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, during which time the city government was temporarily suspended during and immediately after the American Civil War.
In 1910, the white supremacistWhite 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 final outcome.[2]
Terms and term limits
From the establishment of Tampa's city charter of 1856 until 1896, Tampa's mayors served one year terms. The term was extended to two years in 1896 and to four years in 1924.
From 1856 until 1920, Tampa mayors could not serve consecutive terms but were permitted to run again after being out of office for one full term. This resulted in several mayors serving multiple non-consecutive terms, especially in the late 1800s. In 1920, term limits were abolished entirely.
Since 1983, Tampa mayors have been limited to two consecutive terms, but they may run again after spending at least a full four-year term out of the office.[2][3]
† Deceased in office. 1 Following the lapse of the city charter on October 1869, Hillsborough County took over responsibility for providing principal services. However, Tampa needed some form of municipal government to monitor the services being provided by the county and the state. As a result, a municipal election was held on July 6, 1870 in which Henderson was elected mayor.[6]
^ abcKerstein, Robert (2001). Politics and Growth in Twentieth Century Tampa. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida. ISBN978-0813020839.
^Goffard, Christopher (27 October 2000). "Greco allies hit term limits". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ abcdefghIorio, Pam (2001). "Colorless Primaries: Tampa's White Municipal Party". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 79 (3): 297–318. JSTOR 30150855.
^"Perry G. Wall - 41st Mayor Of Tampa". City of Tampa, Florida. City of Tampa. June 17, 2014.
^John Henderson's mayor profile 2010-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
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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 during which time the city government was temporarily suspended during and immediately after the American Civil War Mayor of TampaSeal of the City of TampaFlag of the City of TampaIncumbentJane Castorsince May 1 2019StyleThe HonorableTerm length4 yearslimited to two consecutive termsInaugural holderJoseph B LancasterFormation1856Salary 160 384 1 Websitewww wbr tampagov wbr net wbr mayor Contents 1 Election process 2 Terms and term limits 3 List 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksElection process EditIn 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 final outcome 2 Terms and term limits EditFrom the establishment of Tampa s city charter of 1856 until 1896 Tampa s mayors served one year terms The term was extended to two years in 1896 and to four years in 1924 From 1856 until 1920 Tampa mayors could not serve consecutive terms but were permitted to run again after being out of office for one full term This resulted in several mayors serving multiple non consecutive terms especially in the late 1800s In 1920 term limits were abolished entirely Since 1983 Tampa mayors have been limited to two consecutive terms but they may run again after spending at least a full four year term out of the office 2 3 List Edit Mayor Term start Term end Terms Party1 Joseph B Lancaster February 14 1856 November 25 1856 1 2 American2 Darwin A Branch 1st term November 25 1856 December 6 1856 Acting American3 Alfonso DeLaunay December 6 1856 February 9 1857 Partial Democratic4 Darwin A Branch 2nd term February 9 1857 February 10 1858 1 American5 Madison Post February 10 1858 February 12 1859 1 American6 James McKay Sr February 12 1859 February 1 1860 1 Democratic7 John P Crichton February 1 1860 February 2 1861 1 Democratic8 Hamlin V Snell February 2 1861 February 3 1862 1 Democratic Southern 9 John Jackson February 3 1862 February 22 1862 Acting Democratic Southern 10 Edward A Clarke October 25 1866 January 1 1867 1 Democratic11 Josiah A Ferris January 1 1867 March 1 1869 1 1 2 Democratic12 John T Lesley March 1 1869 October 4 1869 1 2 Democratic John A Henderson 1 July 6 1870 mid 1872 2 Democratic13 James E Lipscomb August 11 1873 August 13 1876 3 Democratic14 Harlan P Lovering August 14 1876 August 14 1877 1 Democratic15 Thomas Jackson 1st term August 14 1877 August 14 1878 1 Democratic16 John P Wall August 14 1878 August 14 1880 2 Democratic17 Henry C Ferris August 14 1880 February 19 1881 1 Democratic18 Matthew E Haynsworth February 19 1881 March 22 1881 Acting Democratic19 George B Sparkman 1st term March 22 1881 August 14 1883 2 Democratic20 Duff Post 1st term August 14 1883 August 13 1886 3 Democratic21 Herman Glogowski 1st term August 13 1886 July 15 1887 1 Republican22 George B Sparkman 2nd term July 15 1887 March 8 1888 1 Democratic23 Herman Glogowski 2nd term March 8 1888 March 6 1889 1 Republican24 Thomas Jackson 2nd term March 6 1889 March 5 1890 1 Democratic25 Herman Glogowski 3rd term March 5 1890 March 4 1891 1 Republican26 Duff Post 2nd term March 4 1891 March 4 1892 1 Democratic27 Herman Glogowski 4th term March 4 1892 March 10 1893 1 Republican28 Frederick A Salomonson 1st term March 10 1893 March 9 1894 1 Republican29 Robert W Easley March 9 1894 March 8 1895 1 Democratic30 Frederick A Salomonson 2nd term March 8 1895 June 5 1896 1 Republican31 Myron E Gillett June 5 1896 June 5 1898 1 Republican32 Frank C Bowyer June 5 1898 June 8 1900 1 Democratic33 Francis L Wing 1st term June 8 1900 June 4 1902 1 Independent citation needed 34 James McKay Jr June 5 1902 June 5 1904 1 Democratic35 Frederick A Salomonson 3rd term June 5 1904 June 7 1906 1 Republican36 William H Frecker June 8 1906 June 4 1908 1 Republican37 Francis L Wing 2nd term June 4 1908 June 6 1910 1 Independent38 Donald B Mckay 1st term June 6 1910 June 10 1920 3 White Municipal Party 4 39 Horace Cadwell Gordon June 10 1920 January 4 1921 1 2 White Municipal Party 4 40 Charles H Brown January 4 1921 January 8 1924 1 White Municipal Party 4 41 Perry G Wall January 8 1924 January 3 1928 5 1 White Municipal Party 4 42 Donald B Mckay 2nd term January 3 1928 October 27 1931 1 White Municipal Party 4 43 Thomas N Henderson October 27 1931 November 3 1931 Partial White Municipal Party 4 44 Robert E Lee Chancey November 3 1931 November 3 1943 3 White Municipal Party 4 45 Curtis Hixon November 3 1943 May 21 1956 3 1 2 White Municipal Party 4 Democratic46 Junie L Young Jr May 21 1956 October 2 1956 Acting Democratic47 Nick Nuccio 1st administration October 2 1956 October 1 1959 1 Democratic 2 48 Julian Lane October 1 1959 October 1 1963 1 Democratic49 Nick Nuccio 2nd administration October 1 1963 October 3 1967 1 Democratic50 Dick A Greco 1st administration October 3 1967 April 1 1974 2 Democratic51 Richard L Cheney April 1 1974 June 19 1974 Acting Democratic52 Lloyd Copeland June 19 1974 October 3 1974 Acting Republican53 William F Poe October 3 1974 October 1 1979 1 Republican54 Bob Martinez October 3 1979 July 16 1986 1 1 2 DemocraticRepublican55 Sandra Freedman July 16 1986 April 1 1995 2 Democratic56 Dick A Greco 2nd administration April 1 1995 April 1 2003 2 Democratic57 Pam Iorio April 1 2003 March 31 2011 2 Democratic58 Bob Buckhorn April 1 2011 May 1 2019 2 Democratic59 Jane Castor May 1 2019 Incumbent 1 DemocraticNotes Deceased in office 1 Following the lapse of the city charter on October 1869 Hillsborough County took over responsibility for providing principal services However Tampa needed some form of municipal government to monitor the services being provided by the county and the state As a result a municipal election was held on July 6 1870 in which Henderson was elected mayor 6 See also EditTimeline of Tampa FloridaReferences Edit salarygenius com fl tampa salary city mayor salary a b c Kerstein Robert 2001 Politics and Growth in Twentieth Century Tampa Gainesville FL University Press of Florida ISBN 978 0813020839 Goffard Christopher 27 October 2000 Greco allies hit term limits St Petersburg Times Retrieved 9 October 2016 a b c d e f g h Iorio Pam 2001 Colorless Primaries Tampa s White Municipal Party The Florida Historical Quarterly 79 3 297 318 JSTOR 30150855 Perry G Wall 41st Mayor Of Tampa City of Tampa Florida City of Tampa June 17 2014 John Henderson s mayor profile Archived 2010 01 06 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditHistory of Tampa mayors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of mayors of Tampa Florida amp oldid 1128444089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
