Elections in North Carolina |
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This is a list of mayors from Asheville, North Carolina. This position was originally called the chairman of the Board of Commissioners but changed to mayor in 1857. [1] [2] Asheville historian Foster Sondley wrote that no reports of elected officials were kept until 1845. [3]
Mayors were traditionally elected in May; however, the term year is typically the year elected rather than the range from June to May. In the early years, mayors were elected for one-year terms. Later, terms were expanded to two years and, then, to four years. In 1915, the Board of Aldermen was changed to the Board of Commissioners. [2]
Year in office | Mayor | Vice or assistant mayor | References |
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1842 | James McConnell Smith | [4] | |
18xx ? | James Washington Patton (1803–1861) | [5] | |
1845 | Isaac B. Sawyer | [3] | |
July 24, 1849 – March 28, 1855 | James McConnell Smith | [1] [2] [a] | |
1857–1858 | Isaac B. Sawyer | [6] [2] [b] | |
1860 | Edward James Aston | [2] | |
1861 | Isaac B. Sawyer | [2] | |
1862–1866 | Edward James Aston | [7] [8] | |
1866 | Montroville Patton | [2] [c] | |
1866 | J. M. Israel | [2] | |
1867–1868 | Oscar Eastman | [9] [2] [d] | |
1868 | S. G. Kerr | [2] | |
1869 | Thomas D. Johnston | [10] [11] [12] | |
1870 | M. E. Carter | [2] | |
1871 | John Jones | [2] | |
1872–1874 | J. E. Rankin | [2] [e] | |
1875 | W. L. Hilliard | [13] | |
1876 | J. E. Rankin | [2] | |
1877–1881 | A. T. Summey | [14] [15] [2] [f] | |
1882–1883 | Virgil S. Lusk | [16] [17] | |
1884–1886 | Edward James Aston | [18] [19] [8] | |
1887–1888 | Herschel S. Harkins | [20] [21] | |
1889–1893 | Charles D. Blanton | [22] [23] [24] [25] | |
1893–1894 | Thomas Walton Patton | Ed Hay | [26] [27] [28] |
1895 | Theodore Fulton Davidson | [29] [30] | |
1896 | William J. Cocke | [31] [32] | |
1897 | J. E. Rankin | [2] | |
1898 | F. M. Miller | [2] | |
1899–1900 | W. A. Blair | [33] [2] | |
1901–1902 | F. M. Miller | [34] [2] | |
1903–1904 | C. T. Rawls | [34] [2] | |
1905–1906 | Alfred Smith Barnard | [34] [2] | |
1907–1910 | John A. Campbell | [34] [2] | |
1911–1919 | J. E. Rankin | [34] [2] | |
1919–1923 | Edward Gallatin Roberts | [35] [11] [2] | |
1923–1927 | John H. Cathey | [2] | |
1927– December 11, 1930 | Edward Gallatin Roberts | [35] [11] [2] [g] | |
December 1930 | Harry W. Plummer | [36] [37] [2] | |
1931–1933 | Otis Green | [38] [2] | |
1933–1934 | Wickes Wambolt | A. C. Avery | [39] [2] |
1935–December 1938 | Robert M. Wells | Holmes Bryson | [2] [40] [h] |
December 1938–1941 | Holmes Bryson | L. Lyons Lee | [2] [40] [41] [42] |
1941–1947 | L. Lyons Lee | James E. Divelbiss | [2] [43] |
1947–1951 | Clarence E. Morgan | Fred L. Seeley Jr. (1947–1948) | [44] [2] |
1951–1969 | Earl W. Eller | [11] [2] [45] | |
1969–1971 | Wayne S. Montgomery | [45] | |
1971–1975 | Richard A. Wood Jr. | Calvin W. Marshall | [45] |
1975–1977 | Eugene C. Ochsenreiter | Bill B. Horton | [45] |
1977–1983 | Roy Trantham | Bill B. Horton (1977–1978) | [45] [46] [47] |
Ralph D. Morris (1979–1981) | |||
Norma Price (1981–1982) | |||
1983–1984 | Larry McDevitt | Wilhelmina Bratton | [45] [47] |
1985–1988 | W. Louis Bissette | Mary Lloyd Frank (1985–1986) | [45] [47] |
Kenneth Michalove (1987–1988) | |||
1989–1992 | Kennith M. Michalove | William G. Moore (1989–1990) | [45] [47] |
Eugene W. Ellison (1991–1992) | |||
1993–1996 | Russell Martin | Chris Peterson (1993–1994) | [45] [47] |
Barbara Field (1995–1996) | |||
1997–2001 | Leni Sitnick | Edward C. Hay Jr. | [48] [45] [49] [47] |
M. Charles Cloninger (1999–2000) | |||
2001–2005 | Charles Worley | Terry Bellamy (2001–2002) | |
R. Carl Mumpower (2003–2004) | |||
2005–2013 | Terry Bellamy | Holly Jones (2005–2006) | [45] [50] [51] [47] |
Jan Davis (2007–December 2010) | |||
Brownie Newman (December 2010–2011) | |||
Esther Manheimer (2012–2013) | |||
2013–present (2023) | Esther Manheimer | Marc Hunt (2013–2015) | [52] [53] [54] [47] |
Gwen Wisler (2015–2019) | |||
Sheneika Smith (2021) | |||
Sandra Kilgore (2022–2023) |
Elections in North Carolina |
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This is a list of mayors from Asheville, North Carolina. This position was originally called the chairman of the Board of Commissioners but changed to mayor in 1857. [1] [2] Asheville historian Foster Sondley wrote that no reports of elected officials were kept until 1845. [3]
Mayors were traditionally elected in May; however, the term year is typically the year elected rather than the range from June to May. In the early years, mayors were elected for one-year terms. Later, terms were expanded to two years and, then, to four years. In 1915, the Board of Aldermen was changed to the Board of Commissioners. [2]
Year in office | Mayor | Vice or assistant mayor | References |
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1842 | James McConnell Smith | [4] | |
18xx ? | James Washington Patton (1803–1861) | [5] | |
1845 | Isaac B. Sawyer | [3] | |
July 24, 1849 – March 28, 1855 | James McConnell Smith | [1] [2] [a] | |
1857–1858 | Isaac B. Sawyer | [6] [2] [b] | |
1860 | Edward James Aston | [2] | |
1861 | Isaac B. Sawyer | [2] | |
1862–1866 | Edward James Aston | [7] [8] | |
1866 | Montroville Patton | [2] [c] | |
1866 | J. M. Israel | [2] | |
1867–1868 | Oscar Eastman | [9] [2] [d] | |
1868 | S. G. Kerr | [2] | |
1869 | Thomas D. Johnston | [10] [11] [12] | |
1870 | M. E. Carter | [2] | |
1871 | John Jones | [2] | |
1872–1874 | J. E. Rankin | [2] [e] | |
1875 | W. L. Hilliard | [13] | |
1876 | J. E. Rankin | [2] | |
1877–1881 | A. T. Summey | [14] [15] [2] [f] | |
1882–1883 | Virgil S. Lusk | [16] [17] | |
1884–1886 | Edward James Aston | [18] [19] [8] | |
1887–1888 | Herschel S. Harkins | [20] [21] | |
1889–1893 | Charles D. Blanton | [22] [23] [24] [25] | |
1893–1894 | Thomas Walton Patton | Ed Hay | [26] [27] [28] |
1895 | Theodore Fulton Davidson | [29] [30] | |
1896 | William J. Cocke | [31] [32] | |
1897 | J. E. Rankin | [2] | |
1898 | F. M. Miller | [2] | |
1899–1900 | W. A. Blair | [33] [2] | |
1901–1902 | F. M. Miller | [34] [2] | |
1903–1904 | C. T. Rawls | [34] [2] | |
1905–1906 | Alfred Smith Barnard | [34] [2] | |
1907–1910 | John A. Campbell | [34] [2] | |
1911–1919 | J. E. Rankin | [34] [2] | |
1919–1923 | Edward Gallatin Roberts | [35] [11] [2] | |
1923–1927 | John H. Cathey | [2] | |
1927– December 11, 1930 | Edward Gallatin Roberts | [35] [11] [2] [g] | |
December 1930 | Harry W. Plummer | [36] [37] [2] | |
1931–1933 | Otis Green | [38] [2] | |
1933–1934 | Wickes Wambolt | A. C. Avery | [39] [2] |
1935–December 1938 | Robert M. Wells | Holmes Bryson | [2] [40] [h] |
December 1938–1941 | Holmes Bryson | L. Lyons Lee | [2] [40] [41] [42] |
1941–1947 | L. Lyons Lee | James E. Divelbiss | [2] [43] |
1947–1951 | Clarence E. Morgan | Fred L. Seeley Jr. (1947–1948) | [44] [2] |
1951–1969 | Earl W. Eller | [11] [2] [45] | |
1969–1971 | Wayne S. Montgomery | [45] | |
1971–1975 | Richard A. Wood Jr. | Calvin W. Marshall | [45] |
1975–1977 | Eugene C. Ochsenreiter | Bill B. Horton | [45] |
1977–1983 | Roy Trantham | Bill B. Horton (1977–1978) | [45] [46] [47] |
Ralph D. Morris (1979–1981) | |||
Norma Price (1981–1982) | |||
1983–1984 | Larry McDevitt | Wilhelmina Bratton | [45] [47] |
1985–1988 | W. Louis Bissette | Mary Lloyd Frank (1985–1986) | [45] [47] |
Kenneth Michalove (1987–1988) | |||
1989–1992 | Kennith M. Michalove | William G. Moore (1989–1990) | [45] [47] |
Eugene W. Ellison (1991–1992) | |||
1993–1996 | Russell Martin | Chris Peterson (1993–1994) | [45] [47] |
Barbara Field (1995–1996) | |||
1997–2001 | Leni Sitnick | Edward C. Hay Jr. | [48] [45] [49] [47] |
M. Charles Cloninger (1999–2000) | |||
2001–2005 | Charles Worley | Terry Bellamy (2001–2002) | |
R. Carl Mumpower (2003–2004) | |||
2005–2013 | Terry Bellamy | Holly Jones (2005–2006) | [45] [50] [51] [47] |
Jan Davis (2007–December 2010) | |||
Brownie Newman (December 2010–2011) | |||
Esther Manheimer (2012–2013) | |||
2013–present (2023) | Esther Manheimer | Marc Hunt (2013–2015) | [52] [53] [54] [47] |
Gwen Wisler (2015–2019) | |||
Sheneika Smith (2021) | |||
Sandra Kilgore (2022–2023) |