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Mayors and Postmasters of Meridian, Idaho

Mayors of Meridian, 1941-2024 (may be incomplete!)
W. L. Lawson 1941-43 Arthur G. Postlethwaite 1950-53 Don M. Storey 1953-79 Joe Glaisyer 1979-83 Grant Kingsford 1984-95 Robert Corrie 1996-2003 Tammy L. de Weerd 2004-19 Robert E. Simison 2020-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1941 Apr 22: W. L. Lawson, elected; Robert L. Adams, defeated; Arthur Frazier, defeated.
  • 1943 Apr 27: W. L. Lawson, elected unopposed.
  • 1947 Apr 22: Voris R. Botkin, elected; Clyde Ball, defeated.
  • 1951 Apr 24: Arthur G. Postlethwaite, elected unopposed.
  • 1953 Apr 28: Don M. Storey, elected; Arthur G. Postlethwaite, defeated; John T. Petty, defeated.
  • 1955 Apr 26: Don M. Storey, elected.
  • 1957 Apr 23: Don M. Storey, elected unopposed.
  • 1959 Apr 28: Don M. Storey, elected unopposed.
  • 1961 Apr 25: Don M. Storey, elected; Frank Jolly, defeated.
  • 1963 Nov 5: Don M. Storey, elected unopposed.
  • 1965 Nov 2: Don M. Storey, elected unopposed.
  • 1969 Nov 4: Don M. Storey, elected unopposed.
  • 1973 Nov 6: Don M. Storey, elected unopposed.
  • 1977 Nov 8: Don M. Storey, elected; Marvin Bodine, defeated; Randall Smith, defeated.
  • 1979: Don M. Storey, resigned.
  • 1979 Nov 6: Joe Glaisyer, elected unopposed.
  • 1983 Nov 8: Grant Kingsford, elected unopposed.
  • 1987 Nov 3: Grant Kingsford, elected unopposed.
  • 1991 Nov 5: Grant Kingsford, elected unopposed.
  • 1995 Nov 7: Robert Corrie, elected; Ron Tolsma, defeated; Paula DeVaney, defeated; Robert Donahue, defeated.
  • 1999 Nov 2: Robert Corrie, elected; Tad Holloway, defeated.
  • 2003 Nov 4: Tammy L. de Weerd, elected; Jim Johnson, defeated; Keith Bird, defeated; Jonathon S. Howard, defeated.
  • 2007 Nov 6: Tammy L. de Weerd, elected; James Holtzclaw, defeated.
  • 2011 Nov 8: Tammy L. de Weerd, elected; Gerry Sweet, defeated; Jason A. Monks, defeated; Lisa V. Paternoster, defeated; Randy A. Pew, defeated.
  • 2015 Nov 3: Tammy L. de Weerd, elected; Monte Palmer, defeated; Kaleb Homan, defeated.
  • 2019 Nov 5: Robert E. Simison, elected; Joe A. Palmer, defeated; Anne Little Roberts, defeated; Shaun Wardle, defeated; Gina Johnson, defeated.
  • 2023 Nov 7: Robert E. Simison, elected; Mike Hon, defeated.

    Postmasters at Meridian, 1899-1901 (may be incomplete!)
    S. M. C. Reynolds as of 1899-1901

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