Honorary Mayor
Borrego Springs is an unincorporated community in the county of San Diego and therefore has no city council. Every year the Borrego Springs Chamber of Commerce calls for the nomination of an Honorary Mayor. The nominee receiving the most nomination letters and meeting certain criteria is selected Honorary Mayor for two year term. Candidates should have been residents of Borrego Springs for at least ten years, be full-time residents and contributed to the local quality of life.
Honorary Mayor
Previous Mayors
| 2018 - present | Andrew R Macuga |
| 2016 - 2018 | Jim Wilson |
| 2014 - 2016 | Sylvanna Meeks |
| 2012 - 2014 | Martha Deichler |
| 2010 - 2012 | James "Okie" McNatt |
| 2009 - 2010 | Ernie Loza |
| 2008 - 2009 | Betsy Knaak |
| 2006 - 2008 | Mark C Jorgensen |
| 2005 - 2006 | Abby King |
| 2004 - 2005 | Astrid & Sam Webb |
| 2003 - 2004 | Bob Piva |
| 2001 - 2003 | Robert Cassidy (1918-2009) |
| 2000 - 2001 | Fred Jee |
| 1999 - 2000 | Eris Eckhart |
| 1998 - 1999 | Charlie Lusk |
| 1997 - 1998 | Joseph & Catherine Stone |
| 1996 - 1997 | Robie Evans |
| 1995 - 1996 | Maria Bertha & Juan Esparza |
| 1994 - 1995 | Francisco & Dora Murillo |
| 1993 - 1994 | Dori Holladay (1937-2013) [4] |
| 1992 - 1993 | Len Surles |
| 1991 - 1992 | Pat Patterson |
| 1990 - 1991 | David West |
| 1989 - 1990 | Ray Innocenti |
| 1987 - 1988 | Norri Bakko (1906-1994) |
| 1986 - 1987 | Bud Kuhrts (1923-1995) |
| 1985 - 1986 | Sam Fortiner |
| 1984 - 1985 | Jere Hansen |
| 1983 - 1984 | Virginia DeMarais (1915-1994) |
| 1982 - 1983 | Dr. Floyd Woolcott |
| 1981 - 1982 | Fernando Murad (1926-2011) |
| 1980 - 1981 | Bev Kuhrts (1926-2013) |
| 1979 - 1980 | |
| 1978 - 1979 | no mayor |
| 1976 - 1977 | |
| 1975 - 1976 | Bob Di Giorgio |
| 1961 - 1974 | Gale Gordon (1906-1995) [2] |
| 1952 - 1961 | |
| 1951 - 1952 | Leo Carrillo (1880-1961) [1] |
| 1948 - 1951 | Frank Morgan (1890-1949) |