| Mayor | Term | Party
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| Alpheus P. Hodges | July 1, 1850–May 7, 1851 (One term)
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| Benjamin D. Wilson | May 7, 1851–May 4, 1852 (One term)
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| John G. Nichols | May 4, 1852–May 3, 1853 (One term)
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| Antonio F. Coronel | May 3, 1853–May 4, 1854 (One term)
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| Stephen C. Foster | May 4, 1854–January 13, 1855 (One term)
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| (none) | January 13, 1855–January 25, 1855
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| Stephen C. Foster | January 25, 1855–May 9, 1855 (Partial term)
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| Dr. Thomas Foster | May 9, 1855–May 7, 1856 (One term)
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| Stephen C. Foster | May 7, 1856–September 22, 1856 (Partial term)
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| Manuel Requena | September 22, 1856–October 4, 1856 [Council President, Acting Mayor]
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| John G. Nichols | October 4, 1856–May 9, 1859 (Three terms)
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| Damien Marchessault | May 9, 1859–May 9, 1860 (One term)
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| Henry Mellus | May 9, 1860–December 26, 1860
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| William Woodworth | December 27, 1860–January 7, 1861 [Council President, Acting Mayor]
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| Damien Marchessault | January 7, 1861–May 6, 1865 (Four terms)
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| Jose Marcarel | May 5, 1865–May 10, 1866 (One term)
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| Christobal Aguilar | May 10, 1866–December 7, 1868 (Two terms)
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| Joel Turner | December 9, 1868–December 9, 1870 (Two terms)
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| Cristobal Aguilar | December 9, 1870–December 5, 1872 (Two terms)
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| J. R. Toberman | December 5, 1872–December 18, 1874 (Two terms)
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| Prudent Beaudry | December 18, 1874–December 8, 1876 (Two terms)
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| Frederick A. MacDougal | December 8, 1876–November 16, 1878 (Two terms)
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| Bernard Cohn | November 21, 1878–December 5, 1878 (Partial term)
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| J. R. Toberman | December 5, 1878–December 9, 1882 (Four terms)
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| Cameron E. Thom | December 9, 1882–December 9, 1884 (Two terms)
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| Edward F. Spence | December 9, 1884–December 14, 1886 (Two terms)
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| W. H. Workman | December 14, 1886–December 10, 1888 (Two terms)
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| John Bryson | December 10, 1888–February 25, 1889 (One term)
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| Henry T. Hazard | February 25, 1889–December 5, 1892 (Two terms)
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| William H . Bonsall | December 5, 1892–December 12, 1892 [Council President, Acting Mayor]
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| Thomas E. Rowan | December 12, 1892–December 12, 1894 (One term)
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| Frank Rader | December 12, 1894–December 16, 1896 (One term)
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| Meredith P. Snyder | December 16, 1896–December 15, 1898 (One term)
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| Fred Eaton | December 15, 1898–December 12, 1900 (One term)
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| Meredith P. Snyder | December 12, 1900–December 8, 1904 (Two terms)
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| Owen McAleer | December 8, 1904–December 13, 1906 (One term)
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| Arthur C. Harper | December 13, 1906–March 11, 1909 (One term)
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| William D. Stephens | March 15, 1909–March 26, 1909 | Republican
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| George Alexander | March 26, 1909 - July 1913 (Two terms)
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| Henry Rose | July 1913 - July 1915 (One term)
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| Charles E. Sebastian | July 1915–September 2, 1916 (One term)
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| Frederick T. Woodman | September 5, 1916 - July 1919 (Two terms)
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| Meredith P. Snyder | July 1919 - July 1921 (One term)
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| George E. Cryer | July 1921 - July 1929 (Three terms)
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| John C. Porter | July 1929 - July 1933 (One term)
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| Frank L. Shaw | July 1933–September 26, 1938 (Two terms) | Reform
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| Fletcher Bowron | September 26, 1938–June 30, 1953 (Four terms) | Democratic
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| C. Norris Poulson | July 1, 1953–June 30, 1961 (Two terms) | Republican
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| Samuel W. Yorty | July 1, 1961–June 30, 1973 (Three terms) | Democratic
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| Thomas Bradley | July 1, 1973–June 30, 1993 (Five terms) | Democratic
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| Richard J. Riordan | July 1, 1993–June 30, 2001 (Two terms) | Republican
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| James K. Hahn | July 1, 2001 - present | Democratic
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| Antonio Villaraigosa | Mayor-elect: scheduled to take office on July 1, 2005 | Democratic
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