The Mayor is the highest elected official in Tampa, Florida. Since its incorporation in 1856, the town has had 59 mayors. Tampa had no mayor from 1862 until 1866 when the city government was temporarily suspended during and immediately after the American Civil War.
Election process
In 1910, the white supremacist White Municipal Party was established in Tampa. It excluded African Americans from being members effectively excluding African American voters from having influence in the city's mayoral elections from 1910 until 1947.
Since 1953, Tampa's municipal elections (including those for mayor) have been non-partisan. All qualified candidates are entered into the general election without a primary election. Candidates are required to disclose a party affiliation. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, a runoff election is held between the top two vote-getters to decide the outcome.
List
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! Mayor
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| Joseph B. Lancaster †
| February 14, 1856
| November 25, 1856
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| American
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| Darwin A. Branch (1st term)
| November 25, 1856
| December 6, 1856
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| American
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| Alfonso DeLaunay
| December 6, 1856
| February 9, 1857
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| Democratic
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| Darwin A. Branch (2nd term)
| February 9, 1857
| February 10, 1858
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| American
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| Madison Post
| February 10, 1858
| February 12, 1859
| align=center| 1
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| American
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| James McKay Sr.
| February 12, 1859
| February 1, 1860
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| Democratic
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| John P. Crichton
| February 1, 1860
| February 2, 1861
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| Democratic
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| Hamlin V. Snell
| February 2, 1861
| February 3, 1862
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| Democratic (Southern)
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| John Jackson
| February 3, 1862
| February 22, 1862
| align=center| Acting
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| Democratic (Southern)
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| Edward A. Clarke
| October 25, 1866
| January 1, 1867
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| Josiah A. Ferris
| January 1, 1867
| March 1, 1869
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| John T. Lesley
| March 1, 1869
| October 4, 1869
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| Democratic
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| John A. Henderson <sup>1</sup>
| July 6, 1870
| mid 1872
| align=center| 2
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| Democratic
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| James E. Lipscomb
| August 11, 1873
| August 13, 1876
| align=center| 3
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| Democratic
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| Harlan P. Lovering
| August 14, 1876
| August 14, 1877
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| Thomas Jackson (1st term)
| August 14, 1877
| August 14, 1878
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| John P. Wall
| August 14, 1878
| August 14, 1880
| align=center| 2
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| Democratic
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| Henry C. Ferris
| August 14, 1880
| February 19, 1881
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| Matthew E. Haynsworth
| February 19, 1881
| March 22, 1881
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| Democratic
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| George B. Sparkman (1st term)
| March 22, 1881
| August 14, 1883
| align=center| 2
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| Democratic
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| Duff Post (1st term)
| August 14, 1883
| August 13, 1886
| align=center| 3
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| Democratic
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| Herman Glogowski (1st term)
| August 13, 1886
| July 15, 1887
| align=center| 1
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| Republican
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| George B. Sparkman (2nd term)
| July 15, 1887
| March 8, 1888
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| Herman Glogowski (2nd term)
| March 8, 1888
| March 6, 1889
| align=center| 1
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| Republican
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| Thomas Jackson (2nd term)
| March 6, 1889
| March 5, 1890
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| Herman Glogowski (3rd term)
| March 5, 1890
| March 4, 1891
| align=center| 1
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| Republican
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| Duff Post (2nd term)
| March 4, 1891
| March 4, 1892
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| Herman Glogowski (4th term)
| March 4, 1892
| March 10, 1893
| align=center| 1
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| Republican
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| Frederick A. Salomonson (1st term)
| March 10, 1893
| March 9, 1894
| align=center| 1
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| Republican
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| Robert W. Easley
| March 9, 1894
| March 8, 1895
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| Frederick A. Salomonson (2nd term)
| March 8, 1895
| June 5, 1896
| align=center| 1
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| Republican
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| Myron E. Gillett
| June 5, 1896
| June 5, 1898
| align=center| 1
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| Republican
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| Frank C. Bowyer
| June 5, 1898
| June 8, 1900
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| Francis L. Wing (1st term)
| June 8, 1900
| June 4, 1902
| align=center| 1
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|<!-- Old: Francis L. Wing (1st term) — June 8, 1900 to June 4, 1902 — Independent -->Democratic
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| James McKay Jr.
| June 5, 1902
| June 5, 1904
| align=center| 1
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| Democratic
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| Frederick A. Salomonson (3rd term)
| June 5, 1904
| June 7, 1906
| align=center| 1
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| Republican
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| William H. Frecker
| June 8, 1906
| June 4, 1908
| align=center| 1
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| Republican
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| Francis L. Wing (2nd term)
| June 4, 1908
| June 6, 1910
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| Independent
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| Donald B. Mckay (1st term)
| June 6, 1910
| June 10, 1920
| align=center| 3
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| White Municipal Party
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| Horace Cadwell Gordon
| June 10, 1920
| January 4, 1921
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| White Municipal Party
| align=center| 1
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| White Municipal Party
See also
- Timeline of Tampa, Florida
References
External links
- History of Tampa mayors