# List of mayors of Boise, Idaho

This is a list of mayors of Boise, Idaho.
Boise mayors were originally elected to one-year terms. The terms were extended to two years in 1881 and to four years in 1965.
Lauren McLean, the incumbent, was elected in 2019. The most recent Boise mayoral election occurred in November 2023.
| # | Name | Term start | Term end | Party | Note |
| 1 | Ephraim Smith (1819–1891; aged 72) | 1866 | 1867 | |
| 2 | Henry E. Prickett (1829–1885; aged 55–56) | November 19, 1867 | January 1868 | Republican | Appointed |
| 3 | Thomas B. Hart (1831–1911; aged 79–80) | January 1868 | January 1869 | | Elected |
| 4 | Charles Himrod (1st) (1842–1920; aged 77) | January 1869 | July 1872 | Democratic | Appointed |
| 5 | George H. Twitchell | July 8, 1872 | July 1873 | | |
| 6 | Thomas E. Logan (1st) (1834–1894; aged 59–60) | July 1873 | July 1875 | |
| 7 | John Lemp (1838–1912; aged 74) | July 1875 | July 1876 | Republican |
| 8 | Thomas E. Logan (2nd) | July 1876 | July 1878 | |
| 9 | Charles Himrod (2nd) | July 1878 | July 1879 | Democratic |
| 10 | Cyrus Y. Jacobs (1831–1900; aged 68) | July 1879 | July 1880 | |
| 11 | Charles P. Bilderback (1846–1917; aged 71) | July 1880 | July 1881 | |
| 12 | James A. Pinney (1st) (1835–1914; aged 78) | July 1881 | July 1885 | Republican |
| 13 | Sol Hasbrouck (1833–1906; aged 73) | July 1885 | November 5, 1885 | Republican | Resigned |
| 14 | James W. Huston | December 28, 1885 | July 1887 | Republican | Appointed |
| 15 | Peter J. Pefley (1830–1906; aged 75) | July 1887 | July 1889 | Democratic |
| 16 | James A. Pinney (2nd) | July 1889 | July 1893 | Republican |
| 17 | Peter Sonna (1835–1907; aged 71) | July 1893 | July 1895 | |
| 18 | Walter E. Pierce (1860–1951; aged 91) | July 1895 | July 1897 | Democratic |
| 19 | Moses Alexander (1st) (1853–1932; aged 78) | July 1897 | July 1899 | Democratic |
| 20 | James H. Richards | July 1899 | July 1901 | |
| 21 | Moses Alexander (2nd) | July 1901 | July 1903 | Democratic |
| 22 | James H. Hawley (1847–1929; aged 82) | July 1903 | July 1905 | Democratic |
| 23 | James A. Pinney (3rd) | July 1905 | April 1907 | Republican |
| 24 | John M. Haines (1863–1917; aged 54) | April 1907 | April 1909 | Republican |
| 25 | Joseph T. Pence (1869–1941; aged 71) | April 1909 | April 1911 | Democratic |
| 26 | Harry Fritchman (1865–1942; aged 77) | April 1911 | May 25, 1912 | Republican | Resigned |
| 27 | Arthur Hodges (1865–1944; aged 79) | May 25, 1912 | April 1915 | Republican | Appointed, Elected |
| 28 | J. W. Robinson (1860–1939; aged 78) | April 1915 | June 1, 1916 | | Recalled |
| 29 | S. H. Hays (1864–1934; aged 70) | June 6, 1916 | April 1919 | Democratic | Appointed, Elected |
| 30 | Ernest G. Eagleson (1st) (1864–1956; aged 92) | April 1919 | April 1921 | Republican |
| 31 | Eugene B. Sherman (1871–1963; aged 91) | April 1921 | May 1925 | |
| 32 | Ernest G. Eagleson (2nd) | May 1925 | May 1927 | Republican |
| 33 | Herbert F. Lemp (1884–1927; aged 42) | May 1927 | May 6, 1927 | | Died in office |
| 34 | Walter F. Hansen (1877–1965; aged 88) | May 6, 1927 | April 1929 | |
| 35 | James P. Pope (1884–1966; aged 81) | April 1929 | February 13, 1933 | Democratic |
| 36 | Ross Cady (1884–1959; aged 74) | February 13, 1933 | May 1933 | | Appointed |
| 37 | J. J. McCue (1875–1935; aged 60) | May 1933 | May 1935 | |
| 38 | Byron E. Hyatt (1873–1936; aged 63) | May 1935 | November 11, 1936 | | Died in office |
| 39 | J. L. Edlefsen (1874–1948; aged 73) | November 1936 | April 1939 | |
| 40 | James L. Straight (1909–1981; aged 72) | April 1939 | April 1941 | |
| 41 | H. W. Whillock (1st) (1904–1992; aged 88) | April 1941 | May 11, 1942 | | Resigned |
| 42 | Austin Walker (1883–1945; aged 62) | May 1942 | October 31, 1945 | | Died in office |
| 43 | Sam S. Griffin (1892–1951; aged 59) | October 1945 | February 25, 1946 | | Resigned |
| 44 | H. W. Whillock (2nd) | February 25, 1946 | May 1947 | |
| 45 | Potter P. Howard (1890–1956; aged 66) | May 1947 | May 1951 | |
| 46 | R. E. Edlefsen (1906–1986; aged 80) | May 1951 | May 1959 | |
| 47 | Robert L. Day (1920–1999; aged 79) | May 1959 | May 1961 | |
| 48 | Eugene W. Shellworth (1912–1997; aged 85) | May 1961 | December 1965 | |
| 49 | Jay S. Amyx (1923–2014; aged 90) | January 1966 | January 1974 | Republican |
| 50 | Dick Eardley (1928–2012; aged 83) | January 1974 | January 1986 | |
| 51 | Dirk Kempthorne (born in 1951; age 72) | January 1986 | January 5, 1993 | Republican | Resigned to become U.S. Senator |
| 52 | H. Brent Coles (born in 1951; age 72–73) | January 5, 1993 | February 15, 2003 | Republican | Resigned |
| 53 | Jerome Mapp (born in 1947; age 76–77) | February 15, 2003 | February 18, 2003 | | (acting until appointment) |
| 54 | Carolyn Terteling-Payne (born in 1937; age 86) | February 18, 2003 | January 2004 | Republican | Appointed, did not run |
| 55 | Dave Bieter (born in 1959; age 64) | January 2004 | January 2020 | Democratic | |
| 56 | Lauren McLean | January 2020 | (Incumbent) | Democratic | |

## Passages

| Incumbent | Reason for Vacancy | Appointed Successor | Date of Appointment | Elected Successor | Date of Election |
| L. B. Lindsay | Disqualified, never took office | Henry E. Prickett | November 19, 1867 | Thomas B. Hart | January 1868 |
| John Hailey | Never took office | Charles Himrod | July 10, 1871 | George H. Twitchell | July 8, 1872 |
| Sol Hasbrouck | Resigned November 5, 1885 | James W. Huston | 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 | Recalled June 1, 1916 | S. H. Hays | June 6, 1916 | S. H. Hays | April 1917 |
| Herbert F. Lemp | Died May 6, 1927 | Walter F. Hansen | May 6, 1927 | James P. Pope | April 1929 |
| James P. Pope | Resigned February 13, 1933 | Ross Cady | February 13, 1933 | J. J. McCue | April 1933 |
| Byron E. Hyatt | Died November 11, 1936 | J. L. Edlefsen | November 11, 1936 | J. L. Edlefsen | April 1937 |
| H. W. Whillock | Resigned May 11, 1942 | Austin Walker | May 11, 1942 | Austin Walker | April 1943 |
| Austin Walker Sam S. Griffin | Died October 31, 1945 Resigned February 25, 1946 | Sam S. Griffin H. W. Whillock | October 31, 1945 February 25, 1946 | Potter P. Howard | April 1947 |
| Dirk Kempthorne | Resigned January 5, 1993 | H. Brent Coles | January 5, 1993 | H. Brent Coles | November 1993 |
| H. Brent Coles | Resigned February 15, 2003 | Carolyn Terteling-Payne | February 18, 2003 | Dave Bieter | November 2003 |