List of mayors of Richmond, California

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| post = Mayor

| body = Richmond

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| incumbent = Eduardo Martinez

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| insigniacaption = Seal of Richmond

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| incumbentsince = January 10, 2023

| first = J. B. Willis

| formation = 1909

| termlength = 4 years

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Mayors of [[Richmond, California]]

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! Image!!Years of service!! Mayor!!Notes / Citation

! 1909–1911

| J. B. Willis

| First mayor of Richmond, California

! 1911–1913

| J.C. Owens

! 1913–1914

| O.R. Ludewig

! 1914–1917

| E. J. Garrard

! 1917–1919

| W.L. Lane

! 1919–1921

| J.N. Long

! 1921–1923

| E. J. Garrard

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! 1923–1924

| W. W. Scott
(1st term)

! 1924–1925

| J.H. Plate

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! 1925–1926

| W. W. Scott
(2nd term)

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! 1926–1929

| Mattie Chandler

| First woman mayor.
3 consecutive terms

! 1929–1930

| A.L. Paulsen

! 1930–1931

| A.B. Hinkley
(1st term)

! 1931–1933

| R.J. Meyer

! 1933–1934

| Walt Johnson

! 1934–1935

| George F. Imbach

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! 1935–1936

| W. W. Scott
(3rd term)

! 1936–1937

| F. E. Tiller

! 1937–1938

| A.B. Hinkley
(2nd term)

! 1938–1939

| O.R. Ludewig

! 1939–1940

| John A. Bell

! 1940–1941

| Samuel Sailele Ripley

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! 1941–1942

| W. W. Scott
(4th term)

| {{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Civil Defense Workers Hear What To Do In Air Raid|newspaper=The Independent (Contra Costa County)|date=May 12, 1942 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/144944424/}}

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! 1942–1943

| Mattie Chandler
(2nd term)

| {{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Council Unanimous In Vote For Mayor|newspaper=The Independent (Contra Costa County)|date=July 7, 1942 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/144943260/|pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/144943260/ 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/144943603/ 3]}}

! 1943–1944

| F.E. Tiller

! 1944–1945

| Robert D. Lee

! 1945–1946

| C.D. Erickson

! 1946–1948

| A.B. Hinkley
(3rd term)

! 1948–1949

| R.H. Miller

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! 1949–1951

| D.M. "Hap" Bradley

! 1952–1953

| Gust J. Allyn

! 1953–1954

| Ed J. J. McKeegan

! 1954–1956

| John J. Sheridan

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! 1956–1957

| Al Cannon

! 1957–1958

| James P. Kenny

! 1958–1959

| Carl F. Lyford

! 1959–1960

| Leo A. Viann

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! 1960–1961

| D.M. "Hap" Bradley
(2nd term)

| {{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=City Council Incumbents Sweep In|newspaper=The Independent (Contra Costa County)|date=May 13, 1959 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/144941390/}}

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! 1961–1962

| Gay Vargas

| First Latino mayor

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! 1962–1963

| Al Cannon
(2nd term)

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! 1963–1964

| Gay Vargas
(2nd term)

| {{Cite news|first= Ed|last= Levitt|authorlink= |title=The Richmond Down Under |newspaper=The Independent (Contra Costa County)|date=October 29, 1963 |url=https://www.newspapers/article/the-independent/144940130/}}

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! 1964–1965

| George D. Carroll

| First African-American mayor{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS CITY OF RICHMOND 1961 to 2018 |website=City of Richmond|date= |url=https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/39188/BLACK-ELECTED-OFFICIALS-IN-THE-CITY-OF-RICHMOND?bidId= |accessdate=February 10, 2021}}

! 1965–1966

| David Pierce

! 1966–1967

| Milton Spinner

! 1967–1968

| Stanley Grydyk

! 1968–1969

| J.J. Sheridan

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! 1969–1970

| George Livingston

| 2nd African-American mayor

! 1970–1971

| Donald Wagerman

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! 1971–1972

| Nat Bates

| 3rd African-American mayor

! 1972–1973

| A.E. Silva

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! 1973–1974

| Booker T. Anderson

| 4th African-American mayor{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=New mayor is optimistic -- confident in city's future |newspaper=The Independent (Contra Costa County)|date=May 22, 1973 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/144879777/ |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/144879777/ 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent/144880197/ 2] | via=Newspapers.com|archive-url=| archive-date=}}

! 1974–1975

| Richard Nelson

! 1975–1976

| Gary Fernandez

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! 1976–1977

| Nat Bates
(2nd term)

! 1977–1978

| Donald Wagerman
(2nd term)

! 1978–1979

| Stanley Grydyk
(2nd term)

| {{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Grydyk is named mayor again |newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date= May 23, 1978|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113680189/grydyk-is-named-mayor-again/ |via=Newspapers.com}}

! 1979–1980

| Thomas Corcoran

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! 1980–1981

| Lonnie Washington

| 5th African-American mayor

! 1981–1985

| Thomas Corcoran†
(2nd term)

| First elected mayor, died in office

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! 1985–1993

| George Livingston
(2nd term)

| Appointed on November 5, 1985 to finish Corcoran's term.{{Cite news|first= Lester|last= On|authorlink= |title=Mayor gets Official's Nod in Richmond |newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=August 21, 1985 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune/144884655/ |via=Newspapers.com|archive-url=| archive-date=}}
Won election in 1989 becoming Richmond's first elected African-American mayor

! 1993–2001

| Rosemary Corbin

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! 2001–2006

| Irma Anderson

| First African-American female mayor Spouse of prior mayor Booker T. Anderson

! 2006–2015

! 2015–2023

! 2023–Present

| Eduardo Martinez

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