List of mayors

Annual election

 * Oliver Hazzard Perry Jones (1884 - 1885)
 * William Johnson (1885 - January 1886)
 * J.J. Thornton (January 1886 - January 1887)
 * David Black (January 1887 - January 1889)
 * Walter Moreland Conner (January 1889 - January 1891)
 * J.M. Williamson (January 1891 - January 1893)

Biennial election

 * D.B. Hover (January 1893 - January 1894)
 * Evans Hall (January 1894 - January 1897)
 * T.J. Mixon (January 1897 - January 1899)
 * Evans Hall (January 1899 - January 1901)
 * Charles W. Rich (January 1901 - January 1907)
 * J.D. Donald (January 1911 - January 1913)

Four-year term

 * T.E. Batson (January 1913 - July 1922)
 * B.D. Moore (July - September 1922)
 * W.S.F. Tatum (September 1922 - January 1925)
 * B.D. Moore (January 1925 - January 1929)
 * W.S.F. Tatum (January 1929 - January 1937)
 * Travis H. Boykin (January 1937 - January 1941)
 * George M. Calhoun (January 1941 - January 1949)
 * D.W. Holmes (January 1949 - December 18, 1950)
 * Mrs. D.W. Holmes (December 21, 1950 - March 15, 1951)
 * Edward J. Currie, Sr.(March 15, 1951 - July 1953)
 * Moran M. Pope (January 1953 - January 1957)
 * D. Gary Sutherland (January - July 1957)
 * Richard T. Carlisle (July 1957 - July 1961)
 * Claude F. Pittman, Sr. (July 1961 - July 17, 1962)
 * Claude F. Pittman, Jr. (July 17, 1962 - July 1965)
 * Paul E. Grady (July 1965 - July 1973)
 * A.L. Gerrard, Jr. (July 1973 - May 1980)
 * G.D. Williamson (May 28, 1980 - August 4, 1980)
 * Bobby L. Chain (August 4, 1980 - July 1985)
 * G.D. Williamson (July 1985 - July 1989)
 * Ed Morgan (July 1989 - July 2001)
 * Johnny DuPree (July 2001 - June 2017)
 * Toby Barker (June 2017 - )

Source: http://www.lib.usm.edu/spcol/collections/manuscripts/finding_aids/m208/#mayors