List of mayors of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

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The mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea is the official head and chief executive officer of

California Constitution
, all judicial, school, county, and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan.

Dave Potter is the city's current mayor, having assumed office on November 8, 2018.[1] He was reelected on November 3, 2020, again for a 2 year term as mayor, with 73.62% of the vote.[2]

List of mayors

# Mayor Term start Term end   Party Notes
1 Alfred P. Fraser 1916 1920 Alfred Parker Fraser (1873-1930) was the first mayor of Carmel. Built a house in 1913 on the northwest corner of Camino Real and Ocean Avenue.[3][4]
2 Eva K. DeSabla 1920 1920 First woman mayor of Carmel.[5] Ran for city trustee in the charter election of 1916. She was appointed mayor in April 1920 but resigned the post five months later. M.J. Murphy built her a cabin at Santa Rita and 4th Ave., in 1917.[6]
3 William T. Kibbler 1920 1922 William Thomas Kibbler (1856-1937) owned one of the first homes in Carmel, twice elected mayor, and was treasurer of the Forest Theater.[7]
4 William L. Maxwell 1922 1922 William L. Maxwell, wife of Laura W. Maxwell, was mayor for only 19 days in 1922.[8][9]
5 Perry Newberry 1922 1924 Perry Newberry was a writer, actor, and publisher of the Carmel Pine Cone. He was Carmel's fifth major.[10]
6 William T. Kibbler 1924 1926 William T. Kibbler was elected mayor for the second time.[7]
7 John B. Jordan 1926 1928 Republican John B. Jordan was an actor and scholar, purchased the Pine Inn hotel in 1922.
8 Ross E. Bonham 1928 1930 Ross E. Bonham was elected mayor in 1928 on the "business ticket." At the end of his term he was elected on the city council.[11] In 1926, Georege Whitcomb constructed a Tudor-style house for Bonham on the SW corner of San Crlos Street and 12 Avenue.[3]
9 Herbert Heron 1930 1932 Herbert Heron was the first poet mayor. He became the eighth mayor of Carmel.[10]
10 John C. Catlin 1932 1934 Republican John C. Catlin was a blacksmith mayor and lawyer.[12]
11 James H. Thorburn 1934 1936 Philip Wilson Jr.'s sister, Grace Hood Wilson, married James H. Thorburn, who was the Carmel mayor from 1934-1936.[5]
12 Everett Smith 1936 1938 Everett Smith (1891-1967) was called the Forester-Mayor because he was strong advocate for environmental preservation.[13]
13 Herbert Heron 1938 1940 Herbert Heron was elected mayor for the second time. He ran on the platform for "Carmel's beautification" and "Keep Carmel Beach free of commercial concessions."[14][15]
14 Keith Evans 1940 1942 Keith Evans was the first mayor to hold the office for two consecutive teerms but left to serve in World War II.[16][17]
15 Percy A. McCreery 1942 1946 Percy A. McCreery took over mayor Keith Evans's position when he left to join the army. He won a second time in the April 1944 election.[18]
16 Frederick M. Godwin 1946 1950 Owner of the La Playa Hotel along with his brother Harrison. Fred Godwin had a brief film career in the late 1920s.[19]
17 Allen Knight 1950 1952 Allen Knight served eight years on the Carmel City Council, and a two-year mayoral term in April 1950. [20]
18 Horace D. Lyon 1952 1958 Horace D. Lyon was elected for three consecutive teerms.[21] During his tenure as mayor, Lyon resided in the George E. Butler House, a Spanish Eclectic-style home constructed in 1936 by builder Ernest Bixler.[22]
19 John S. Chitwood 1958 1960 John S. Chitwood was mayor (1958-1960) and a member of the city council for 12 years.[23]
20 Frank Putnam 1960 1962 Frank Putnam, local merchant, was elected mayor of Carmel by a three-man vote.[24]
21 Eben Whittlesey 1962 1964 Eben Whittlesey was the first blind mayor of Carmel.[25]
22 Herbert B. Blanks 1964 1966 Herbert B. Blanks was named Carmel's new mayor on April 14, 1964 with a vote 3-2 for Blanks.[26]
23 Stephen A. Grant 1966 1968 Stephen A. Grant was elected Mayor of Carmel in April 1966.[27]
24 Benard Laiolo 1968 1972 Benard Laiolo, owner of Village Electric and resident for over 20 years, became Mayor of Carmel. He served three terms.[28]
25 Bernard Anderson 1972 1976 Bernard "Andy" Anderson became Carmel's new Mayor in April 1972. He had a career in US Forestry, retired in 1965, and moved to Carmel.[29]
26 Eugene Hammond 1976 1976 Eugene Hammond was mayor for only seven months, citing health and business reasons.[8]
27 Gunnar Norberg 1976 1980 Republican Gunnar Norberg was sworn in a Carmel's new mayor after Eugene Hammond resigned. He served two terms as city councilman and two terms as Mayor.[30][10]
28 Barney Laiolo 1980 1982 Barney Laiolo was sworn into office in April 1980. This was his third-term as Mayor. He was mayor from 1968-1970 and 1970-1972 and the only three-term mayor in Carmel's history.[31][10]
29 Charlotte Townsend 1982 1986 Charlotte Townsend became the second female Carmel mayor in 60 years.[32]
30 Clint Eastwood 1986 1988 Republican Actor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor on April 15, 1986 in a landslide win.[33][10]
31 Jean Grace 1988 1992 On April 12, 1988, Jean Grace, a Monterey Bay Air Pollution Control District field representative, won with 53% of ballots cast, a margin of 276 votes over her only other major opponent, Clayton Anderson, a retired
public administrator; Grace had been endorsed by the incumbent mayor, Clint Eastwood.[34]
32 Ken White 1992 2000 A councilman since 1988, Ken White defeated former three-term mayor Barney Laiolo. He served as mayor of Carmel from 1992 to 2000.[35][36][10]
33 Sue McCloud 2000 2012 Sue McCloud served as a six-term mayor, the longest (2000-2012) in Carmel history.[8][37][10]
34 Jason Burnett 2012 2016 Jason Burnett won by a landslide by receiving 72 percent of vote. He won a second term in 2014.[38][39][40][10]
35 Steve Dallas 2016 2018 Steve Dallas was elected mayor in 2016. He was elected to the city council in 2014.[41]
36 Dave Potter 2018 Current Democratic On November 8, 2018, Dave Potter was elected mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea for a 2 year term. He received nearly 60% of the vote.[1]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Schley, Mary (6 November 2020). "Potter re-elected; Richards, Ferlito on council" (PDF). The Carmel Pine Cone. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Dramov, Alissandra; Momboisse, Lynn A. (2016). Historic Homes and Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 42–43.
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  9. ^ "Artist Trustees Of Carmel Take Oath Of Office". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 19 Apr 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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  11. ^ "Ross E. Bonham". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1954-04-23. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  12. ^ "Mayor Chosen". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 19 Apr 1932. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  13. ^ "Tree Sculptor for Carmel Planned". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1936-10-23. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  14. ^ "New Council Installed". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1938-04-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  15. ^ "Carmel Gets Poet-Mayor". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. 13 Apr 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  16. ^ "Tree Situation Well in Hand; Council Tours". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 3 May 1940. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  17. ^ "Coast Area News Round-Up, Monterey". The Californian. Salinas, California. 24 Apr 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  18. ^ "Rountree Bows McCeery in As Carmel Mayor". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1944-04-21. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  19. ^ "The Editor's Column". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 19 Apr 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  20. ^ "Allen Knight". The Times. San Mateo, California. September 3, 1964. p. 29. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  21. ^ "Voters Happy Horace Lyon Again Mayor". Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1956-04-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
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  23. ^ "Commander John S. Chitwood USN Ret". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1962-09-20. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  24. ^ "Chitwood Stages Brown Act Protest in Mayor Election". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1960-04-21. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  25. ^ "Man Who Cannot See Beauty In Carmel Is Elected Mayor". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 19 Apr 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  26. ^ "Herb Blanks Is Named Carmel's New Mayor". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1964-04-23. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  27. ^ "Stephen Grant Is Carmel's Mayor". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1966-04-21. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  28. ^ "Large Turnout To Welcome New Carmel Council And Mayor". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1968-04-18. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  29. ^ "Anderson named mayor". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1972-04-20. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  30. ^ "Norbert elected mayor 3-2". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1976-09-30. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  31. ^ "New era begins for Carmel city government". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1980-04-17. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  32. ^ "Charlotte Townsend elected mayor; Stephenson and Maradei to council". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1982-04-15. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  33. ^ "Clint Wins It's Eastwood, Laiolo and Fisher in landslide". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 1986-04-10. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  34. ^ Hills, Nancy (1988-04-14). "Carmel Says 'Grace!': Ken White elected to council, Jim Wright retains seat". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  35. ^ "White elected mayor of Carmel". The Californian. Salinas, California. 1992-04-15. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  36. ^ Wolf, Paul (1992-04-15). "White edges Laiolo by 158 votes: White to be bridge-builder; Coniglio is top vote-getter". Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  37. ^ "Democrats to contest election results" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 18 Apr 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  38. ^ "Landslide puts Burnett on council; McCloud gets sixth term" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 16 Apr 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  39. ^ "Voters pick Burnett, Talmage and Beach by huge margins" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 13 Apr 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  40. ^ "Election results put smiles on winners' faces" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 11 Apr 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  41. ^ "Steve Dallas elected mayor by solid majority" (PDF). Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 15 Apr 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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