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Mayor of Carrboro
Incumbent
Barbara Foushee

since 2023
Formation 1911 (1911)
First holder William H. Parker

The mayor of Carrboro is the main leader of the town of Carrboro in North Carolina, United States. This important job has existed since 1911, when Carrboro first became a town (it was called Venable back then!).

The mayor works with the town council to make decisions for Carrboro. The mayor serves for two years. There are also six council members who serve for four years, with their terms starting at different times. The current mayor is Barbara Foushee, who started in 2023.

Who Has Been Mayor of Carrboro?

Eleanor Kinnaird
Eleanor Kinnaird was mayor of Carrboro from 1987 to 1995.

Here is a list of the people who have served as mayor of Carrboro:

  • William H. Parker (1911–1917; 1937–1941)
  • Thomas "Newt" Mann (1917–1918; 1923–1927)
  • Braxton Bynum Lloyd (1918–1919)
  • Hyde Bryan Durham (1919–1923; 1927–1933)
  • Seaton E. Lloyd (1923)
  • Clifton C. Head (1933–1935)
  • Roy Rigsbee (1935–1937)
  • Robert B. Studebaker (1941–1943)
  • Isaac A. West (1943–1949)
  • Isaac F. "Dawson" Hardee (1949–1951)
  • J. Sullivan "Hoot" Gibson (1951–1955)
  • Robert B. Todd (1955–1960)
  • Charles Taylor Ellington (1960–1966)
  • H. Bryant Hackney (1966–1967)
  • T. Hughes Lloyd (1967–1971)
  • Robert J. Wells (1971–1975)
  • Ruth West (1975–1977)
  • Robert W. Drakeford (1977–1983)
  • James V. Porto, Jr (1983–1987)
  • Eleanor Kinnaird (1987–1995)
  • Michael R. Nelson (1995–2005)
  • Mark Chilton (2005–2013)
  • Lydia Lavelle (2013–2021)
  • Damon Seils (2021–2023)
  • Barbara Foushee (2023–)
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