List of mayors of places in Arkansas

Frank Scott Jr. is the mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas' capital and largest city.

George McGill was elected mayor of Fort Smith in 2018. He is the city's first Black mayor.

This is a list of mayors of the 25 largest cities in the U.S. state of Arkansas and of lists of mayors of Arkansas cities.

Mayors of cities in Arkansas

Incumbent mayors of the 25 largest cities in Arkansas

Rank	City	Mayor	Serving since	Party		Ref.
1	Little Rock	Frank Scott Jr.	January 1, 2019		Democratic	[1]
2	Fayetteville	Molly Rawn	January 1, 2025			[2]
3	Fort Smith	George McGill	January 1, 2019			[3]
4	Springdale	Doug Sprouse	January 1, 2009		Unaffiliated	[4]
5	Jonesboro	Harold Copenhaver	January 1, 2021		Democratic	[5]
6	Rogers	Greg Hines	January 1, 2011		Unaffiliated	[6]
7	Conway	Bart Castleberry	January 1, 2017		Unaffiliated	[7]
8	North Little Rock	Terry C. Hartwick	January 1, 2021		Democratic	[8]
9	Bentonville	Stephanie Orman	January 1, 2021		Republican	[9]
10	Pine Bluff	Vivian Flowers	January 1, 2025		Democratic	[10]
11	Hot Springs	Pat McCabe	January 1, 2023		Unaffiliated	[11]
12	Benton	Tom Farmer	January 1, 2019			[12]
13	Sherwood	Mary Jo Heye-Townsell	January 1, 2023			[13]
14	Bella Vista	John D. Flynn				[14]
15	Paragould	Josh Agee	January 1, 2021			[15]
16	Jacksonville	Jeff Elmore	January 1, 2023			[16]
17	Texarkana	Allen Brown	January 1, 2019		Democratic	[17]
18	Russellville	Fred Teague	January 1, 2023		Unaffiliated	[18]
19	Cabot	Ken Kincade	January 1, 2019		Democratic	[19]
20	West Memphis	Marco McClendon			Unaffiliated	[20]
21	Van Buren	Joseph Hurst				[21]
22	Searcy	Mat Faulkner	January 1, 2023			[22]
23	Bryant	Chris Treat	March 15, 2024			[23]
24	Maumelle	Caleb Norris	January 1, 2019		Republican	[24]
25	Centerton	Bill Edwards			Unaffiliated	[25]

Lists of mayors

Main category: Lists of mayors of places in Arkansas

• Bentonville
• Conway
• Fayetteville
• Fort Smith
• Jonesboro
• Little Rock
• North Little Rock
• Rogers
• Springdale

Notable mayors

Jaylen Smith of Earle

• Lottie Shackelford (D–Little Rock) – First female mayor of Little Rock, serving from 1987 to 1988
• Jaylen Smith (D–Earle) – Youngest incumbent mayor in the US and youngest Black mayor in United States history, elected at age 18 in 2022 ^{[26] [27]}

References

1. "Mayor's Office | City of Little Rock". www.littlerock.gov. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
2. "City of Fayetteville, Arkansas". www.fayetteville-ar.gov. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
3. "Mayor George B. McGill | Fort Smith, AR". www.fortsmithar.gov. Archived from the original on February 23, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
4. "Meet the Mayor". www.springdalear.gov. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
5. "Mayor's Welcome | Jonesboro, AR". www.jonesboro.org. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
6. "Mayor's Office | Rogers, AR - Official Website". www.rogersar.gov. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
7. "Office of the Mayor". conwayarkansas.gov. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
8. "Mayor's Office". City of North Little Rock. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
9. "Mayor's Office | Bentonville, AR". www.bentonvillear.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
10. "Office of the Mayor". www.cityofpinebluff-ar.gov. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
11. "Staff Directory • Pat McCabe". www.cityhs.net. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
12. "Official Website of Benton Arkansas - Mayor". The City of Benton Arkansas. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
13. "Mayor's Office | Sherwood, AR". www.cityofsherwood.net. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
14. "bellavista". www.bellavistaar.gov. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
15. "Mayor | Paragould, AR". www.cityofparagould.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
16. "Staff Directory • Administration". www.cityofjacksonville.net. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
17. "Board of Directors | Texarkana, AR". City of Texarkana Arkansas. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
18. "Mayor's Office | Russellville, AR - Official Website". www.russellvillearkansas.org. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
19. "Mayor | Cabot, AR". www.cabotar.gov. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
20. "Mayor's Office | West Memphis, AR". www.westmemphisutilities.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
21. "The Mayor's Office | Van Buren, AR - Official Website". www.vanburencity.org. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
22. "Mayor". City of Searcy. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
23. "City Government | City of Bryant". www.cityofbryant.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
24. "Mayor's Office | Maumelle, AR". www.maumelle.org. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
25. "Mayor | City of Centerton, Arkansas". centertonar.us. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
26. "Arkansas town elects youngest black mayor in the U.S." KARK. December 7, 2022. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
27. "Jaylen Smith, youngest African American mayor in U.S. history, to deliver Carleton convocation - Carleton College". www.carleton.edu. Retrieved March 7, 2025.