List of mayors of Tampa, Florida
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Political post The Mayor is the highest elected official in Tampa, Florida. Since its incorporation in 1856, the town has had 59 mayors. Tampa had no mayor from 1862 until 1866, during which time the city government was temporarily suspended during and immediately after the American Civil War.
Election process
In 1910, the white supremacist White Municipal Party was established in Tampa. It excluded African Americans from being members effectively excluding African American voters from having influence in the city's mayoral elections from 1910 until 1947.
Since 1953, Tampa's municipal elections (including those for mayor) have been non-partisan. All qualified candidates are entered into the general election without a primary election. Candidates are required to disclose a party affiliation. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, a runoff election is held between the top two vote-getters to decide the outcome.[1]
Terms and term limits
From the establishment of Tampa's city charter of 1856 until 1896, Tampa's mayors served one year terms. The term was extended to two years in 1896 and to four years in 1924.
From 1856 until 1920, Tampa mayors could not serve consecutive terms but were permitted to run again after being out of office for one full term. This resulted in several mayors serving multiple non-consecutive terms, especially in the late 1800s. In 1920, term limits were abolished entirely.
Since 1983, Tampa mayors have been limited to two consecutive terms, but they may run again after spending at least a full four-year term out of the office.[1][2]
List
| # | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | ||
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| Script error: No such module "sort". | Joseph B. Lancaster † | February 14, 1856 | November 25, 1856 | Script error: No such module "sort". | American | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Darwin A. Branch (1st term) | November 25, 1856 | December 6, 1856 | Acting | American | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Alfonso DeLaunay | December 6, 1856 | February 9, 1857 | Partial | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Darwin A. Branch (2nd term) | February 9, 1857 | February 10, 1858 | 1 | American | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Madison Post | February 10, 1858 | February 12, 1859 | 1 | American | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | James McKay Sr. | February 12, 1859 | February 1, 1860 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | John P. Crichton | February 1, 1860 | February 2, 1861 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Hamlin V. Snell | February 2, 1861 | February 3, 1862 | 1 | Democratic (Southern) | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | John Jackson | February 3, 1862 | February 22, 1862 | Acting | Democratic (Southern) | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Edward A. Clarke | October 25, 1866 | January 1, 1867 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Josiah A. Ferris | January 1, 1867 | March 1, 1869 | 1 Script error: No such module "sort". | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | John T. Lesley | March 1, 1869 | October 4, 1869 | Script error: No such module "sort". | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | John A. Henderson 1 | July 6, 1870 | mid 1872 | 2 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | James E. Lipscomb | August 11, 1873 | August 13, 1876 | 3 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Harlan P. Lovering | August 14, 1876 | August 14, 1877 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Thomas Jackson (1st term) | August 14, 1877 | August 14, 1878 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | John P. Wall | August 14, 1878 | August 14, 1880 | 2 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Henry C. Ferris | August 14, 1880 | February 19, 1881 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Matthew E. Haynsworth | February 19, 1881 | March 22, 1881 | Acting | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | George B. Sparkman (1st term) | March 22, 1881 | August 14, 1883 | 2 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Duff Post (1st term) | August 14, 1883 | August 13, 1886 | 3 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Herman Glogowski (1st term) | August 13, 1886 | July 15, 1887 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | George B. Sparkman (2nd term) | July 15, 1887 | March 8, 1888 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Herman Glogowski (2nd term) | March 8, 1888 | March 6, 1889 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Thomas Jackson (2nd term) | March 6, 1889 | March 5, 1890 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Herman Glogowski (3rd term) | March 5, 1890 | March 4, 1891 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Duff Post (2nd term) | March 4, 1891 | March 4, 1892 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Herman Glogowski (4th term) | March 4, 1892 | March 10, 1893 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Frederick A. Salomonson (1st term) | March 10, 1893 | March 9, 1894 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Robert W. Easley | March 9, 1894 | March 8, 1895 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Frederick A. Salomonson (2nd term) | March 8, 1895 | June 5, 1896 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Myron E. Gillett | June 5, 1896 | June 5, 1898 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Frank C. Bowyer | June 5, 1898 | June 8, 1900 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Francis L. Wing (1st term) | June 8, 1900 | June 4, 1902 | 1 | Democratic[3] | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | James McKay Jr. | June 5, 1902 | June 5, 1904 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Frederick A. Salomonson (3rd term) | June 5, 1904 | June 7, 1906 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | William H. Frecker | June 8, 1906 | June 4, 1908 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Francis L. Wing (2nd term) | June 4, 1908 | June 6, 1910 | 1 | Independent | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Donald B. Mckay (1st term) | June 6, 1910 | June 10, 1920 | 3 | White Municipal Party[4] | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Horace Cadwell Gordon | June 10, 1920 | January 4, 1921 | Script error: No such module "sort". | White Municipal Party[4] | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Charles H. Brown | January 4, 1921 | January 8, 1924 | 1 | White Municipal Party[4] | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Perry G. Wall | January 8, 1924 | January 3, 1928[5] | 1 | White Municipal Party[4] | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Donald B. Mckay (2nd term) | January 3, 1928 | October 27, 1931 | 1 | White Municipal Party[4] | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Thomas N. Henderson | October 27, 1931 | November 3, 1931 | Partial | White Municipal Party[4] | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Robert E. Lee Chancey | November 3, 1931 | November 3, 1943 | 3 | White Municipal Party[4] | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Curtis Hixon † | November 3, 1943 | May 21, 1956 | 3 Script error: No such module "sort". | White Municipal Party[4]/Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Junie L. Young Jr. | May 21, 1956 | October 2, 1956 | Acting | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Nick Nuccio (1st administration) | October 2, 1956 | October 1, 1959 | 1 | Democratic[1] | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Julian Lane | October 1, 1959 | October 1, 1963 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Nick Nuccio (2nd administration) | October 1, 1963 | October 3, 1967 | 1 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Dick A. Greco (1st administration) | October 3, 1967 | April 1, 1974 | 2 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Richard L. Cheney † | April 1, 1974 | June 19, 1974 | Acting | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Lloyd Copeland | June 19, 1974 | October 3, 1974 | Acting | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | William F. Poe | October 3, 1974 | October 1, 1979 | 1 | Republican | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Bob Martinez | October 3, 1979 | July 16, 1986 | 1 Script error: No such module "sort". | Democratic | |
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| Script error: No such module "sort". | Sandra Freedman | July 16, 1986 | April 1, 1995 | 2 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Dick A. Greco (2nd administration) | April 1, 1995 | April 1, 2003 | 2 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Pam Iorio | April 1, 2003 | March 31, 2011 | 2 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Bob Buckhorn | April 1, 2011 | May 1, 2019 | 2 | Democratic | |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Jane Castor | May 1, 2019 | Incumbent | 1 | Democratic |
- Notes
† Deceased in office.
1 Following the lapse of the city charter in October 1869, Hillsborough County took over responsibility for providing principal services. However, Tampa needed some form of municipal government to monitor the services being provided by the county and the state. As a result, a municipal election was held on July 6, 1870, in which Henderson was elected mayor.[6]
See also
References
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