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Mayors of Garden City, Idaho

Mayors of Garden City, 1966-2021 (may be incomplete!)
George Pritchard 1966-67 Ray Eld 1976-79 Pat Westerfield 1980 Joe Shuter 1980 Margaret Mockwitz 1980-85 Jay Davis 1986-89 Ted Ellis 1994-2001 John G. Evans 2014-21

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1967 Nov 7: George Pritchard, elected; Robert G. Peets, defeated; Margaret Mockwitz, defeated; Evan C. Siggelkow, defeated; Phillip Barrett, defeated.
  • 1975 Nov 4: Ray Eld, elected; Margaret Mockwitz, defeated; Charles Smith, defeated; Bill Claiborne, defeated; Evan C. Siggelkow, defeated.
  • 1979 Nov 6: Pat Westerfield, elected; Ray Eld, defeated; Francis M. Mangum, defeated; Evan C. Siggelkow, defeated.
  • 1980 Dec 16: Pat Westerfield, recalled.
  • 1980 Dec 23: Joe Shuter, recalled.
  • 1981 Nov 3: Margaret Mockwitz, elected; Al Westerfield, defeated.
  • 1985 Nov 5: Jay Davis, elected; Margaret Mockwitz, defeated.
  • 1989 Nov 7: Jay Davis, elected; Darcy Kull, defeated; Margaret Mockwitz, defeated.
  • 1993 Nov 2: Ted Ellis, elected; Marjorie Pigg, defeated.
  • 1997 Nov 4: Ted Ellis, elected unopposed.
  • 2001 Nov 6: Ted Ellis, elected; Craig Marcus, defeated.
  • 2013 Nov 5: John G. Evans, elected unopposed.
  • 2017 Nov 7: John G. Evans, elected unopposed.
  • 2021 Nov 2: John G. Evans, elected; Hannah Ball, defeated.
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