List of mayors of Barberton, Ohio

The following is a list of Mayors of the City of Barberton, Ohio. The mayor is the head of the executive branch of Barberton's government, a city in Summit County near Akron, in the North-Eastern portion of Ohio.

Number of Mayors of Barberton by party affiliation
Party Mayors
Democratic 18
Republican 12

Originally Mayors were elected annually, later becoming every other year. In 1976, the four-year term took effect and has been used since.

There have been 28 mayors of Barberton, serving 30 distinct terms. The longest term was held by Randy Hart, who served for 15 years. Catherine Dobbs became the first woman mayor (and as of 2009, only[1]) in 1956. The current mayor is William Judge, who took office on January 1, 2011.

Mayors

  Democratic   Republican

#NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1 Edson Bishop 1892 1893 Republican
2 John R. Davis 1894 1895 Democrat
3 George A. Shaw 1896 1897 Republican
4 George F. Durant 1898 1899 Republican
5 John McNamara 1900 1901 Democrat
6 Ed M. Buel 1902 1902 Republican
7 Leonard Miller 1903 1905 Republican
8 James McNamara 1906 1909 Democrat
9 William Mitchell 1910 1913 Democrat
10 Rev. Allison M. Bird 1914 1915 Democrat
11 William Bishop 1916 1919 Republican
12 Seney A. Decker 1920 1921 Democrat
13 G. E. Karshner 1922 1923 Republican
14 W. A. Witner 1924 1929 Democrat
15 Seney A. Decker 1930 1933 Democrat
16 Earl L. Davis 1934 1935 Democrat
17 Fred Marvin 1936 1941 Republican
18 Roy K. Dobbs 1942 1947 Democrat
19 Ted L. Parker 1948 1953 Republican
20 Joseph J. Zeigler 1953 1953 Democrat
21 Robert L. Carson 1954 1955 Republican
22 Catherine R. Dobbs 1956 1961 Democrat
23 Stuart Moss 1962 1965 Republican
24 Kenneth R. Cox 1966 1972 Democrat
25 Joseph J. Zeigler 1973 1975 Democrat
26 Lawrence A. Mauer 1976 1979 Democrat
27 William Judge 1980 1987 Democrat
28 Arthur Bradnick 1988 September 30, 1993 Republican
29 Randy Hart September 30, 1993 January 3, 2008 Democrat
30 Robert Genet[2] January 3, 2008[3] December 31, 2011 Democrat
31 William Judge[4] January 1, 2011[4] incumbent Democrat

References
  • Taylor, Phyllis (September 1991). 100 Years of Magic: The Story of Barberton 1891-1991. The Summit County Historical Society Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 096218957X.
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2009-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Candidates for Mayor of Barberton Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Ohio.com.
  4. Barbertonherald.com.
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