Russell Elmer Edlefsen (September 30, 1906 – December 1986) served four terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1951 to 1959. Elected to two-year terms, Edlefsen was the only person in to win four consecutive terms as Boise mayor until David H. Bieter accomplished the feat in 2015.
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Sources Mayors of Boise - Past and Present Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Corrected List of Mayors, 1867-1996 Guide to the Russell E.Edlefsen Scrapbooks 1951-1959