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Mayors and Postmasters of Hailey, Idaho

Mayors of Hailey, 1909-2024 (may be incomplete!)
S. M. Friedman 1909-13 H. R. Plughoff 1913-14 John M. Rutter 1932-33 John L. Fowler 1942 R. R. Horne 1948-53 Tony Croce 1953-55 Jack Davies 1957-59 Lawrence H. Heagle 1968-77 Emory Dietrich 1978-81 Wordell Rainey 1982-85 Keith Roark 1990-93 Al Lindley 2002 Susan McBryant 2002-08 Rick Davis 2008-12 Fritz Haemmerle 2012-20 Martha Burke 2020-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1933 Apr 25: John M. Rutter, elected; H. L. Molony, defeated.
  • 1935 Apr 23: John Cramer, elected; G. C. Sullivan, defeated.
  • 1949 Apr 26: R. R. Horne, elected unopposed.
  • 1951 Apr 24: R. R. Horne, elected; Rex Shirts, defeated; Dave Noble, defeated.
  • 1953 Apr 28: Tony Croce, elected; George Allen, defeated.
  • 1955 Apr 26: Tony Croce, elected unopposed.
  • 1957 Apr 23: Jack Davies, elected unopposed.
  • 1959 Apr 28: Jack Davies, elected; Delmar D. Nicholson, defeated.
  • 1965 Nov 2: George Allen, elected unopposed.
  • 1969 Nov 4: Lawrence H. Heagle, elected unopposed.
  • 1973 Nov 6: Lawrence H. Heagle, elected; Ralph Rutter, defeated.
  • 1977 Nov 8: Emory Dietrich, elected; Don Angell, defeated.
  • 1981 Nov 3: Wordell Rainey, elected; Emory Dietrich, defeated.
  • 1985 Nov 5: Pascal Drake, elected; Wordell Rainey, defeated.
  • 1989 Nov 7: Keith Roark, elected; Mary Ann Mix, defeated; George Miley, defeated.
  • 1993 Nov 2: Steven Kearns, elected; E. Lee Schlender, defeated.
  • 1997 Nov 4: Brad Siemer, elected; Rick Davis, defeated.
  • 2001 Nov 6: Al Lindley, elected unopposed.
  • 2002: Al Lindley, resigned.
  • 2003 Nov 4: Susan McBryant, elected; Al Lindley, defeated.
  • 2007 Nov 6: Rick Davis, elected; Erin C. Dunn, defeated.
  • 2011 Nov 8: Fritz Haemmerle, elected; Rick Davis, defeated; Geoffrey Moore, defeated; Mark Johnstone, defeated.
  • 2015 Nov 3: Fritz Haemmerle, elected unopposed.
  • 2019 Nov 5: Martha Burke, elected unopposed.
  • 2023 Nov 7: Martha Burke, elected; Kris Wirth, defeated; Kevin Wilson, defeated.

    Postmasters at Hailey, 1891-1901 (may be incomplete!)
    Edward Angel as of 1891-93 H. Cramer as of 1901

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