The Political Graveyard: Mayors of Covington, Kentucky

Mayors of Covington, Kentucky

Mayors of Covington, 1834-2001 (may be incomplete!)
Mortimer M. Benton 1834-35 William Wright Southgate 1835-36 Moses V. Grant 1836-38 Bushrod W. Foley 1845-60 John A. Goodson 1860-64 Cassius B. Sandford 1865-68 Leander Evans Baker 1869-74 Robert A. Athey 1874-91 James T. Thomas 1891-94 Joseph L. Rhinock 1894-99 William A. Johnson 1900-03 George T. Beach 1904-07 John J. Craig 1908-11 George E. Philips 1912-15 John J. Craig 1916-19 Thomas F. Donnelly 1920-23 Daniel A. O'Donovan 1924-27 Thomas F. Donnelly 1928-31 Joseph F. Pieper 1932-35 Henry A. Knollmann 1936-39 William Beuttel, Jr. 1940-43 Thomas P. Fitzpatrick 1944-46 Robert E. Culbertson 1946-47 William F. Rolfes 1948-51 John J. Moloney 1952-55 Harry W. Schneider 1956-59 John J. Moloney 1960-63 Bernard F. Eichholz 1964-67 Claude E. Hensley 1968-71 Bernard A. Grimm 1972-75 George Wemerling 1976-79 Bernard J. Moorman 1980-83 Tom Beehan 1984-87 Ron Turner 1987 Denny Bowman 1988-2000 Jim Eggemeier 2000 Butch Callery 2001-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1838 Mar 1: Moses V. Grant, resigned.

1935 Oct 19: Henry A. Knollmann, nominated; T. Monroe Swindler, nominated; G. A. Hickman, defeated in primary; Frank B. Decker, defeated in primary.

1935 Nov 5: Henry A. Knollmann, elected; T. Monroe Swindler, defeated.

1939 Oct 21: William Beuttel, Jr., nominated; John T. Murphy, nominated; Edward A. Cassidy, defeated in primary; John J. Thobe, defeated in primary; R. S. 'Doc' Payne, defeated in primary; Albert R. Keller, defeated in primary.

1939 Nov 7: William Beuttel, Jr., elected; John T. Murphy, defeated.

1943 Oct 16: Thomas P. Fitzpatrick, nominated; Robert E. Culbertson, nominated; John J. Thobe, defeated in primary.

1943 Nov 2: Thomas P. Fitzpatrick, elected; Robert E. Culbertson, defeated.

1946 Oct 8: Robert E. Culbertson, appointed.

1947 Sep 20: William F. Rolfes, nominated; Robert E. Culbertson, nominated; Reynold H. Jobert, defeated in primary.

1947 Nov 4: William F. Rolfes, elected; Robert E. Culbertson, defeated.

1951 Sep 22: John J. Moloney, nominated; Sylvester J. Wagner, nominated; Allie Lee Jackson, defeated in primary; Herman H. Dorning, defeated in primary; Julius Giancola, defeated in primary; Howard Marshall, defeated in primary.

1951 Nov 6: John J. Moloney, elected; Sylvester J. Wagner, defeated.

1955 Sep 24: Ralph B. Grieme, nominated; Harry W. Schneider, nominated; Bernard J. Brungs, defeated in primary; Thomas E. McGill, defeated in primary; J. W. Cupp, defeated in primary.

1955 Nov 8: Harry W. Schneider, elected; Ralph B. Grieme, defeated.

1959 Sep 19: John J. Moloney, nominated; Joseph B. Clingner, nominated; Robert M. Hofstetter, defeated in primary.

1959 Nov 3: John J. Moloney, elected; Joseph B. Clingner, defeated.

1963 Sep 21: Bernard F. Eichholz, nominated; Claude E. Hensley, nominated; Wilton B. Cupp, defeated in primary.

1963 Nov 5: Bernard F. Eichholz, elected; Claude E. Hensley, defeated.

1967 Sep 23: Claude E. Hensley, nominated; Don Riesenberg, nominated; Paul H. Somme, defeated in primary; Wilton B. Cupp, defeated in primary.

1967 Nov 7: Claude E. Hensley, elected; Don Riesenberg, defeated; Jake Rauch, defeated.

1971 Sep 18: Bernard A. Grimm, nominated; Ralph B. Grieme, Jr., nominated; Wayne Lunsford, defeated in primary; Vera Angel, defeated in primary; Wilton B. Cupp, defeated in primary.

1971 Nov 2: Bernard A. Grimm, elected; Ralph B. Grieme, Jr., defeated.

1975 May 27: Carl Bowman, nominated; George Wemerling, nominated; Don Riesenberg, defeated in primary; Herb Cooke, defeated in primary.

1975 Nov 4: George Wemerling, elected; Carl Bowman, defeated.

1979 May 29: Bernard J. Moorman, nominated.

1979 Nov 6: Bernard J. Moorman, elected; Eddie Thompson, Jr., defeated.

1983 Nov 8: Tom Beehan, elected; Art Parrett, defeated.

1987 Nov 3: Denny Bowman, elected; Bernard J. Moorman, defeated.

1991 Nov 5: Denny Bowman, elected unopposed.

1995 Nov 7: Denny Bowman, elected; Butch Callery, defeated.

2000 Mar 5: Denny Bowman, resigned.

2000 Mar 7: Jim Eggemeier, appointed.

2000 May 23: Bernard J. Moorman, nominated; Butch Callery, nominated; Jim Eggemeier, defeated in primary; R. Murphy, defeated in primary.

2000 Nov 7: Butch Callery, elected; Bernard J. Moorman, defeated.

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