| Mayor of Atlanta | |
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 Seal of City of Atlanta | |
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| Term length | 4 years, limit of 2 terms |
| Inaugural holder | Moses Formwalt |
| Formation | 1848 |
| Salary | $147,500[1][2] |
| Website | www.atlantaga.gov |
This is a list of mayors ofAtlanta, Georgia. The mayor is the highest elected official in Atlanta. Since its incorporation in 1847, the city has had 61 mayors. The current mayor isAndre Dickens who was elected in the2021 election and took office in January 2022.
Theterm of office was one year untilCicero C. Hammock's second term (1875–77), when a newcity charter changed it to two years. The term was changed to four years in 1929, givingIsaac N. Ragsdale the modern stay in office. Though apolitical party is listed where known, the mayoral election is officially non-partisan, so candidates do notrepresent their party when elected. Since 1879, all mayors of Atlanta have beenDemocrats.
See themayors of Atlanta category for an alphabetical list by surname.
| # | Image | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Formwalt | 1848 | 1849 | 1 | Rowdy | ||
| 2 | Benjamin Bomar | 1849 | 1850 | 1 | Rowdy | ||
| 3 | Willis Buell | 1850 | 1851 | 1 | Rowdy | ||
| 4 |  | Jonathan Norcross | 1851 | 1852 | 1 | Moral | |
| 5 | Thomas Gibbs | 1852 | 1853 | 1 | Moral | ||
| 6 | John Mims | 1853 | 1853 | 1⁄2 | None | ||
| 7 | .png) | William Markham | 1853 | 1854 | 1 | None | |
| 8 | William M. Butt | 1854 | 1855 | 1 | None | ||
| 9 | .png) | Allison Nelson | 1855 | 1855 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | |
| 10 | William Ezzard(1st term) | 1856 | 1858 | 2 | Democratic | ||
| 11 |  | Luther Glenn | 1858 | 1860 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 12 | William Ezzard(2nd term) | 1860 | 1861 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 13 | Jared Whitaker | 1861 | 1861 | 1⁄2 | Democratic (Southern) | ||
| Acting | Thomas Lowe | 1861 | 1862 | 1⁄2 | Democratic (Southern) | ||
| 14 |  | James Calhoun | 1862 | 1866 | 4 | Democratic (Southern) | |
| 15 | James E. Williams | 1866 | 1869 | 2 | Democratic | ||
| 16 | William Hulsey | 1869 | 1870 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 17 | William Ezzard(3rd term) | 1870 | 1871 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 18 | Dennis Hammond | 1871 | 1872 | 1 | Republican | ||
| 19 | John H. James | 1872 | 1873 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 20 | Cicero C. Hammock(1st term) | 1873 | 1874 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 21 | Samuel B. Spencer | 1874 | 1875 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 22 | Cicero C. Hammock(2nd term) | 1875 | 1877 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 23 | .png) | Nedom L. Angier | 1877 | 1879 | 1 | Republican | |
| 24 |  | William L. Calhoun | 1879 | 1881 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 25 | James W. English | 1881 | 1883 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 26 |  | John B. Goodwin(1st term) | 1883 | 1885 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 27 | .jpg) | George Hillyer | 1885 | 1887 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 28 | John T. Cooper | 1887 | 1889 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 29 | John T. Glenn | 1889 | 1891 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 30 | .png) | William Hemphill | 1891 | 1893 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 31 | | John B. Goodwin(2nd term) | 1893 | 1895 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 32 |  | Porter King | 1895 | 1897 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 33 |  | Charles A. Collier | 1897 | 1899 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 34 | James G. Woodward(1st term) | 1899 | 1901 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 35 |  | Livingston Mims | 1901 | 1903 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 36 |  | Evan Howell | 1903 | 1905 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 37 | James G. Woodward(2nd term) | 1905 | 1907 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 38 | Walthall R. Joyner | 1907 | 1909 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 39 |  | Robert Maddox | 1909 | 1911 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 40 |  | Courtland Winn | 1911 | 1913 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 41 | James G. Woodward(3rd term) | 1913 | 1917 | 2 | Democratic | ||
| 42 | | Asa Griggs Candler | 1917 | 1919 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 43 | James L. Key(1st term) | 1919 | 1923 | 2 | Democratic | ||
| 44 |  | Walter Sims | 1923 | 1927 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 45 | Isaac N. Ragsdale | 1927 | 1931 | 2 | Democratic | ||
| 46 | James L. Key(2nd term) | 1931 | 1937 | 3 | Democratic | ||
| 47 | | William B. Hartsfield(1st term) | 1937 | 1941 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 48 | Roy LeCraw | 1941 | 1942 | 1⁄2 | Democratic | ||
| 49 | | William B. Hartsfield(2nd term) | 1942 | 1962 | 5 | Democratic | |
| 50 | Ivan Allen Jr. | 1962 | 1970 | 2 | Democratic | ||
| 51 | Sam Massell | 1970 | 1974 | 1 | Democratic | ||
| 52 |  | Maynard Jackson(1st & 2nd terms) | 1974 | 1982 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 53 | .jpg) | Andrew Young | 1982 | 1990 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 54 | | Maynard Jackson(3rd term) | 1990 | 1994 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 55 |  | Bill Campbell | 1994 | 2002 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 56 |  | Shirley Franklin | 2002 | 2010 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 57 | .jpg) | Kasim Reed | 2010 | 2018 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 58 |  | Keisha Lance Bottoms | 2018 | 2022 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 59 |  | Andre Dickens | 2022 | Incumbent | 1 | Democratic |
| Name | Mayoral term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Glen | 1855–1856 | Democratic | |
| Thomas Lowe | 1861–1862 | Democratic | |
| George B. Lyle | 1942 | Democratic | |
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