Josh Chapman is the current mayor of the City of Davis until January of 2025.
Past Mayors
- JB Anderson in 19171
- CA Covell in 1917
- AG Anderson from 1918 to 1930
- CA Covell from 1931 to 1947
- Ben A Madson from 1947 to 1948
- Clay S Quessenberry from 1948 to 1949
- Arthur F Weaver from 1950 to 1951
- Jack Hibbert from 1952 to 1953
- Vernard B Hickey from 1954 to 1959
- Norman E Woodbury from 1960 to 1963
- Edgar H Markham from 1964 to 1965
- Kent Gill from 1966 to 1967
- Ralph A Aronson from 1968 to 1969
- Vigfus A. Asmundson from 1970 to 1971
- Maynard Skinner from 1972 to 1973
- Joan G Poulos from 1974 to 1975. She was the first female mayor
- Robert N Black from 1976 to 1977
- Thomas J Tomasi from 1978 to 1979
- Sandy Motley from 1980 to 1981
- James L Stevens Jr. in 1981
- William D Kopper from 1982 to 1983
- Ann Evans from 1984 to 1985
- Deborah Nichols-Poulos Pro Tem from 1986 to 1987. She was the first Mayor Pro Tem, and never held the office of Mayor
- David Rosenberg from 1986 to 1987, and then held Mayor Pro Tem from 1992 to 1993 and again the office of Mayor from 1994 to 1996.
- Gerald Adler Pro Tem from 1988 to 1989 and Mayor in 1990
- Michael Corbett from 1988 to 1989
- Maynard Skinner from 1991 to 1992. He never held office as Mayor Pro Tem.
- Lois Wolk Pro Tem from 1990 to 1991, Mayor from 1992 to 1993, Mayor Pro Tem in 1994 to 1995, and again Mayor from 1996 to 1998
- Julie Partansky Pro Tem from 1996 to 1998 and Mayor from 1998 to 2001
- Ken Wagstaff Pro Tem from 1998 to 2000 and Mayor from 2000 to 2002
- Susie Boyd Pro Tem from 2000 to 2002 and Mayor from 2002 to 2004
- Ruth Asmundson Pro Tem from 2002 to 2004 and Mayor from 2004 to 2006.
- Sue Greenwald Pro Tem from 2004 to 2006 and Mayor from 2006 to 2008.
- Ruth Asmundson Pro Tem from 2006 to 2008 and Mayor again 2008 to 2010
- Don Saylor Pro Tem from 2008 to 2010 and Mayor from July 2010 to January, 2011
- Joe Krovoza Pro Tem from July 2010 to January 2011 and Mayor from 2011 to 2014.
- Dan Wolk Pro Tem from 2012 to 2014 and Mayor from 2014 to 2016
- Robb Davis 2016 to 2018
- Brett Lee 2018 to 2020
- Gloria Partida, 2020 to 2022
- Lucas Frerichs, 2022
- Will Arnold, 2022 to 2023
- Josh Chapman, 2023 to present
Footnotes
1. Technically, there were no "mayors" in Davis until 1928. Before that time they were "presidents."
