List of mayors of Tampa, Florida

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Mayor of Tampa
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Incumbent
Jane Castor
since May 1, 2019
Style The Honorable
Term length 4 years
limited to two consecutive terms
Inaugural holder Joseph B. Lancaster
Formation1856
Salary$160,384 [1]
Website www.tampagov.net/mayor

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.

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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. [2]

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. [2] [3]

List

#MayorTerm startTerm endTerms Party
1 Joseph B. LancasterFebruary 14, 1856November 25, 185612 American
2 Darwin A. Branch (1st term)November 25, 1856December 6, 1856ActingAmerican
3 Alfonso DeLaunay December 6, 1856February 9, 1857Partial Democratic
4 Darwin A. Branch (2nd term)February 9, 1857February 10, 18581American
5 Madison Post February 10, 1858February 12, 18591American
6 James McKay Sr. February 12, 1859February 1, 18601Democratic
7 John P. Crichton February 1, 1860February 2, 18611Democratic
8 Hamlin V. Snell February 2, 1861February 3, 18621 Democratic (Southern)
9 John Jackson February 3, 1862February 22, 1862ActingDemocratic (Southern)
10 Edward A. Clarke October 25, 1866January 1, 18671Democratic
11 Josiah A. Ferris January 1, 1867March 1, 18691 12Democratic
12 John T. Lesley March 1, 1869October 4, 186912Democratic
/ John A. Henderson 1July 6, 1870mid 18722Democratic
13 James E. Lipscomb August 11, 1873August 13, 18763Democratic
14 Harlan P. Lovering August 14, 1876August 14, 18771Democratic
15 Thomas Jackson (1st term)August 14, 1877August 14, 18781Democratic
16 John P. Wall August 14, 1878August 14, 18802Democratic
17 Henry C. Ferris August 14, 1880February 19, 18811Democratic
18 Matthew E. Haynsworth February 19, 1881March 22, 1881ActingDemocratic
19 George B. Sparkman (1st term)March 22, 1881August 14, 18832Democratic
20 Duff Post (1st term)August 14, 1883August 13, 18863Democratic
21 Herman Glogowski (1st term)August 13, 1886July 15, 18871 Republican
22 George B. Sparkman (2nd term)July 15, 1887March 8, 18881Democratic
23 Herman Glogowski (2nd term)March 8, 1888March 6, 18891Republican
24 Thomas Jackson (2nd term)March 6, 1889March 5, 18901Democratic
25 Herman Glogowski (3rd term)March 5, 1890March 4, 18911Republican
26 Duff Post (2nd term)March 4, 1891March 4, 18921Democratic
27 Herman Glogowski (4th term)March 4, 1892March 10, 18931Republican
28 Frederick A. Salomonson (1st term)March 10, 1893March 9, 18941Republican
29 Robert W. Easley March 9, 1894March 8, 18951Democratic
30 Frederick A. Salomonson (2nd term)March 8, 1895June 5, 18961Republican
31 Myron E. Gillett June 5, 1896June 5, 18981Republican
32 Frank C. Bowyer June 5, 1898June 8, 19001Democratic
33 Francis L. Wing (1st term)June 8, 1900June 4, 19021 Independent [ citation needed ]
34 James McKay Jr. June 5, 1902June 5, 19041Democratic
35 Frederick A. Salomonson (3rd term)June 5, 1904June 7, 19061Republican
36 William H. Frecker June 8, 1906June 4, 19081Republican
37 Francis L. Wing (2nd term)June 4, 1908June 6, 19101Independent
38 Donald B. Mckay (1st term)June 6, 1910June 10, 19203 White Municipal Party [4]
39 Horace Cadwell Gordon June 10, 1920January 4, 192112White Municipal Party [4]
40Charles H. BrownJanuary 4, 1921January 8, 19241White Municipal Party [4]
41 Perry G. Wall January 8, 1924January 3, 1928 [5] 1White Municipal Party [4]
42 Donald B. Mckay (2nd term)January 3, 1928October 27, 19311White Municipal Party [4]
43 Thomas N. Henderson October 27, 1931November 3, 1931PartialWhite Municipal Party [4]
44 Robert E. Lee Chancey November 3, 1931November 3, 19433White Municipal Party [4]
45 Curtis HixonNovember 3, 1943May 21, 19563 12White Municipal Party [4] /Democratic
46 Junie L. Young Jr. May 21, 1956October 2, 1956ActingDemocratic
47 Nick Nuccio (1st administration)October 2, 1956October 1, 19591Democratic [2]
48 Julian Lane October 1, 1959October 1, 19631Democratic
49 Nick Nuccio (2nd administration)October 1, 1963October 3, 19671Democratic
50 Dick A. Greco (1st administration)October 3, 1967April 1, 19742Democratic
51Richard L. Cheney †April 1, 1974June 19, 1974ActingDemocratic
52Lloyd CopelandJune 19, 1974October 3, 1974ActingRepublican
53 William F. Poe October 3, 1974October 1, 19791Republican
54 Bob Martinez October 3, 1979July 16, 19861 12Democratic
Republican
55 Sandra Freedman July 16, 1986April 1, 19952Democratic
56 Dick A. Greco (2nd administration)April 1, 1995April 1, 20032Democratic
57 Pam Iorio April 1, 2003March 31, 20112Democratic
58 Bob Buckhorn April 1, 2011May 1, 20192Democratic
59 Jane Castor May 1, 2019Incumbent1Democratic
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

  1. salarygenius.com/fl/tampa/salary/city-mayor-salary
  2. 1 2 3 Kerstein, Robert (2001). Politics and Growth in Twentieth Century Tampa. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. ISBN   978-0813020839.
  3. Goffard, Christopher (October 27, 2000). "Greco allies hit term limits". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Iorio, Pam (2001). "Colorless Primaries: Tampa's White Municipal Party". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 79 (3): 297–318. JSTOR   30150855.
  5. "Perry G. Wall - 41st Mayor Of Tampa". City of Tampa, Florida. City of Tampa. June 17, 2014.
  6. John Henderson's mayor profile Archived 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine