List of mayors of places in Arkansas

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

Molly Rawn is the mayor of Fayetteville.

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	North Little Rock	Terry C. Hartwick	January 1, 2021			[7]
8	Conway	Bart Castleberry	January 1, 2017			[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			[17]
18	Russellville	Fred Teague	January 1, 2023			[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

• Fayetteville
• Little Rock

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

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2. "City of Fayetteville, Arkansas". www.fayetteville-ar.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
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4. "Meet the Mayor". www.springdalear.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
5. "Mayor's Welcome | Jonesboro, AR". www.jonesboro.org. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
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7. "Mayor's Office". City of North Little Rock. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
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11. "Staff Directory • Pat McCabe". www.cityhs.net. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
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14. "bellavista". www.bellavistaar.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
15. "Mayor | Paragould, AR". www.cityofparagould.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
16. "Staff Directory • Administration". www.cityofjacksonville.net. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
17. "Board of Directors | Texarkana, AR". City of Texarkana Arkansas. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
18. "Mayor's Office | Russellville, AR - Official Website". www.russellvillearkansas.org. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
19. "Mayor | Cabot, AR". www.cabotar.gov. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
20. "Mayor's Office | West Memphis, AR". www.westmemphisutilities.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
21. "The Mayor's Office | Van Buren, AR - Official Website". www.vanburencity.org. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
22. "Mayor". City of Searcy. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
23. "City Government | City of Bryant". www.cityofbryant.com. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
24. "Mayor's Office | Maumelle, AR". www.maumelle.org. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
25. "Mayor | City of Centerton, Arkansas". centertonar.us. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
26. "Arkansas town elects youngest black mayor in the U.S." KARK. 2022-12-07. Archived from the original on 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
27. "Jaylen Smith, youngest African American mayor in U.S. history, to deliver Carleton convocation - Carleton College". www.carleton.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-07.