List of mayors of Boise - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of Mayors of Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...

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Boise mayors were originally elected to one-year terms. The terms were extended to two years in 1881 and to four years in 1965.

David H. Bieter

David H. Bieter

David H. Bieter has served as mayor of Boise, Idaho since 2004.-Biography:Bieter was born in Boise and graduated from Bishop Kelly High School in 1978. Bieter earned a bachelor's degree in international studies from University of St...

is the incumbent. The next Boise mayoral election is scheduled for November 2011.

Mayor	Term
Henry E. Prickett Henry E. Prickett Henry E. Prickett served as the first mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory, for two months in 1867 and 1868.Prickett was declared mayor after the winner of the November 1867 mayoral election, L. B. Lindsay, was disqualified. A new mayoral election was held in January 1868, won by Thomas B...	1867-1868
Thomas B. Hart	1868-1869
Charles Himrod Charles Himrod Charles Himrod served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory, in the 1860s and 1870s.Himrod served three consecutive one-year terms despite being elected only in 1869 and 1870. The winner of the 1871 mayoral election, John Hailey, never took office...	1869-1872*
George H. Twitchell	1872-1873
Thomas E. Logan	1873-1875
John Lemp	1875-1876
Thomas E. Logan	1876-1878
Charles Himrod Charles Himrod Charles Himrod served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory, in the 1860s and 1870s.Himrod served three consecutive one-year terms despite being elected only in 1869 and 1870. The winner of the 1871 mayoral election, John Hailey, never took office...	1878-1879
Cyrus Y. Jacobs	1879-1880
Charles P. Bilderback	1880-1881
James A. Pinney James A. Pinney James Alonzo Pinney served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory in the late 19th century and early 20th century...	1881-1885
Sol Hasbrouck Sol Hasbrouck Sol Hasbrouck served briefly as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory, in 1885.Hasbrouck won the 1885 mayoral election, but resigned four months into his term when he moved his business outside city limits. He was succeeded by James W. Huston.-Sources:**...	1885
James W. Huston James W. Huston James W. Huston served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory, from 1885 to 1887.Huston was appointed mayor by the Boise City Council in November 1885 to complete the term of Sol Hasbrouck even though Huston was neither a member of the city council nor present at the meeting. He was sworn in more than...	1885-1887
Peter J. Pefley	1887-1889
James A. Pinney James A. Pinney James Alonzo Pinney served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory in the late 19th century and early 20th century...	1889-1893
Peter Sonna	1893-1895
W. E. Pierce	1895-1897
Moses Alexander Moses Alexander Moses Alexander was the second elected Jewish governor of a US state , serving as the 11th Governor of Idaho from 1915 until 1919. He was Idaho's first and so far only Jewish Governor....	1897-1899
J. H. Richards	1899-1901
Moses Alexander Moses Alexander Moses Alexander was the second elected Jewish governor of a US state , serving as the 11th Governor of Idaho from 1915 until 1919. He was Idaho's first and so far only Jewish Governor....	1901-1903
James H. Hawley James H. Hawley James Henry Hawley was the ninth Governor of Idaho from 1911 until 1913. Hawley also served as mayor of Boise from 1903 to 1905.-Biography:...	1903-1905
James A. Pinney James A. Pinney James Alonzo Pinney served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory in the late 19th century and early 20th century...	1905-1907
John M. Haines John M. Haines John Michiner Haines was the tenth Governor of Idaho from 1913 until 1915. Prior to being elected governor he served as mayor of Boise from 1907 to 1909....	1907-1909
J. T. Pence	1909-1911
Harry Fritchman	1911-1912
Arthur Hodges	1912-1915
J. W. Robinson J. W. Robinson (Boise mayor) Jeremiah W. Robinson served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1915 to 1916.Robinson was the subject of a successful recall election on June 1, 1916. He was succeeded by S. H. Hays.- Early Life :...	1915-1916
S. H. Hays S. H. Hays Samuel H. Hays served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1916 to 1919.Hays became Boise mayor in June 1916 after his predecessor, J. W. Robinson, was removed from office by a recall election...	1916-1919
Ernest G. Eagleson Ernest G. Eagleson Ernest G. "Ern" Eagleson served two nonconsecutive terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in the 1910s and 1920s.-Sources:**...	1919-1921
Eugene B. Sherman Eugene B. Sherman Eugene B. Sherman served two terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1921 to 1925.-Sources:**...	1921-1925
Ernest G. Eagleson Ernest G. Eagleson Ernest G. "Ern" Eagleson served two nonconsecutive terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in the 1910s and 1920s.-Sources:**...	1925-1927
Herbert F. Lemp Herbert F. Lemp Herbert F. Lemp served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, for four days before his death in May 1927.Lemp was elected mayor in April 1927, but died shortly after taking office. His term was completed by Walter F. Hansen.-Sources:**...	1927
Walter F. Hansen Walter F. Hansen Walter F. Hansen served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1927 to 1929.Hansen was appointed mayor to serve almost all of the two-year term of his predecessor Herbert F. Lemp, who died only four days after taking office.-Sources:**...	1927-1929
James P. Pope James P. Pope James Pinckney Pope was a mayor of Boise, Idaho, and a United States Senator from Idaho.Pope graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 1906 and from the law department of the University of Chicago in 1909...	1929-1933
Ross Cady Ross Cady Ross Cady served briefly as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in 1933.Cady was appointed mayor to serve the remainder of the term of James P. Pope, who resigned after being elected to the United States Senate.-Sources:**...	1933
J. J. McCue J. J. McCue J. J. McCue served a single term as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1933 to 1935.-Sources:**...	1933-1935
Byron E. Hyatt Byron E. Hyatt Byron E. Hyatt served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1935 to 1936.Hyatt died in office in November 1936. J. L. Edlefsen was appointed to finish his term as mayor.-Sources:**...	1935-1936
J. L. Edlefsen J. L. Edlefsen James L. Edlefsen served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1936 to 1939.Edlefsen was appointed mayor after his predecessor, Byron E. Hyatt, died in office in November 1936. He was elected to a full two-year term in 1937.-Sources:**...	1936-1939
James L. Straight James L. Straight James L. Straight served a single term as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1939 to 1941.-Sources:**...	1939-1941
H. W. Whillock H. W. Whillock H. Westerman Whillock served on two occasions as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in the 1940s.Whillock was first elected mayor in 1941. An officer in the United States Navy, he resigned in May 1942 after being called to active duty during World War II. Whillock returned to Boise at war's end.Whillock became...	1941-1942
Austin Walker Austin Walker Austin Walker served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1942 to 1945.Walker had served as acting mayor since February 1942 as the incumbent, H. W. Whillock, was a United States Navy officer during World War II. Walker was appointed mayor after Whillock formally resigned in May of that year. He was...	1942-1945
Sam S. Griffin Sam S. Griffin Samuel S. Griffin served briefly as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in 1945 and 1946.Griffin succeeded Austin Walker, who died in office in October 1945. Griffin resigned four months later and was succeeded by former mayor H. W. Whillock.-Sources:**...	1945-1946
H. W. Whillock H. W. Whillock H. Westerman Whillock served on two occasions as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in the 1940s.Whillock was first elected mayor in 1941. An officer in the United States Navy, he resigned in May 1942 after being called to active duty during World War II. Whillock returned to Boise at war's end.Whillock became...	1946-1947
Potter P. Howard Potter P. Howard Potter P. Howard served two terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1947 to 1951.-Sources:**...	1947-1951
R. E. Edlefsen R. E. Edlefsen Russell E. Edlefsen served four terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1951 to 1959.-Sources:***...	1951-1959
Robert L. Day Robert L. Day Robert L. Day served a single term as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1959 to 1961.-Sources:**...	1959-1961
Eugene R. Shellworth Eugene R. Shellworth Eugene W. Shellworth served two terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1961 to 1966.-Sources:**...	1961-1965
Jay S. Amyx Jay S. Amyx Jay S. Amyx served two terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1966 to 1974.In November 1965, Amyx became the first Boise mayor elected to a four-year term. Previous mayoral elections in Boise had been held in April and for two-year terms.-Sources:**...	1966-1974
Richard B. Eardly Richard B. Eardly Richard Roy Eardley served three terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1974 to 1986.Eardley served as mayor for a total of 12 years, longer than anyone else in Boise history.-Sources:**...	1974-1986
Dirk Kempthorne Dirk Kempthorne Dirk Arthur Kempthorne , was the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, who served under President George W. Bush from 2006 to 2009. A Republican, Kempthorne previously served as the 30th Governor and as a U.S. Senator from Idaho...	1986-1993
H. Brent Coles H. Brent Coles H. Brent Coles served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1993 to 2003.Coles was appointed mayor upon the resignation of Dirk Kempthorne, who was elected to the United States Senate...	1993-2003
Carolyn Terteling-Payne Carolyn Terteling-Payne Carolyn Terteling-Payne served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 2003 to 2004.Terteling-Payne was appointed to the Boise City Council in 1993. She won full terms in 1995 and 1999. In February 2003 she was appointed mayor to serve the remainder of the term of H. Brent Coles, who resigned...	2003-2004
David H. Bieter David H. Bieter David H. Bieter has served as mayor of Boise, Idaho since 2004.-Biography:Bieter was born in Boise and graduated from Bishop Kelly High School in 1978. Bieter earned a bachelor's degree in international studies from University of St...	2004-present

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Incumbent	Reason for Vacancy	Appointed Successor	Date of Appointment	Elected Successor	Date of Election
L. B. Lindsay	Disqualified, never took office	Henry E. Prickett Henry E. Prickett Henry E. Prickett served as the first mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory, for two months in 1867 and 1868.Prickett was declared mayor after the winner of the November 1867 mayoral election, L. B. Lindsay, was disqualified. A new mayoral election was held in January 1868, won by Thomas B...	November 19, 1867	Thomas B. Hart	January 1868
John Hailey John Hailey John Hailey was a Congressional Delegate from Idaho Territory.He was born in Smith County, Tennessee, and attended the public schools. Of Scottish ancestry, his grandfather, Philip Hailey, and his father, John Hailey, were both natives of Virginia...	Never took office	Charles Himrod Charles Himrod Charles Himrod served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory, in the 1860s and 1870s.Himrod served three consecutive one-year terms despite being elected only in 1869 and 1870. The winner of the 1871 mayoral election, John Hailey, never took office...	July 10, 1871	George H. Twitchell	July 8, 1872
Sol Hasbrouck Sol Hasbrouck Sol Hasbrouck served briefly as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory, in 1885.Hasbrouck won the 1885 mayoral election, but resigned four months into his term when he moved his business outside city limits. He was succeeded by James W. Huston.-Sources:**...	Resigned November 5, 1885	James W. Huston James W. Huston James W. Huston served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory, from 1885 to 1887.Huston was appointed mayor by the Boise City Council in November 1885 to complete the term of Sol Hasbrouck even though Huston was neither a member of the city council nor present at the meeting. He was sworn in more than...	December 28, 1885	Peter J. Pefley	July 1887
Harry Fritchman	Resigned May 25, 1912	Arthur Hodges	May 25, 1912	Arthur Hodges	April 1, 1913
J. W. Robinson J. W. Robinson (Boise mayor) Jeremiah W. Robinson served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1915 to 1916.Robinson was the subject of a successful recall election on June 1, 1916. He was succeeded by S. H. Hays.- Early Life :...	Recalled Recall election A recall election is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended... June 1, 1916	S. H. Hays S. H. Hays Samuel H. Hays served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1916 to 1919.Hays became Boise mayor in June 1916 after his predecessor, J. W. Robinson, was removed from office by a recall election...	June 6, 1916	S. H. Hays S. H. Hays Samuel H. Hays served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1916 to 1919.Hays became Boise mayor in June 1916 after his predecessor, J. W. Robinson, was removed from office by a recall election...	April 1917
Herbert F. Lemp Herbert F. Lemp Herbert F. Lemp served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, for four days before his death in May 1927.Lemp was elected mayor in April 1927, but died shortly after taking office. His term was completed by Walter F. Hansen.-Sources:**...	Died May 6, 1927	Walter F. Hansen Walter F. Hansen Walter F. Hansen served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1927 to 1929.Hansen was appointed mayor to serve almost all of the two-year term of his predecessor Herbert F. Lemp, who died only four days after taking office.-Sources:**...	May 6, 1927	James P. Pope James P. Pope James Pinckney Pope was a mayor of Boise, Idaho, and a United States Senator from Idaho.Pope graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 1906 and from the law department of the University of Chicago in 1909...	April 1929
James P. Pope James P. Pope James Pinckney Pope was a mayor of Boise, Idaho, and a United States Senator from Idaho.Pope graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 1906 and from the law department of the University of Chicago in 1909...	Resigned February 13, 1933	Ross Cady Ross Cady Ross Cady served briefly as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in 1933.Cady was appointed mayor to serve the remainder of the term of James P. Pope, who resigned after being elected to the United States Senate.-Sources:**...	February 13, 1933	J. J. McCue J. J. McCue J. J. McCue served a single term as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1933 to 1935.-Sources:**...	April 1933
Byron E. Hyatt Byron E. Hyatt Byron E. Hyatt served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1935 to 1936.Hyatt died in office in November 1936. J. L. Edlefsen was appointed to finish his term as mayor.-Sources:**...	Died November 11, 1936	J. L. Edlefsen J. L. Edlefsen James L. Edlefsen served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1936 to 1939.Edlefsen was appointed mayor after his predecessor, Byron E. Hyatt, died in office in November 1936. He was elected to a full two-year term in 1937.-Sources:**...	November 11, 1936	J. L. Edlefsen J. L. Edlefsen James L. Edlefsen served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1936 to 1939.Edlefsen was appointed mayor after his predecessor, Byron E. Hyatt, died in office in November 1936. He was elected to a full two-year term in 1937.-Sources:**...	April 1937
H. W. Whillock H. W. Whillock H. Westerman Whillock served on two occasions as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in the 1940s.Whillock was first elected mayor in 1941. An officer in the United States Navy, he resigned in May 1942 after being called to active duty during World War II. Whillock returned to Boise at war's end.Whillock became...	Resigned May 11, 1942	Austin Walker Austin Walker Austin Walker served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1942 to 1945.Walker had served as acting mayor since February 1942 as the incumbent, H. W. Whillock, was a United States Navy officer during World War II. Walker was appointed mayor after Whillock formally resigned in May of that year. He was...	May 11, 1942	Austin Walker Austin Walker Austin Walker served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1942 to 1945.Walker had served as acting mayor since February 1942 as the incumbent, H. W. Whillock, was a United States Navy officer during World War II. Walker was appointed mayor after Whillock formally resigned in May of that year. He was...	April 1943
Austin Walker Austin Walker Austin Walker served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1942 to 1945.Walker had served as acting mayor since February 1942 as the incumbent, H. W. Whillock, was a United States Navy officer during World War II. Walker was appointed mayor after Whillock formally resigned in May of that year. He was... Sam S. Griffin Sam S. Griffin Samuel S. Griffin served briefly as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in 1945 and 1946.Griffin succeeded Austin Walker, who died in office in October 1945. Griffin resigned four months later and was succeeded by former mayor H. W. Whillock.-Sources:**...	Died October 31, 1945 Resigned February 25, 1946	Sam S. Griffin Sam S. Griffin Samuel S. Griffin served briefly as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in 1945 and 1946.Griffin succeeded Austin Walker, who died in office in October 1945. Griffin resigned four months later and was succeeded by former mayor H. W. Whillock.-Sources:**... H. W. Whillock H. W. Whillock H. Westerman Whillock served on two occasions as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in the 1940s.Whillock was first elected mayor in 1941. An officer in the United States Navy, he resigned in May 1942 after being called to active duty during World War II. Whillock returned to Boise at war's end.Whillock became...	October 31, 1945 February 25, 1946	Potter P. Howard Potter P. Howard Potter P. Howard served two terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1947 to 1951.-Sources:**...	April 1947
Dirk Kempthorne Dirk Kempthorne Dirk Arthur Kempthorne , was the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, who served under President George W. Bush from 2006 to 2009. A Republican, Kempthorne previously served as the 30th Governor and as a U.S. Senator from Idaho...	Resigned January 5, 1993	H. Brent Coles H. Brent Coles H. Brent Coles served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1993 to 2003.Coles was appointed mayor upon the resignation of Dirk Kempthorne, who was elected to the United States Senate...	January 5, 1993	H. Brent Coles H. Brent Coles H. Brent Coles served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1993 to 2003.Coles was appointed mayor upon the resignation of Dirk Kempthorne, who was elected to the United States Senate...	November 1993
H. Brent Coles H. Brent Coles H. Brent Coles served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1993 to 2003.Coles was appointed mayor upon the resignation of Dirk Kempthorne, who was elected to the United States Senate...	Resigned February 15, 2003	Carolyn Terteling-Payne Carolyn Terteling-Payne Carolyn Terteling-Payne served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 2003 to 2004.Terteling-Payne was appointed to the Boise City Council in 1993. She won full terms in 1995 and 1999. In February 2003 she was appointed mayor to serve the remainder of the term of H. Brent Coles, who resigned...	February 18, 2003	David H. Bieter David H. Bieter David H. Bieter has served as mayor of Boise, Idaho since 2004.-Biography:Bieter was born in Boise and graduated from Bishop Kelly High School in 1978. Bieter earned a bachelor's degree in international studies from University of St...	November 2003

John Hailey
John Hailey
John Hailey was a Congressional Delegate from Idaho Territory.He was born in Smith County, Tennessee, and attended the public schools. Of Scottish ancestry, his grandfather, Philip Hailey, and his father, John Hailey, were both natives of Virginia...

was the winner of the 1871 Boise mayoral election but never took office. According to city records Himrod served the term instead.
http://www.cityofboise.org/city_clerk/cityhistory/
http://www.cityofboise.org/Departments/Mayor/PastPresent/page973.aspx

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