Mayor of San Francisco

The Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of the San Francisco city and county government.

Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco
Seal of San Francisco
Incumbent London Breed since July 11, 2018
Style	Madam Mayor
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	John W. Geary
Formation	1850
Salary	$342, 974 (annually)
Website	Office of the Mayor

List of mayors

There have been 44 mayors of San Francisco from 1850, when California became a state, until 2023.

#	Image	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1		Geary, John W.John W. Geary	May 1, 1850	May 4, 1851		Independent
2		Brenham, Charles JamesCharles James Brenham	May 5, 1851	December 31, 1851		Whig
3		Harris, Stephen RandallStephen Randall Harris	January 1, 1852	November 9, 1852		Democratic
(2)		Brenham, Charles JamesCharles James Brenham	November 10, 1852	October 2, 1853		Whig
4		Garrison, Cornelius KingslandCornelius Kingsland Garrison	October 3, 1853	October 1, 1854		Whig
5		Webb, Stephen PalfreyStephen Palfrey Webb	October 2, 1854	June 30, 1855		Know Nothing
6		Van Ness, JamesJames Van Ness	July 1, 1855	July 7, 1856		Democratic
7		Whelan, George J.George J. Whelan	July 8, 1856	November 14, 1856		American
8		Burr, Ephraim WillardEphraim Willard Burr	November 15, 1856	October 2, 1859		American
9		Teschemacher, Henry F.Henry F. Teschemacher	October 3, 1859	June 30, 1863		Populist
10		Coon, Henry PerrinHenry Perrin Coon	July 1, 1863	December 1, 1867		Populist
11		McCoppin, FrankFrank McCoppin	December 2, 1867	December 5, 1869		Democratic
12		Selby, Thomas HenryThomas Henry Selby	December 6, 1869	December 3, 1871		Republican
13		Alvord, WilliamWilliam Alvord	December 4, 1871	November 30, 1873		Republican
14		Otis, JamesJames Otis	December 1, 1873	October 30, 1875		Populist
15		Hewston, GeorgeGeorge Hewston	November 4, 1875	December 5, 1875		Democratic
16		Bryant, Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson Bryant	December 6, 1875	November 30, 1879		Populist
17		Kalloch, Isaac SmithIsaac Smith Kalloch	December 1, 1879	December 4, 1881		Workingmen's
18		Blake, Maurice CareyMaurice Carey Blake	December 5, 1881	January 7, 1883		Republican
19		Bartlett, WashingtonWashington Bartlett	January 8, 1883	January 2, 1887		Democratic
20		Pond, Edward B.Edward B. Pond	January 3, 1887	January 4, 1891		Democratic
21		Sanderson, George HenryGeorge Henry Sanderson	January 5, 1891	January 3, 1893		Republican
22		Ellert, Levi RichardLevi Richard Ellert	January 3, 1893	January 6, 1895		Republican
23		Sutro, AdolphAdolph Sutro	January 7, 1895	January 3, 1897		Populist
24		Phelan, James D.James D. Phelan	January 4, 1897	January 7, 1902		Democratic
25		Schmitz, EugeneEugene Schmitz	January 8, 1902	July 8, 1907		Union Labor
26		Boxton, CharlesCharles Boxton	July 9, 1907	July 16, 1907		Union Labor
27		Taylor, Edward RobesonEdward Robeson Taylor	July 16, 1907	January 7, 1910		Democratic
28		McCarthy, P. H.P. H. McCarthy	January 8, 1910	January 7, 1912		Union Labor
29		Rolph, JamesJames Rolph	January 8, 1912	January 6, 1931		Republican
30		Rossi, Angelo JosephAngelo Joseph Rossi	January 7, 1931	January 7, 1944		Republican
31		Lapham, RogerRoger Lapham	January 8, 1944	January 7, 1948		Republican
32		Robinson, ElmerElmer Robinson	January 8, 1948	January 7, 1956		Republican
33		Christopher, GeorgeGeorge Christopher	January 8, 1956	January 7, 1964		Republican
34		Shelley, John F.John F. Shelley	January 8, 1964	January 7, 1968		Democratic
35		Alioto, JosephJoseph Alioto	January 8, 1968	January 7, 1976		Democratic
36		Moscone, GeorgeGeorge Moscone	January 8, 1976	November 27, 1978		Democratic
37		Feinstein, DianneDianne Feinstein	December 4, 1978	January 7, 1988		Democratic
38		Agnos, ArtArt Agnos	January 8, 1988	January 7, 1992		Democratic
39		Jordan, FrankFrank Jordan	January 8, 1992	January 7, 1996		Democratic
40		Brown, WillieWillie Brown	January 8, 1996	January 7, 2004		Democratic
41		Newsom, GavinGavin Newsom	January 8, 2004	January 10, 2011		Democratic
42		Lee, EdEd Lee	January 11, 2011	December 12, 2017		Democratic
43		Farrell, MarkMark Farrell	January 23, 2018	July 11, 2018		Democratic
44		Breed, LondonLondon Breed	July 11, 2018	Incumbent		Democratic

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