| History of Virginia |
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These are the people who have served as the mayors of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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These are the people who have served as the mayors of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
| Mayor | Years in office |
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| B. P. Holland | 1906–1908 |
| Emerson Land | 1908–1910 |
| W. J. Wright | 1910–1913 |
| Charles E. Barco | 1916–1920 |
| Herman Drinkwater | 1920–1924 |
| W. R. Ashburn | 1924–1928 |
| Roy Smith | 1928–1940 |
| W.W. Elliot | 1940–1946 |
| H.W. Leeke | 1946–1948 |
| W. F. Patton | 1948–1952 |
| P. F. Murray | 1952–1954 |
| Frank A. Dusch | 1954–1970 |
| Donald H. Rhodes | 1970–1972 |
| Robert Cromwell | 1972–1974 |
| J. Curtis Payne | 1974–1976 |
| Clarence A. Holland | 1976–1978 |
| Patrick L. Standing | 1978–1980 |
| Joseph Henry McCoy, Jr. | 1980–1982 |
| Louis R. Jones | 1982–1984 |
| Harold Heischober | 1984–1986 |
| Robert G. Jones | 1986–1988 |
| Meyera Obendorf | 1988–2008 |
| Will Sessoms | 2008–2018 |
| Louis R. Jones | May 1, 2018 - November 20, 2018 |
| Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer | November 20, 2018 - Current |
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