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List of mayors of Olympia, Washington
Last updated
September 09, 2025
The following is a list of
mayors
of the city of
Olympia
,
Washington
, United States.
Contents
Town board presidents
Mayors
See also
References
Elections in Washington (state)
Federal government
Presidential elections
1892
1896
1900
1904
1908
1912
1916
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1940
1944
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Presidential primaries
Democratic
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Republican
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
U.S. Senate elections
1889
1891
1893
1895 sp
1897
1899
1903
1905
1909
1911
1914
1916
1920
1922
1926
1928
1932
1934
1938
1940
1944
1946
1950
1952
1956
1958
1962
1964
1968
1970
1974
1976
1980
1982
1983 sp
1986
1988
1992
1994
1998
2000
2004
2006
2010
2012
2016
2018
2022
2024
2028
2030
U.S. House of Representatives elections
1889
1890
1892
1894
1896
1898
1900
1902
1904
1906
1908
1909
2nd sp
1910
1912
1914
1916
1918
1920
1922
1923
5th sp
1924
1926
1928
1930
1932
1934
1936
1938
1940
1942
1944
1946
1947
3rd sp
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
3rd sp
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1975
3rd sp
1976
1977
7th sp
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
1st sp
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026
State government
General elections
2004
2008
2010
2012
2016
2020
2024
Gubernatorial elections
1889
1892
1896
1900
1904
1908
1912
1916
1920
1924
1928
1932
1936
1940
1944
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028
Lieutenant gubernatorial elections
2020
2024
Secretary of State elections
1988
1992
1996
2000
2012
2016
2020
2022 sp
2024
Attorney General elections
2000
2012
2024
State Treasurer elections
2024
State Auditor elections
2024
Commissioner of Public Lands elections
2024
State Senate elections
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2013
26th sp
2014
2016
2017
45th sp
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026
House of Representatives elections
2006
2008
2010
21st
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026
Supreme Court elections
2004
2006
2008
2012
Ballot measures
1972
276
2004
872
2006
920
933
937
4223
2007
67
2008
1000
2009
71
2012
74
502
1185
1240
2016
732
2018
1631
1634
1639
2019
976
2024
2066
2109
2117
2124
Seattle
King County Executive
elections
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
2025
Seattle
mayoral elections
1997
2001
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
2025
Seattle City Attorney
elections
2021
2025
Seattle City Council
elections
2019
2021
3rd recall
2023
2024
2025
Regional ballot measures
Sound Transit 3
Spokane
Spokane
mayoral elections
2011
2015
2019
2023
Other localities
Pierce County Executive
elections
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Snohomish County Executive
elections
1980 (special)
1983
1987
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2014 (special)
2015
2019
2023
Whatcom County Executive
elections
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
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Town board presidents
Elwood Evans
, 1859-1861
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1
]
George A. Barnes, 1862, 1866-1869
[
1
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2
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Joseph Cushman, 1863
[
1
]
[
2
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Edward Giddings, 1864
[
1
]
[
2
]
Benjamin F. Yantis, 1865
[
1
]
[
2
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Francis Henry, 1870-1871
[
1
]
William Winlock Miller, 1872-1873
[
1
]
[
2
]
Mayors
Isaac C. Ellis, 1874
[
1
]
[
2
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Thornton F. McElroy, 1875
[
1
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[
2
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James C. Horr, 1876, 1891
[
1
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[
2
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Jno. P. Hudson, 1877
[
1
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Esdras N. Ouimette, 1878-1879
[
1
]
[
2
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George A. Barnes, 1880
[
1
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[
2
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Edward T. Young, 1881
[
1
]
[
2
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Nathaniel Ostrander, 1882-1883
[
1
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[
2
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John S. Dobbins, 1884
[
1
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[
2
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Albert A. Phillips, 1885
[
1
]
[
2
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[
3
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Andsworth H. Chambers, 1886-1888
[
1
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[
2
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John F. Gowey, 1889-1890
[
1
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[
2
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Rossell Galbraith O'Brien, 1892
[
1
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[
2
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J.W. Robinson, 1893
[
1
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Champion Bromwell Mann, 1894-1895
[
1
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[
2
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Charles Henry Ayer, 1896
[
1
]
[
3
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John Byrne, 1897
[
1
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George B. Lane, 1898
[
1
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[
2
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Caleb Springer Reinhart, 1899-1901
[
1
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[
2
]
[
3
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Clarence J. Lord, 1902-1903
[
1
]
[
2
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Harvey G. Richardson, 1904
[
1
]
[
2
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Philip H. Carlyon, 1905-1906
[
2
]
Thos. McLarty, 1907
[
2
]
W.A. Hagemeyer, 1908
[
2
]
Mitchell Mitchel Harris, 1909-1911
[
2
]
Wayne L. Bridgford, 1912
[
2
]
George A. Mottman, 1913-1916
[
2
]
Jesse T. Mills, 1917-1920
[
2
]
C.H. Bowen, 1921-1922
[
2
]
Geo. W. Draham, 1923-1924
[
2
]
James C. Johnson, 1925-1928
[
2
]
George N. Mills, 1929-1931
[
2
]
Earl N. Steele, 1932-1934
[
2
]
Francis B. Longaker, 1935-1940
[
2
]
J.T. Trullinger, 1941-1946
[
2
]
Ernest Mallory, 1947-1949
[
2
]
Ralph A. Swanson, 1950-1953
[
2
]
Amanda Benek Smith, 1954-1960
[
2
]
Neil R, McKay, 1961-1969
[
2
]
Thomas Allen, 1970-1977
[
2
]
Lyle Watson, 1978-1982
[
2
]
David Skramstad, 1982-1985, 1992-1993
[
2
]
William Daley, 1986-1987
[
2
]
Holly Gadbaw, 1988-1989
[
2
]
Rex Derr, 1990-1991
[
2
]
Bob Jacobs, 1993-1999
[
2
]
Stan Biles, 2000-2003
[
2
]
[
4
]
Mark Foutch, 2004-2007
[
2
]
Doug Mah, 2008-2011
[
2
]
Stephen Buxbaum, 2012-2015
[
2
]
Cheryl Selby
,
c.
2016
– c.
2019
[
2
]
Dontae Payne, 2023-present
[
5
]
See also
Olympia history
City government in Washington (state)
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"Officers since incorporation",
City Official Directory
(PDF)
, City of Olympia, Washington, 1904
–
via Olympia Historical Society
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"Chronology of Elected Officials"
,
olympiahistory.org
, Washington: Olympia Historical Society
, retrieved
May 20,
2025
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Mrs. George E. Blankenship, ed. (1914),
Early history of Thurston County, Washington
, Olympia, Washington
–
via
HathiTrust
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link
)
↑
"City Government: Elected Officials"
,
www.ci.olympia.wa.us
, archived from
the original
on December 10, 2000
–
via
Wayback Machine
↑
"City Council & Mayor"
,
olympiawa.gov
, retrieved
May 20,
2025
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Olympia, Washington
Economy
Batdorf & Bronson
Capital Mall
Fish Brewing Company
ImageSource
Mud Bay Pet Store
Port of Olympia
Olympic Arms
Olympia Brewing Company
Washington State Employees Credit Union
Education
Capital High School
Evergreen State College
First schoolhouse in Olympia, Washington
Olympia High School
Olympia School District
South Puget Sound Community College
Events and festivals
Capital City Pride
Capitol Lakefair
Procession of the Species
Geography
Bigelow Neighborhood
Budd Inlet
Capitol Lake
Chambers Lake
Deschutes River
Indian Creek
Percival Creek
Setchfield Lake
Simmons Creek
Simmons Lake
Ward Lake
History
History of Olympia, Washington
List of mayors of Olympia, Washington
Mud Bay Logging Company
Infrastructure
Capitol Land Trust
Intercity Transit
Olympia Regional Airport
Providence St. Peter Hospital
Washington Public Ports Association
Landmarks
American Legion Hall
Capitol Theater
Daniel R. Bigelow House
Cloverfields
Elks Building
Funk House
Captain Calvin and Pamela Hale House
Insurance Building
Mottman Building
Natural Resources Building
Old Capitol Building
Olympia Brewery
Olympia Downtown Historic District
Olympia National Bank
Joel M. Pritchard Building
Sand Man
Temple of Justice
Thurston County Courthouse
Washington Governor's Mansion
Washington State Capitol
Woman's Club of Olympia
Media and entertainment
K Records
KAOS
KBUP and KGY radio stations
Kill Rock Stars
Music of Olympia, Washington
Olympia Film Society
The Olympian
Museums and tourism
Hands On Children's Museum
Olympia Arts & Heritage Alliance Museum
Olympic Flight Museum
Parks and recreation
Artesian Commons
Chehalis Western Trail
Burfoot Park
Grass Lake Nature Park
Heritage Park
Karen Fraser Woodland Trail
Percival Landing Park
Squaxin Park
Sylvester Park
Watershed Park
Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area
Woodruff Park
Yashiro Japanese Garden
Yauger Park
Public art and memorials
Du Pen Fountain
Korean War Memorial
Law Enforcement Memorial
POW–MIA Memorial
The Shaman
Territorial Sundial
Tivoli Fountain
Untitled (Lee Kelly)
Water Garden
Winged Victory
Woman Dancing
World War II Memorial
People
Daniel Bigelow
George Bush
Rebecca G. Howard
Levi Lathrop Smith
Edmund Sylvester
Sports
FC Olympia
Oly Rollers
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