List of mayors of Fayetteville, Arkansas
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The mayor of Fayetteville, Arkansas is an elected city leader. Fayetteville is the second largest city in Arkansas and has a population of around 94,000.
Term length4 years
First holderP. Vinson Rhea
| Mayor of Fayetteville, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
since January 1, 2025 | |
| Term length | 4 years |
| First holder | P. Vinson Rhea |
In 1868, during the American Civil War, Mayor M. LaRue Harrison was forcibly removed from office. For the remainder of the war, Fayetteville was under military control and did not have a mayor.
In 1992, the city's government transitioned from a city board to a mayor–council structure.[1]
Pre-Civil War (1841–1868)
City board (1868–1992)
| No. | Name | Term | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | E. I. Stirman | 1869 | [4][5][6] |
| 6 | T. Murray Campbell | 1871 | |
| 7 | J. R. Pettigrew | 1872 | |
| 8 | George A. Grace | 1873 | |
| 9 | Robert J. Wilson | 1874 | |
| 10 | A. M. Wilson | 1876 | |
| 11 | A. S. Vandeventer | 1877 | |
| 12 | J. H. Van Hoose | 1880 | [7] |
| 13 | W. C. Jackson | 1881 | |
| 14 | C. W. Walker | 1883 | |
| 15 | W. C. Jackson | 1885 | |
| 16 | R. J. Wilson | ||
| 17 | O. C. Gray | 1886 | |
| 18 | E. B. Wall | 1887 | |
| 19 | J. H. Van Hoose | 1888 | |
| 20 | F. M. Goar | 1889 | |
| 21 | W. S. Pollard | 1891–1895 | [8] |
| 22 | Jack Walker | 1897 | |
| 23 | J. T. Eason | 1901 | |
| 24 | C. A. Mullholland | 1905 | |
| 25 | W. H. Rollins | 1909–1913 | |
| 26 | Guy Phillips | 1913–1914 | |
| 27 | Tom Taylor [9] | 1914–1917 | |
| 28 | Allan Wilson | 1921–1929 | |
| 29 | T. S. Tribble | 1929–1935 | |
| 30 | A. D. McAllister | 1935–1941 | |
| 31 | George Vaughn | 1941–1944 | |
| 32 | G. T. Sanders | 1944–1949 | |
| 33 | Powell M. Rhea | 1949–1953 | |
| 34 | Roy A. Scott | 1954–1957 | |
| 35 | J. Austin Parrish | 1958–1959 | |
| 36 | Guy E. Brown | 1960–1965 | |
| 37 | Don Trumbo | 1966–1968 | |
| 38 | Garland Melton Jr. | 1969–1970 | |
| 39 | Joe Fred Starr | 1971–1972 | [10] |
| 40 | Russell Purdy | 1973–1974 | |
| 41 | Marion Orton | 1975–1976 | |
| 42 | Ernest Lancaster | 1977–1978 | |
| 43 | David Malone | 1978–1979 | |
| 44 | John Todd | 1980–1981 | |
| 45 | Paul Robert Noland | 1982–1986 | [11] |
| 46 | Marilyn Johnson | 1986–1987 | [12] |
| 47 | William V. Martin | 1987–1990 | |
| 48 | Fred S. Vorsanger | 1991–1992 | [13] |
Mayor–council (1992–present)
| No. | Name | Term | Party affiliation | Refs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Fred Hanna | 1992–2000 | [14][15] | ||
| 50 | Dan Coody | January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2008 | |||
| 51 | Lioneld Jordan | January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2024 | [16][17] | ||
| 52 | Molly Rawn | January 1, 2025 – present | Democrat | ||