The city ofOrlando, Florida , was incorporated in 1875. The firstmayor ,William Jackson Brack , took office in 1875. The Orlando mayor is officially anonpartisan election.
The current mayor isBuddy Dyer , who was first elected in aspecial election inFebruary 2003 . Dyer was elected to his first full term in2004 , and after a brief suspension for six weeks in 2005, has subsequently been re-elected in2008 ,2012 ,2015 ,2019 , and2023 .
Mayors of Orlando, Florida (1875–present)[ 2] No. Name Portrait Term Start Term End 1 William Jackson Brack 1875 1877 2 John Howard Allen 1877 1878 3 Charles Henry Munger 1878 1879 4 Alex M. Hyer 1879 1880 5 Robert L. Summerlin 1880 1881 6 Charles Dennison Sweet 1881 1882 7 Cassius Aurelius Boone 1882 1883 8 John Letcher Bryan 1883 1885 9 Ephraim J. Reel 1885 1887 10 Foster Samuel Chapman 1887 1888 11 Matthew Robinson Marks 1888 1891 12 Willis Lucullus Palmer 1891 1893 13 Mahlon Gore 1893 1896 14 James B. Parramore 1896 1902 15 Clarence Everett Howard 1902 1902 16 B. M. Robinson 1902 1904 17 James Horace Smith 1904 1906 18 Braxton Beacham 1906 1907 19 William Henry Jewell 1907 1910 20 William Hayden Reynolds 1910 1913 21 E. Frank Sperry 1913 1916 22 James LeRoy Giles 1916 1920 23 Eugene Goodman Duckworth January 1, 1920 March 5, 1924[ 3] 24 James LeRoy Giles April 2, 1924[ 4] January 1, 1926 25 Latta Malette Autrey January 1, 1926[ 5] January 1, 1929 26 James LeRoy Giles January 1, 1929[ 6] January 1, 1932 27 Samuel Yulee Way January 1, 1932[ 7] January 1, 1935 28 V. W. Estes January 1, 1935[ 8] January 1, 1938 29 Samuel Yulee Way January 1, 1938[ 9] January 1, 1941 30 William Beardall January 1, 1941[ 10] January 1, 1953 31 J. Rolfe Davis January 1, 1953[ 11] November 1, 1956 32 Bob Carr November 1, 1956[ 12] January 29, 1967 - George Barker (acting) January 29, 1967 March 8, 1967 33 Carl T. Langford March 15, 1967 January 1, 1981 - Don Crenshaw (acting) November 1, 1980 November 2, 1980 34 Bill Frederick January 1, 1981 November 1, 1992 35 Glenda Hood November 1, 1992[ 13] March 1, 2003[ 14] 36 Buddy Dyer March 1, 2003 x Ernest Page March 2005 April 2005 36 Buddy Dyer April 2005 Incumbent
City commissioner G. H. Sutherland served as acting mayor after Eugene Goodman Duckworth resigned in the wake of a failedcity commissioners recall election .[ 15] James LeRoy Giles won the special election and served out the remainder of the term.[ 16] Ernest Page was appointed interim mayor for about six weeks in March–April 2005 whileBuddy Dyer was under investigation for election fraud stemming from the 2004 election. The charges against Dyer were dismissed, and Dyer was reinstated as mayor on April 20, 2005.^ Weiner, Jeff."Orlando City Council, mayor vote to raise their pay" .OrlandoSentinel.com . RetrievedMay 4, 2019 . ^ Mayors' Gallery: City of Orlando, Florida: 100 Years of the City's Chief Executives (PDF) . City of Orlando. 1975.^ "Duckworth and Hauselt Resignations Accepted" .Orlando Morning Sentinel . March 6, 1924. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 14, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Mayor Giles Signs 525 $1,000 Light And Water Bonds" .Orlando Morning Sentinel . April 3, 1924. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 14, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Mayor Autrey Assumes Duty as City Ruler" .Orlando Morning Sentinel . January 2, 1926. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Large Throng Attends Giles Inauguration" .Orlando Morning Sentinel . January 2, 1929. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Open-Air Reception Brilliant Success" .Orlando Morning Sentinel . January 2, 1932. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Estes Becomes City's Mayor" .Orlando Morning Sentinel . January 2, 1932. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Way Moves To Secure Big Slum Project" .The Orlando Sentinel . January 2, 1938. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 5, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Beardall Takes Over Mayor's Office; Council Confirms Brother on Utilities" .The Orlando Sentinel . January 2, 1941. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 5, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Davis Becomes Orlando Mayor" .Orlando Morning Sentinel . January 2, 1953. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "$3 Million Account Awaits Mayor Carr" .Orlando Sentinel . January 2, 1953. p. 4. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Several Women Blazed A Trail For Glenda Hood" . The Orlando Sentinel. September 21, 1992. RetrievedNovember 4, 2015 .^ "Hood Will Be Mayor Till Vote In February" . The Orlando Sentinel. December 24, 2002. RetrievedNovember 4, 2015 .^ "Mayor Duckworth To Resign Brokaw and Hausel Defeated Yesterday" .Orlando Morning Sentinel . March 5, 1924. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 14, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bond Issue Defeated - Giles Elected Mayor" .Orlando Morning Sentinel . April 2, 1924. p. 1. RetrievedNovember 14, 2019 – viaNewspapers.com .
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