Sioux City mayoral elections take place on the year preceding the U.S. presidential election. Inauguration typically takes place on the following January 1. In total, there have been 64 mayors of Sioux City. However, only two of these have been popularly elected, the first being Mike Hobart in 2008. Mayors of Sioux City, Iowa 19th Century 1. John Blair Smith Todd (1857–1857)† after winning the election by a technicality, Todd refused to serve naming Colonel Robert Means acting mayor until 1858. 2. Robert Means (1857–1859)† Sioux City's first acting mayor. 3. William Bigelow (1859–1860)† first secretary of Woodbury County's agricultural board. 4. George W. Chamberlain (1860–1861)† served as Woodbury's first county surveyor and third county sheriff. 5. John K. Cook (1861–1863)† founded Sioux City in 1854. First person to serve two terms. 6. William R. Smith (1863–1864)† Member of the Iowa's Cavalry against the Native Americans and historian for Sioux City. First mayor to serve two nonconsecutive terms. 7. Charles Kent (1864–1865)† 8. J.L. Follett (1865–1866)† as the brother of a New York judge, and a long time lumber merchant, Follett was elected for his practical knowledge. 9. George Weare (1866–1867)† commonly called Iowa's First Banker, he was the co–founder of Weare and Allison Bank before it merged with Iowa State National Bank. 10. C.K. Smith (1867–1868)† was a member of Sioux City's first council. 11. F.M. Ziebach (1968–1970)† 12. Daniel Hedges (1870–1871)† With his brother and John Pierce built the north side of Sioux City. 13. S.T. Davis (1871–1872)† 14. G.W. Kingsworth (1872–1873)† he served as Woodbury's Agricultural Society President. 15. R.F. Turner (1873–1874)† 16. H.L. Warner (1874–1876)† 17. S.B. Jackson (1876–1880)† 18. C.F. Hoyt (1880–1881)† as a businessman, he owned Sioux City Vinegar Works before converting it into a hotel. 19. William R. Smith (1881–1882)† 20. W.Z. Swartz (1882–1885)† 21. D.A. McGee (1885–1886)† in 1877, he served as the King of Sioux City's lodge of the Grand Chapter of The State of Iowa. 22. Jonas M. Cleland (1886–1890)† served two nonconsecutive terms. 23. E.C. Palmer (1890–1892)† He was one of the founders of Palmer Candy Company, the oldest candy store in Sioux City. 24. Maris Peirce (1892–1894)† 25. C.W. Fletcher (1894–1896)† 26. J.M. Cleland (1896–1898)† he died in Chicago, Illinois, in 1913, but his body was brought to Sioux City for his funeral. 27. John Herbert Quick (1898–1900)† as a lawyer and businessman, Quick wrote 18 novels, one