List of mayors of Minneapolis

This is a list of mayors of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Minneapolis

From 1867 to 1878 mayors were elected for a 1-year term. Beginning in 1878 the term was extended to 2 years.

As the city became larger and more complex, expectations of voters for mayors increased. The term was extended to 4 years beginning in January 1982, to provide mayors with more time to achieve their programs.^[1]

List

Mayors of Minneapolis

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Dorilus Morrison	February 26, 1867	April 14, 1868	Republican
2	Hugh G. Harrison	April 14, 1868	April 13, 1869	Republican
3	Dorilus Morrison	April 13, 1869	April 12, 1870	Republican
4	Eli B. Ames	April 12, 1870	April 9, 1872	Democratic
5	Eugene McLanahan Wilson	April 9, 1872	April 8, 1873	Democratic
6	George A. Brackett	April 8, 1873	April 14, 1874	Republican
7	Eugene McLanahan Wilson	April 14, 1874	April 13, 1875	Democratic
8	Orlando C. Merriman	April 13, 1875	April 11, 1876	Democratic
9	A.A. (Doc.) Ames	April 11, 1876	April 10, 1877	Democratic
10	John De Laittre	April 10, 1877	April 9, 1878	Republican
11	Alonzo Cooper Rand	April 9, 1878	April 11, 1882	Republican
12	A.A. (Doc.) Ames	April 11, 1882	April 8, 1884	Democratic
13	George A. Pillsbury	April 8, 1884	April 13, 1886	Republican
14	A.A. (Doc.) Ames	April 13, 1886	January 7, 1889	Democratic
15	Edward C. Babb	January 7, 1889	January 5, 1891	Republican
16	Phillip B. Winston	January 5, 1891	January 2, 1893	Democratic
17	William H. Eustis	January 2, 1893	January 7, 1895	Republican
18	Robert Pratt	January 7, 1895	January 2, 1899	Republican
19	James Gray	January 2, 1899	January 7, 1901	Democratic
20	A.A. (Doc.) Ames	January 7, 1901	August 27, 1902	Republican
21	David P. Jones	August 27, 1902	January 5, 1903	Republican
22	J. C. Haynes	January 5, 1903	January 2, 1905	Democratic
23	David P. Jones	January 2, 1905	January 7, 1907	Republican
24	J. C. Haynes	January 7, 1907	January 6, 1913	Democratic
25	Wallace G. Nye	January 6, 1913	January 1, 1917	Republican
26	Thomas Van Lear	January 1, 1917	January 6, 1919	Socialist
27	J. E. Meyers	January 6, 1919	July 3, 1921	Loyalist
28	George E. Leach	July 4, 1921	July 7, 1929	Republican
29	William F. Kunze	July 8, 1929	July 5, 1931	Republican
30	William A. Anderson	July 6, 1931	July 2, 1933	Farmer Labor
31	A. G. Bainbridge	July 3, 1933	July 7, 1935	Republican
32	Thomas E. Latimer	July 8, 1935	July 4, 1937	Farmer Labor
33	George E. Leach	July 5, 1937	July 6, 1941	Republican
34	Marvin L. Kline	July 7, 1941	July 1, 1945	Republican
35	Hubert Humphrey	July 2, 1945	November 30, 1948	Democratic Farmer Labor
36	Eric G. Hoyer	December 1, 1948	July 7, 1957	Democratic Farmer Labor
37	P. Kenneth Peterson	July 8, 1957	July 2, 1961	Republican
38	Arthur Naftalin	July 3, 1961	July 6, 1969	Democratic Farmer Labor
39	Charles Stenvig	July 7, 1969	December 31, 1973	Independent
40	Richard Erdall	December 31, 1973		Republican
41	Albert Hofstede	January 1, 1974	December 31, 1975	Democratic Farmer Labor
42	Charles Stenvig	January 1, 1976	December 31, 1977	Independent
43	Albert Hofstede	January 1, 1978	December 31, 1979	Democratic Farmer Labor
44	Donald M. Fraser	January 1, 1980	December 31, 1993	Democratic Farmer Labor
45	Sharon Sayles Belton	January 1, 1994	December 31, 2001	Democratic Farmer Labor
46	R. T. Rybak	January 1, 2002	January 2, 2014	Democratic Farmer Labor
47	Betsy Hodges	January 2, 2014	Present	Democratic Farmer Labor

Number of Mayors of Minneapolis by party affiliation

Party	Mayors
Republican	22
Democratic	11
Democratic-Farmer-Labor	8
Farmer-Labor	2
Independent	2
Loyalist	1
Socialist	1

Timeline

St. Anthony

Minneapolis merged with St. Anthony in 1872.

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Henry T. Welles	April 13, 1855	April 9, 1856	Democratic
2	Alvaren Allen	April 9, 1856	August 23, 1856	Democratic
	David A. Secombe (Mayor Pro-Temp)	August 23, 1856	April 7, 1857
3	William W. Wales	April 7, 1857	April 6, 1858	Republican
4	Orrin Curtis	April 6, 1858	April 5, 1860	Democratic
5	R.B. Graves	April 5, 1860	April 8, 1861	Republican
6	Orlando C. Merriman	April 8, 1861	April 1863	Democratic
7	Edwin S. Brown	April 1863	April 11, 1864	Democratic
8	Orlando C. Merriman	April 11, 1864	April 7, 1865	Democratic
9	William W. Wales	April 7, 1865	April 10, 1866	Republican
10	Orlando C. Merriman	April 10, 1866	April 7, 1868	Democratic
11	Winthrop Young	April 7, 1868	April 10, 1869	Democratic
12	William W. McNair	April 10, 1869	April 4, 1871	Democratic
13	Edwin S. Brown	April 4, 1871	April 8, 1872	Democratic

References

1. "Essay on Political Office in Minneapolis". Minnesota Election Trends Project.

• Tony L. Hill, "Mayors of Minneapolis Since Incorporation," 1986.
• Ray Marshall, "Who Governed - In Minneapolis and St. Paul," 1968.
• Proceedings of the City Council of St. Anthony, 1855-1862.
• Proceedings of the City Council of St. Anthony, Sept. 7, 1863-April 8, 1872.