Mayor of Seattle

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Mayor of Seattle
Seal of Seattle, Washington.png
Bruce Harrell 2020.jpg
Incumbent
Bruce Harrell
since January 1, 2022
Government of Seattle
Style The Honorable
Term length 4 years
Inaugural holder Henry A. Atkins
FormationDecember 2, 1869
Website Official website

The Mayor of Seattle is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Seattle, Washington. The mayor is authorized by the city charter to enforce laws enacted by the Seattle City Council, as well as direct subordinate officers in city departments. [1] [2] (The Seattle City Council, the legislative branch of city government, is led by the council president.)

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The mayor serves a four-year term, without term limits, and is chosen in citywide, two-round elections between nonpartisan candidates.

Since the appointment of Henry A. Atkins in 1869, 56 individuals have held the office of mayor. The city elected Bertha Knight Landes, the first female mayor of a major U.S. city, in 1926. [3] Several mayors have served non-consecutive terms, while others have resigned or faced recall elections. [4] [5] Charles Royer holds the record for longest mayoral tenure in the city's history, serving three full terms from 1978 to 1990. [6]

Bruce Harrell took office as mayor on January 1, 2022, becoming the first Asian-American and second African-American mayor in Seattle's History. [7]

History

Seattle was initially incorporated as a town on January 14, 1865, by the Washington Territorial Legislature, governed by a board of trustees. Charles C. Terry served as president of the board of trustees, [8] which remained unchanged until the town's disincorporation on January 28, 1867. [2] The town of Seattle was incorporated a second time on December 2, 1869, with a new city charter that established the position of mayor. Henry A. Atkins was appointed the first mayor of Seattle by the Territorial Legislature, and was elected to the office on July 11, 1870. [9] [10]

A new city charter, the Freeholders Charter, was adopted in 1890 and extended the mayor's term in office from one year to two years, but barred consecutive terms. [11] [12] The charter also moved elections to the first Monday in March and required the mayor to be at least 30 years of age and live within the city for two years. [11] [13]

A new city charter that was approved by the city's voters in 1946 lengthened the term of office for mayors from two years to four years, starting with the 1948 elections. [11] [14] In 1969 the age and residence requirements were removed from the charter. [15]

Duties and powers

The mayor is the head of the executive branch of Seattle's municipal government, charged with the appointment and management of 25 department and commission heads that work directly for the mayor. [16] In the event of an absence of the mayor, the president of the Seattle City Council assumes the duties of the position as mayor pro tem until their return, but a notification is not necessary under the city charter. [17]

Elections and succession

The mayor is elected in a citywide election held every four years, composed of two stages: a primary election in August and a general election between the top two candidates in November. Elections are officially non-partisan. [18]

If the office of mayor becomes vacant, the president of the city council becomes mayor for a five-day period to immediately fill the position. If the president of the city council declines to remain mayor, the city council is authorized to vote to appoint a councilmember to the role of mayor. The councilmember appointed to the position under both scenarios will forfeit their position on the city council until the next election. [19] [20] [21] A mayor-elect can also take office earlier than the official inauguration date (January 1), upon certification of the election results and a decision by the city council to replace the appointed mayor.

A two-thirds majority vote of the city council can remove the mayor from office for a willful violation of duty or an offense involving moral turpitude. [22] [23]

List of mayors

#PhotoMayorTook office [18] Left office [18] Election results and notes [24]
1 Henry A. Atkins.jpg   Henry A. Atkins December 2, 1869July 31, 1871Appointed on December 2, 1869. Elected July 11, 1870. [10]
2 John T. Jordan.jpg   John T. Jordan July 31, 1871July 29, 1872Elected July 10, 1871. [25]
3 CORLISS P STONE.jpg   Corliss P. Stone July 29, 1872February 23, 1873Elected July 8, 1872. [26] Left office on February 23, 1873, due to alleged embezzlement of funds. [27]
  John T. Jordan.jpg   John T. Jordan April 5, 1873June 5, 1873Appointed to fill position until special election. [27]
4 MOSES R MADDOCKS2.jpg   Moses R. Maddocks June 5, 1873August 3, 1873Won special election on June 5, 1873, to serve the rest of Stone's regular term. [27]
5 Seattle mayor John Collins.jpg   John Collins August 3, 1873August 2, 1874Elected on July 14, 1873. [28]
6 Henry Yesler 1890.jpg   Henry Yesler August 2, 1874August 2, 1875Elected July 13, 1874. [29]
7 Bailey-Gatzert-Portrait.jpg   Bailey Gatzert August 2, 1875July 31, 1876Elected August 2, 1875. [30]
8 G. A. Weed 1890.jpg   Gideon A. Weed July 31, 1876July 29, 1878Elected July 10, 1876, [31] and re-elected July 9, 1877. [32]
9 Portrait of Beriah Brown, Seattle, circa 1890 (MOHAI 10879).jpg   Beriah Brown July 29, 1878August 3, 1879Elected July 8, 1878. [33]
10 Orange Jacobs 1890.jpg   Orange Jacobs August 3, 1879August 2, 1880Elected July 14, 1879. [34]
11 Leonard Smith.png   Leonard P. Smith August 2, 1880July 31, 1882Elected July 12, 1880. [35]
12 Henry G. Struve 1890.jpg   Henry G. Struve July 31, 1882August 3, 1884Elected July 10, 1882, [36] and re-elected on July 9, 1883. [37]
13 John Leary 01f.jpg   John Leary August 3, 1884August 3, 1885Elected July 14, 1884. [38]
  Henry Yesler 1890.jpg   Henry Yesler August 3, 1885August 2, 1886Elected July 13, 1885, to a non-consecutive second term. [39]
14 William H Shoudy.jpg   William H. Shoudy August 2, 1886August 1, 1887Elected July 12, 1886. [40]
15 Thomas T. Minor.jpg   Thomas T. Minor August 1, 1887July 30, 1888Elected July 11, 1887. [41]
16 Robert Moran portrait 1903.jpg   Robert Moran July 30, 1888August 3, 1890Elected July 9, 1888, [42] and re-elected July 8, 1889. [43]
17 Harry White 1890.jpg   Harry White August 3, 1890December 9, 1891Elected July 14, 1890, to an abbreviated term under 1890 charter. [18] Resigned on November 30, 1891. [44]
18 George W. Hall (Seattle Mayor).jpg   George W. Hall December 9, 1891March 31, 1892Appointed. [45]
19 James T. Ronald.jpg   James T. Ronald March 31, 1892March 19, 1894Elected March 8, 1892. [46]
20 Byron Phelps, circa 1917.jpg   Byron Phelps March 19, 1894March 16, 1896Elected March 12, 1894. [47]
21 Frank D. Black (page 23 crop).jpg   Frank D. Black March 16, 1896April 6, 1896Elected March 9, 1896. Resigned after three weeks in office. [48]
22 William D Wood, 1906 (PORTRAITS 1812).jpg   W. D. Wood April 6, 1896October 18, 1897Appointed to fill unexpired term. Resigned in July 1897 to participate in the Klondike Gold Rush. [49] Officially forfeited his seat on October 18,1897. [50]
23 Seattle Mayor Thomas J. Humes, circa 1900.gif   Thomas J. Humes November 19, 1897March 21, 1904Elected by City Council to fill unexpired term. [51]
24 Richard A. Ballinger.jpg   Richard A. Ballinger March 21, 1904March 19, 1906Elected March 8, 1904. [52]
25 William Hickman Moore, 1902.jpg   William Hickman Moore March 19, 1906March 16, 1908Elected March 6, 1906. [53]
26 John Franklin Miller (congressman).jpg   John Miller March 16, 1908March 21, 1910Elected March 3, 1908. [54]
27 Hiram Gill (cropped).jpg   Hiram C. Gill March 21, 1910February 11, 1911Elected March 8, 1910. Recalled in special election held February 9, 1911. [55]
28 George W. Dilling.jpg   George W. Dilling February 11, 1911March 18, 1912Elected February 7, 1911. [56]
29 George F. Cotterill, 1895.gif   George F. Cotterill March 18, 1912March 16, 1914Elected March 5, 1912. [57]
  Hiram Gill (cropped).jpg   Hiram C. Gill March 16, 1914March 18, 1918Elected March 3, 1914. [58]
30 Hanson-Ole-1919.jpg   Ole Hanson March 18, 1918August 28, 1919Elected March 5, 1918. Resigned August 28, 1919, to move to California. [59]
31 C. B. Fitzgerald.jpeg   C. B. Fitzgerald August 28, 1919March 14, 1920Appointed to fill unexpired term. [60]
32 Hugh M. Caldwell 1920.jpg   Hugh M. Caldwell March 14, 1920June 5, 1922Elected March 2, 1920. [61]
33 Edwin J. Brown c1923.jpg   Edwin J. Brown June 5, 1922June 7, 1926Elected May 2, 1922, [62] and re-elected March 4, 1924. [63]
34 Seattle Mayor Bertha Knight Landes, circa 1926.jpg   Bertha Knight Landes June 7, 1926June 4, 1928Elected March 9, 1926. First female mayor. [64]
35 Frank E. Edwards (cropped).jpg   Frank E. Edwards June 4, 1928July 14, 1931Elected March 6, 1928, [65] and re-elected March 4, 1930. [66] Recalled in special election held July 13, 1931. [67]
36 Robert H. Harlin (cropped).jpg   Robert H. Harlin July 14, 1931June 4, 1932Appointed to finish unexpired term. [67]
37 Seattle Mayor John F. Dore, 1936.jpg   John F. Dore June 4, 1932June 4, 1934Elected March 8, 1932. [68]
38 Seattle Mayor Charles L. Smith, circa 1935.jpg   Charles L. Smith June 4, 1934June 1, 1936Elected March 6, 1934. [69]
  Seattle Mayor John F. Dore, 1936.jpg   John F. Dore June 1, 1936April 13, 1938Elected March 3, 1936. [70] Relieved of office on April 13, 1938, due to sickness. Died on April 18, 1938. [71]
   James Scavotto April 13, 1938April 27, 1938Appointed to fill position until city council decision. [72]
39 Arthur Bernard Langlie (cropped).jpg   Arthur B. Langlie April 27, 1938January 11, 1941Elected March 8, 1938. [73] Appointed as mayor-elect due to relieving (and death) of Mayor Dore. Re-elected May 5, 1940. Resigned January 11, 1941, to become Governor of Washington. [74]
40 No image.svg   John E. Carroll January 27, 1941March 27, 1941Appointed until special election. [75]
41 No image.svg   Earl Millikin March 27, 1941June 1, 1942Elected March 4, 1941, to finish unexpired term. [76]
42 Subminimum Wage Bill Signing (cropped).jpg   William F. Devin June 1, 1942June 1, 1952Elected March 3, 1942. [77] Re-elected on March 7, 1944, [78] March 5, 1946, [11] and March 2, 1948.
43 Seattle Mayor Allan Pomeroy, circa 1954 (27516943783) (cropped).jpg   Allan Pomeroy June 1, 1952June 4, 1956Elected March 4, 1952. [79]
44 Seattle mayor Gordon Clinton 1961.gif   Gordon Clinton June 4, 1956April 6, 1964Elected March 6, 1956, [80] and re-elected March 8, 1960. [81]
45 Mayor Dorm Braman, 1966 (cropped).jpg   James d'Orma Braman April 6, 1964March 23, 1969Elected March 10, 1964. Resigned to accept appointment as Assistant Secretary of Urban Systems and Environment in the U.S. Department of Transportation. [82]
46 No image.svg   Floyd C. Miller March 23, 1969December 1, 1969
47 Senator Wesley C. Uhlman, 1969.jpg   Wesley C. Uhlman December 1, 1969January 1, 1978Elected November 4, 1969, [83] and re-elected November 6, 1973. [84] Survived recall attempt on July 1, 1975. [85]
48 Seattle Mayor Charles Royer, 1978.jpg   Charles Royer January 1, 1978January 1, 1990Elected November 8, 1977. [86] Re-elected on November 3, 1981, [87] and November 5, 1985. [88]
49 Norm Rice 1993 CROPPED.jpg   Norm Rice January 1, 1990January 1, 1998Elected November 7, 1989, [89] and re-elected November 2, 1993. [90] First African-American mayor. [89]
50 Seattle Mayor Paul Schell, 1999.jpg   Paul Schell January 1, 1998January 1, 2002Elected November 4, 1997. [91]
51 Mayors of Seattle, 2003 Nickels.jpg   Greg Nickels January 1, 2002January 1, 2010Elected November 6, 2001, [92] and re-elected November 8, 2005. [93]
52 Michael McGinn (cropped).jpg   Michael McGinn January 1, 2010January 1, 2014Elected November 3, 2009. [94]
53 Ed murray at torchlight parade 2014 cropped.jpg   Ed Murray January 1, 2014September 13, 2017Elected November 5, 2013. Resigned due to sexual abuse allegations. [95] First gay mayor.
54 Bruce Harrell 2019.jpg   Bruce Harrell September 13, 2017September 18, 2017Appointed through position as City Council President to finish unexpired term, [96] declined to accept appointment and therefore a replacement was selected by City Council. [97] First Asian-American mayor and second African-American mayor.
55 Tim Burgess Portrait (24588156840).jpg   Tim Burgess September 18, 2017November 28, 2017Appointed by Seattle City Council to finish unexpired term. [98]
56 Subminimum Wage Bill Signing.jpg   Jenny Durkan November 28, 2017January 1, 2022Elected November 7, 2017.
57 Bruce Harrell 2019.jpg   Bruce Harrell January 1, 2022IncumbentElected November 2, 2021.

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  62. ↑ Alan J. Stein, Bertha Landes is elected mayor of Seattle on March 9, 1926, HistoryLink, March 1, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  63. ↑ David Wilma, Voters elect Frank E. Edwards as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 6, 1928, HistoryLink, November 29, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
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  65. 1 2 David Wilma, Voters recall Mayor Frank Edwards from office for firing City Light Superintendent J. D. Ross on July 13, 1931, HistoryLink, September 9, 2001. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  66. ↑ David Wilma, Voters elect John F. Dore as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 8, 1932, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  67. ↑ David Wilma, Voters elect Charles L. Smith as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 6, 1934, HistoryLink, November 27, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
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  73. ↑ David Wilma, City Council appoints John E. Carroll as mayor of the City of Seattle on January 27, 1941, HistoryLink, November 27, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  74. ↑ David Wilma, Voters elect Earl Millikin as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 4, 1941, HistoryLink, November 27, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  75. ↑ David Wilma, Voters elect William F. Devin as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 3, 1942, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  76. ↑ David Wilma, Voters re-elect William F. Devin as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 7, 1944, HistoryLink, November 16, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  77. ↑ David Wilma, Voters elect Allan Pomeroy as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 4, 1952, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  78. ↑ David Wilma, Voters elect Gordon S. Clinton as mayor of the city of Seattle on March 6, 1956, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  79. ↑ David Wilma, Voters re-elect Gordon S. Clinton as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 8, 1960, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  80. ↑ David Wilma, Voters elect James d'Orma Braman as mayor of the City of Seattle on March 10, 1964, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  81. ↑ Alan J. Stein, Voters elect Wes Uhlman as Seattle Mayor on November 4, 1969, HistoryLink, June 9, 1999. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
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  84. ↑ David Wilma, Voters elect Charles Royer as mayor of the city of Seattle on November 8, 1977, HistoryLink, November 19, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
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  87. 1 2 Walt Crowley, Rice wins election as Seattle's first African American mayor on November 7, 1989, HistoryLink, January 1, 2000. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
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  90. ↑ Walt Crowley, Seattle voters elect Greg Nickels mayor on November 6, 2001, HistoryLink, January 1, 2002. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
  91. ↑ Kit Oldham, Voters ban indoor smoking, require performance audits, reject dueling malpractice initiatives, and pull the plug on the monorail on November 8, 2005, HistoryLink, February 8, 2006. Accessed online November 26, 2009.
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