| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Harrisburg |
| Incumbent: | Wanda Williams |
| Incumbentsince: | January 3, 2022 |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Formation: | 1860 |
| Inaugural: | William H. Kepner |
| Website: | Office of the Mayor |
This list of mayors of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is sorted chronologically, by default. The current mayor, since January 2022, is Democrat Wanda Williams.
| Mayor | Term | Political party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Kepner, William H" | William H. Kepner | – Mar 27, 1863 | Democratic | ||
| data-sort-value="Roumfort, Augustus L" | Augustus L. Roumfort | – Mar 23, 1866 | Democratic | ||
| data-sort-value="Edwards, Oliver" | Oliver Edwards | – Jan 11, 1869 | Democratic | ||
| data-sort-value="Hays, William W" | William W. Hays | – Mar, 1870 | Republican | Died in office.[1] | |
| data-sort-value="Cole, George B" | George B. Cole | – Jan 9, 1871 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Verbeke, William K" | William K. Verbeke | – Jan 13, 1873 | Democratic | ||
| data-sort-value="Boas, Jacob D" | Jacob D. Boas | – Jan 11, 1875 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Patterson, John D" | John D. Patterson | – Jan 8, 1881 | Republican | Resigned.[2] | |
| data-sort-value="Herman, John Crull" | John Crull Herman | – Apr 2, 1883 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Wilson, Simon Cameron" | Simon Cameron Wilson | – 1886 | Republican | Died in office. | |
| data-sort-value="Fleming, Samuel W Sr" | Samuel W. Fleming Sr. | 1886–1887 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Fritchey, John A" | 1887–1893 | Democratic | |||
| data-sort-value="Eby, Maurice C" | Maurice C. Eby | 1893–1896 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Patterson, John D" | John D. Patterson | 1896–1899 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Fritchey, John A" | 1899–1902 | Democratic | |||
| data-sort-value="McCormick, Vance C" | 1902–1905 | Democratic | |||
| data-sort-value="Gross, Edward Z" | Edward Z. Gross | 1905–1908 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Meals, Ezra S" | Ezra S. Meals, M.D. | 1908–1912 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Royal, John J" | John K. Royal | 1912–1916 | Democratic | ||
| data-sort-value="Meals, Ezra S" | Ezra S. Meals, M.D. | 1916 – April 18, 1917 | Republican | Died in office.[3] | |
| data-sort-value="Gorgas, William L" | William L. Gorgas | – May 15, 1917 | Democratic | Named acting mayor following Dr. Meals' death. | |
| data-sort-value="Miller, Charles A" | – July 12, 1917 | Republican | Died in office. | ||
| data-sort-value="Gorgas, William L" | William L. Gorgas | – Sep 24, 1917 | Democratic | Named acting mayor following Miller's death. | |
| data-sort-value="Bowman, J William" | J. William Bowman | – Nov 27, 1917 | Republican | Appointed for six weeks' time and retired from office.[4] | |
| data-sort-value="Keister, Daniel L" | Daniel L. Keister | – Jan 5, 1920 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Hoverter, George A" | George A. Hoverter | – Jan 6, 1936 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Hall, John A F" | John A. F. Hall | – Jan 1, 1940 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Milliken, Howard E" | Howard E. Milliken, M.D. | – Jan 5, 1948 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Robins, Claude R" | Claude R. Robins | – Jan 2, 1956 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Ziegler, Nolan F" | Nolan F. Ziegler | – Mar 7, 1963 | Republican | Died in office.[5] | |
| data-sort-value="Barry, Daniel J" | Daniel J. Barry | – Jan 6, 1964 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="McBride, William K" | William K. McBride | – Jan 1, 1968 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Straub, Albert H" | Albert H. Straub | – Jan 5, 1970 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Swenson, Harold A" | Harold A. Swenson | – Jan 1, 1978 | Democratic | First "strong" mayor after switch to strong mayor variation of Mayor–council government.[6] | |
| data-sort-value="Doutrich, Paul E Jr" | Paul E. "Tim" Doutrich, Jr. | – Jan 5, 1982 | Republican | ||
| data-sort-value="Reed, Stephen R" | Stephen R. Reed | – Jan 4, 2010 | Democratic | Defeated for renomination in 2009. | |
| data-sort-value="Thompson, Linda D" | Linda D. Thompson | – Jan 6, 2014 | Democratic | Defeated for renomination in 2013; first female and first black mayor. | |
| data-sort-value="Papenfuse, Eric R" | Eric R. Papenfuse | – Jan 3, 2022 | Democratic | Reelected November 2017
| |
| data-sort-value="Williams, Wanda R D" | Wanda R. D. Williams | – present | Democratic |