List of mayors of Paducah, Kentucky

Paducah, Kentucky formed from a mixed settlement of Native Americans and White Settlers along the confluence of the Tennessee River and Ohio River. The town was incorporated in 1830 and chartered as a city in 1856. The city is governed as a council–manager form of government whereby a directly elected mayor and directly elected city commissioners. The mayor is a ceremonial title, as the City Manager is appointed to oversee daily operations of the city. The following is a list of mayors of Paducah, Kentucky from the charter date thru to the present.

History of the office

The first election to take place under the Act of Incorporation took place in 1857 resulting in the first Mayor of Paducah, Jesse H. Gardner, taking the office. The office has been under direct election since its beginning and each incumbent resides in office for four (previously two) years before the next election.

Incorporated city

MayorTerm BeganTerm EndedPolitical Party
Jesse H. Gardner18571859
John W. Sauner18591863
John G. Fisher18631867
John W. Sauner18671871
Meyer Weil18711875
John G. Fisher18751877
Meyer Weil18771881
Charles Reed18811889
Joseph H. Johnson18891891
David A. Yeiser, Sr.18911897
James M. Lang18971901Democrat
David A. Yeiser, Sr.19021907
James P. Smith19081911Republican
Thomas N. Hazelip19121915Republican
Ernest Lackey19161916Democrat
Frank N. Burns19161919Democrat
F. W. Katterjohn19201924Democrat
Jacob N. Bailey19241928Democrat
Ernest Lackey19281932Democrat
Edward G. Scott19321936Democrat
Edgar T. Washburn19361940Democrat
Pierce E. Lackey19401944Democrat
Wayne C. Seaton19441948Democrat
Gene Peak19481949Democrat
Stuart Johnston19491952Democrat
Robert C. Cherry19521956Democrat
George G. Jacobs19561960Democrat
Robert C. Cherry19601964Republican
Thomas W. Wilson19641968Republican
Robert C. Cherry19681972Democrat
Dolly McNutt19721976Democrat
William S. Murphy19761980Democrat
John K. Penrod19801984Democrat
Joe Viterisi19841988Republican
Gerry B. Montgomery19881996Republican
Albert Jones19962000Democrat
William F. Paxton20002012Democrat
Gayle Kaler20122016Republican
Brandi Harless20162020Democrat
George Bray2020

Republican

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