List of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania


·List of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, arranged chronologically. The current mayor, since January 2014, is Democrat Eric Papenfuse.
MayorTermPolitical partyNotes
William H. Kepner1860–1863Democratic
Augustus L. Roumfort1863–1866Democratic
Oliver Edwards1866–1869
W.W. Hays1869–1870
George B. Cole1870–1871
William K. Verbeke1871–1873
Jacob D. Boas1873–1875
John D. Patterson1875–1881Republican
John Crull Herman1881–1883
Simon Cameron Wilson1883–1886
Samuel W. Fleming1886–1887
John A. Fritchey1887–1893
Maurice C. Eby1893–1896Republican
John D. Patterson1896–1899Republican
John A. Fritchey1899–1902
Vance C. McCormick1902–1905Democratic
Edward Z. Gross1905–1908
Ezra S. Meals1908–1912
John K. Royal1912–1916
Ezra S. Meals1916–1917
William L. GorgasApr 18, 1917 – May 15, 1917
Charles A. MillerMay 15, 1917 – July 12, 1917
William L. GorgasJul 12, 1917 – Sep 24, 1917
J. William BowmanSep 24, 1917 – Nov 27, 1917
Daniel L. KeisterNov 27, 1917 – Jan 5, 1920
George A. HoverterJan 5, 1920 – Jan 6, 1936
John A. F. HallJan 6, 1936 – Jan 1, 1940
Howard E. MillikenJan 1, 1940 – Jan 5, 1948
Claude R. RobinsJan 5, 1948 – Jan 2, 1956
Nolan F. ZieglerJan 2, 1956 – Mar 7, 1963
Daniel J. BarryMar 26, 1963 – Jan 6, 1964
William K. McBrideJan 6, 1964 – Jan 1, 1968Republican
Albert H. StraubJan 1, 1968 – Jan 5, 1970Republican
Harold A. SwensonJan 5, 1970 – Jan 1, 1978Democratic
Paul E. Doutrich, Jr.Jan 3, 1978 – Jan 5, 1982Republican
Stephen R. ReedJan 5, 1982 – Jan 4, 2010DemocraticDefeated for renomination in 2009
Linda D. ThompsonJan 4, 2010 – Jan 6, 2014DemocraticDefeated for renomination in 2013
Eric R. PapenfuseJan 6, 2014 – PresentDemocraticReelected November 2017