a Mayor as the head.

List

Presidents of the Board of Trustees

• John King 1906–1908
• C. A. Barton 1908–1910
• A. N. Smith 1910–1912
• Albert Hermes 1912–1914
• W. K. Parkinson 1914–1916
• Stetson R. Jumper 1916–1917 (resigned mid-term)
• H. A. Robinson 1917–1918
• J. P. Greeley 1918–1922
• J. J. Schnitker 1922–1924
• George P. Wilson 1924–1926
• Dr. Conrad Richter ^{[note 1]} 1926–1928

Mayors of Newport Beach

• Marcus J. Johnson 1928–1932
• Dr. Herman Hilmer 1932–1936
• Harry H. Williamson 1936–1940
• Irvin George Gordon 1940–1942
• Clyan H. Hall 1942–1946
• O. B. Reed 1946–1948
• Dallas K. Blue 1948 (resigned mid-term)
• Dick Drake 1948–1950
• Lester L. Isbell 1950–1952
• A. W. Smith 1952 (resigned mid-term)
• Norman Miller 1952–1954
• Dora O. Hill 1954–1958
• James B. Stoddard 1958–1962
• Charles E. Hart 1962–1964
• Paul J. Gruber 1964–1968
• Doreen Marshall 1968–1970
• Edgar F. Hirth 1970–1972
• Donald A. McInnis 1972–1976
• Howard Rogers 1976 (died in office)
• Milan M. Dostal 1976–1978
• Paul Ryckoff 1978–1980
• Jacqueline E. Heather 1980–1982
• Evelyn R. Hart 1982–1984
• Philip Maurer 1984–1986
• John C. Cox, Jr. 1986–1988
• Donald A. Strauss 1988–1989
• Ruthelyn Plummer 1989–1990
• Phil Sansone 1990–1992
• Clarence J. Turner 1992–1994
• John W. Hedges 1994–1996
• Janice A. Debay 1996–1997
• Thomas Cole Edwards 1997–1998
• Dennis D. O’Neil 1998–1999
• John E. Noyes 1999–2000
• Garold B. (Gary) Adams 2000–2001
• Tod W. Ridgeway 2001–2002
• Steven Bromberg 2002–2003
• Tod W. Ridgeway 2003–2004
• Steven Bromberg 2004–2005 (resigned mid-term)
• John Heffernan 2005
• Don Webb 2005–2006
• Steven Rosansky 2006–2007
• Edward D. Selich 2007–2009
• Keith Curry 2009–2010
• Michael Henn 2010–2011
• Nancy Gardner 2011–2012
• Keith Curry 2012–2013
• Rush N. Hill, II 2013–2014
• Edward D. Selich 2014–2015
• Diane Brooks Dixon 2015–2016
• Kevin Muldoon 2016–2017 ^[2]
• Duffy Duffield 2017–2018
• Diane Brooks Dixon 2018–2019
• William O'Neill 2019–2020 ^[3]
• Brad Avery 2020–2021
• Kevin Muldoon 2021–2022 ^[2]
• Noah Blom 2022–2024
• William O'Neill 2023–2024 ^[3]
• Joe Stapleton 2024-2025 ^[4]

Notes

1. Richter was both a President and Mayor

References

1. Felton, James P. (1988). "Newport Beach Chronological Timeline". Newport Beach: The First Century, 1888–1988. Newport Beach Historical Society. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2008. From a portion of that work reproduced on the City's Public Library web site.
2. Ngyuen, Lilly (December 15, 2021). "Newport Beach names Kevin Muldoon as mayor, Noah Blom as mayor pro tem". Daily Pilot. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
3. "City Council | City of Newport Beach". www.newportbeachca.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
4. ""New mayor and city council to 'Celebrate Newport Beach' in coming year"". Daily Pilot . December 11, 2024.