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Mayor of Atlanta
Seal of Atlanta.png
Seal of City of Atlanta
Andre Dickens.jpg
Incumbent
Andre Dickens
since January 3, 2022
Term length 4 years, limit of 2 terms
Inaugural holder Moses Formwalt
Formation 1848
Salary $147,500
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.

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.

Asa Candler 2a
Mayor Asa Griggs Candler (1917–1919). Candler incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892.
William B. Hartsfield 1961
Mayor William B. Hartsfield (1937–1941; 1942–62). He was the longest serving Atlanta Mayor, running the city politics for ca. 30 years.
Kasim Reed 2009
Mayor Kasim Reed (2010–2018)
# 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 Jon-norcross-1891.JPG Jonathan Norcross 1851 1852 1 Moral
5 Thomas Gibbs 1852 1853 1 Moral
6 John Mims 1853 1853 1⁄2 None
7 William Markham (1811–1890).png William Markham 1853 1854 1 None
8 William M. Butt 1854 1855 1 None
9 Allison Nelson, Texas legislator and Confederate army officer (cropped).png Allison Nelson 1855 1855 1⁄2 Democratic
10 William Ezzard (1st term) 1856 1858 2 Democratic
11 Luther Judson Glenn, c 1850.jpg 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 of Atlanta.jpg 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 Nedom L. Angier (1814–1882).png Nedom L. Angier 1877 1879 1 Republican
24 Wlowndes-calhoun-1891.JPG William L. Calhoun 1879 1881 1 Democratic
25 James W. English 1881 1883 1 Democratic
26 JohnBGoodwin.jpg John B. Goodwin (1st term) 1883 1885 1 Democratic
27 George Hillyer (Atlanta Mayor).jpg George Hillyer 1885 1887 1 Democratic
28 John T. Cooper 1887 1889 1 Democratic
29 John T. Glenn 1889 1891 1 Democratic
30 William Arnold Hemphill (1842–1902).png William Hemphill 1891 1893 1 Democratic
31 JohnBGoodwin.jpg John B. Goodwin (2nd term) 1893 1895 1 Democratic
32 PorterKing.JPG Porter King 1895 1897 1 Democratic
33 Portrait of Charles Augustus Collier.jpg Charles A. Collier 1897 1899 1 Democratic
34 James G. Woodward (1st term) 1899 1901 1 Democratic
35 Livingston Mims.png Livingston Mims 1901 1903 1 Democratic
36 Evan-howell-1891.JPG 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 Foster Maddox in 1918.jpg Robert Maddox 1909 1911 1 Democratic
40 CourtlandWinn.jpg Courtland Winn 1911 1913 1 Democratic
41 James G. Woodward (3rd term) 1913 1917 2 Democratic
42 Asa Candler 2a.jpg Asa Griggs Candler 1917 1919 1 Democratic
43 James L. Key (1st term) 1919 1923 2 Democratic
44 Walter A. Sims.png 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 1961.jpg William B. Hartsfield (1st term) 1937 1941 1 Democratic
48 Roy LeCraw 1941 1942 1⁄2 Democratic
49 William B. Hartsfield 1961.jpg 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.jpg Maynard Jackson (1st term) 1974 1982 2 Democratic
53 Andrew Young at the second annual Tom Johnson lecture DIG13465.jpg Andrew Young 1982 1990 2 Democratic
54 Maynard Jackson.jpg Maynard Jackson (2nd term) 1990 1994 1 Democratic
55 Bill Campbell 2012.jpg Bill Campbell 1994 2002 2 Democratic
56 Shirley Franklin 2016.jpeg Shirley Franklin 2002 2010 2 Democratic
57 Kasim Reed 2011.jpg Kasim Reed 2010 2018 2 Democratic
58 Keisha Lance Bottoms in 2019.jpg Keisha Lance Bottoms 2018 2022 1 Democratic
59 Andre Dickens.jpg Andre Dickens 2022 Incumbent 1 Democratic

Acting mayors

Name Mayoral term Party
John Glen 1855–1856 Democratic
Thomas Lowe 1861–1862 Democratic
George B. Lyle 1942 Democratic

See also

  • Timeline of Atlanta
Black History Month on Kiddle
Outstanding African-American Women
Jewel Prestage
Ella Baker
Fannie Lou Hamer
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