List of mayors of Atlanta

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Mayor of Atlanta
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Seal of City of Atlanta
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Incumbent
Andre Dickens
since January 3, 2022
Term length 4 years, limit of 2 terms
Inaugural holder Moses Formwalt
Formation1848
Salary$147,500 [1] [2]
Website www.atlantaga.gov

This is a list of mayors of Atlanta, Georgia. The mayor is the highest elected official in Atlanta. Since its incorporation in 1847, the city has had 61 mayors. The current mayor is Andre Dickens who was elected in the 2021 election and took office in January, 2022.

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The term of office was one year until Cicero C. Hammock's second term (1875–77), when a new city charter changed it to two years. The term was changed to four years in 1929, giving Isaac N. Ragsdale the modern stay in office. Though a political party is listed where known, the mayoral election is officially non-partisan, so candidates do not represent their party when elected. In recent history, the viable candidates in the race have primarily been Democrats.

List

See the mayors of Atlanta category for an alphabetical list.

Mayor Asa Griggs Candler (1917-1919). Candler incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Asa Candler 2a.jpg
Mayor Asa Griggs Candler (1917–1919). Candler incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892.
Mayor William B. Hartsfield (1937-1941; 1942-62). He was the longest serving Atlanta Mayor, running the city politics for ca. 30 years. William B. Hartsfield 1961.jpg
Mayor William B. Hartsfield (1937–1941; 1942–62). He was the longest serving Atlanta Mayor, running the city politics for ca. 30 years.
Mayor Kasim Reed (2010-2018) Kasim Reed 2009.jpg
Mayor Kasim Reed (2010–2018)
#ImageMayorTerm startTerm endTerms Party
1 Moses Formwalt 184818491 Rowdy
2 Benjamin Bomar 184918501Rowdy
3 Willis Buell 185018511Rowdy
4 Jon-norcross-1891.JPG Jonathan Norcross 185118521 Moral
5 Thomas Gibbs 185218531Moral
6 John Mims 1853185312 None
7 William Markham (1811-1890).png William Markham 185318541None
8 William M. Butt 185418551None
9 Allison Nelson, Texas legislator and Confederate army officer (cropped).png Allison Nelson 1855185512 Democratic
10 William Ezzard (1st term)185618582Democratic
11 Luther Judson Glenn, c 1850.jpg Luther Glenn 185818602Democratic
12 William Ezzard (2nd term)186018611Democratic
13 Jared Whitaker 1861186112 Democratic (Southern)
Acting Thomas Lowe 1861186212Democratic (Southern)
14 James Calhoun of Atlanta.jpg James Calhoun 186218664Democratic (Southern)
15 James E. Williams 186618692Democratic
16 William Hulsey 186918701Democratic
17 William Ezzard (3rd term)187018711Democratic
18 Dennis Hammond 187118721 Republican
19 John H. James 187218731Democratic
20 Cicero C. Hammock (1st term)187318741Democratic
21 Samuel B. Spencer 187418751Democratic
22 Cicero C. Hammock (2nd term)187518771Democratic
23 Nedom L. Angier (1814-1882).png Nedom L. Angier 187718791Republican
24 Wlowndes-calhoun-1891.JPG William L. Calhoun 187918811Democratic
25 James W. English 188118831Democratic
26 JohnBGoodwin.jpg John B. Goodwin (1st term)188318851Democratic
27 George Hillyer (Atlanta Mayor).jpg George Hillyer 188518871Democratic
28 John T. Cooper 188718891Democratic
29 John T. Glenn 188918911Democratic
30 William Arnold Hemphill (1842-1902).png William Hemphill 189118931Democratic
31 JohnBGoodwin.jpg John B. Goodwin (2nd term)189318951Democratic
32 PorterKing.JPG Porter King 189518971Democratic
33 Portrait of Charles Augustus Collier.jpg Charles A. Collier 189718991Democratic
34 James G. Woodward (1st term)189919011Democratic
35 Livingston Mims.png Livingston Mims 190119031Democratic
36 Evan-howell-1891.JPG Evan Howell 190319051Democratic
37 James G. Woodward (2nd term)190519071Democratic
38 Walthall R. Joyner 190719091Democratic
39 Robert Foster Maddox in 1918.jpg Robert Maddox 190919111Democratic
40 CourtlandWinn.jpg Courtland Winn 191119131Democratic
41 James G. Woodward (3rd term)191319172Democratic
42 Asa Candler 2a.jpg Asa Griggs Candler 191719191Democratic
43 James L. Key (1st term)191919232Democratic
44 Walter A. Sims.png Walter Sims 192319272Democratic
45 Isaac N. Ragsdale 192719312Democratic
46 James L. Key (2nd term)193119373Democratic
47 William B. Hartsfield 1961.jpg William B. Hartsfield (1st term)193719411Democratic
48 Roy LeCraw 1941194212Democratic
49 William B. Hartsfield 1961.jpg William B. Hartsfield (2nd term)194219625Democratic
50 Ivanportrait.jpg Ivan Allen Jr. 196219702Democratic
51 Sam Massell 197019741Democratic
52 Maynard Jackson.jpg Maynard Jackson (1st term)197419822Democratic
53 Andrew Young at the second annual Tom Johnson lecture DIG13465.jpg Andrew Young 198219902Democratic
54 Maynard Jackson.jpg Maynard Jackson (2nd term)199019941Democratic
55 Bill Campbell 2012.jpg Bill Campbell 199420022Democratic
56 Shirley Franklin 2016.jpeg Shirley Franklin 200220102Democratic
57 Kasim Reed 2011.jpg Kasim Reed 201020182Democratic
58 Keisha Lance Bottoms in 2019.jpg Keisha Lance Bottoms 201820221Democratic
59 Andre Dickens.jpg Andre Dickens 2022Incumbent1Democratic

Acting mayors

NameMayoral termParty
John Glen 1855–1856 Democratic
Thomas Lowe 1861–1862Democratic
George B. Lyle 1942Democratic

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