Mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina
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The Mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina is Democrat Marikay Abuzuaiter who took office in December 2025 after the 2025 mayoral election.
Member ofGreensboro City Council
SeatMelvin Municipal Office Building, Greensboro, North Carolina
Term lengthFour years
Constituting instrumentCity Charter of Greensboro
| Mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina | |
|---|---|
| Member of | Greensboro City Council |
| Seat | Melvin Municipal Office Building, Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Term length | Four years |
| Constituting instrument | City Charter of Greensboro |
| Precursor | Intendant of Police of Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Formation | 1857 |
| First holder | Charles G. Yates |
Greensboro operates with council-manager government, under which the mayor is elected separately from Greensboro City Council.
Greensboro mayors serve four year terms with no term limits. Elections are held as non-partisan.
List of mayors
| # | Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles G. Yates | 1857 | 1861 |
| 2 | Alexander P. Eckel | 1861 | 1863 |
| 3 | Richard Sterling | 1864 | 1865 |
| 4 | William L. Scott | 1865 | 1869 |
| 5 | R. M. Sloan | 1870 | 1873 |
| 6 | Cyrus P. Mendenhall | 1874 | 1876 |
| 7 | S. C. Dodson | 1877 | 1883 |
| 8 | R. R. King Sr. | 1883 | 1885 |
| 9 | J. A. Barringer | 1887 | 1888 |
| 10 | James W. Forbis | 1889 | 1891 |
| 11 | J. R. Mendenhall | 1892 | 1893 |
| 12 | John A. Barrninger | 1893 | 1894 |
| 13 | James E. Boyd | 1894 | 1895 |
| 14 | J. J. Nelson | 1895 | 1898 |
| 15 | Z. V. Taylor | 1899 | 1900 |
| 16 | William H. Osborne | 1901 | 1903 |
| 17 | T. J. Murphy | 1905 | 1907 |
| 18 | L. J. Brandt | 1907 | 1909 |
| 19 | E. J. Stafford | 1909 | 1911 |
| 20 | T.J. Murphy | 1911 | 1917 |
| 21 | E. J. Stafford (2 terms) | 1917 | 1921 |
| 22 | Claude Kiser | 1921 | 1923 |
| 23 | E. B. Jeffress | 1925 | 1927 |
| 24 | R. R. King Jr. | 1927 | 1929 |
| 25 | Paul C. Lindley | 1931 | 1933 |
| 26 | Roger W. Harrison (resigned) | 1933 | 1937 |
| 27 | Ralph L. Lewis (resigned) | 1939 | 1940 |
| 28 | Huger King | 1940 | 1941 |
| 29 | W. H. Sullivan | 1942 | 1943 |
| 30 | C. M. Vanstory Jr. | 1945 | 1947 |
| 31 | Fielding L. Fry | 1947 | 1949 |
| 32 | Benjamin Cone | 1949 | 1951 |
| 33 | Robert H. Frazier | 1951 | 1953 |
| 34 | R. Boyd Morris (resigned) | 1955 | 1956 |
| 35 | J. Archie Cannon Jr. | 1956 | 1957 |
| 36 | George H. Roach | 1957 | 1961 |
| 37 | David Schenck | 1961 | 1965 |
| 38 | W. L. Trotter Jr. | 1965 | 1967 |
| 39 | Carson Bain | 1967 | 1969 |
| 40 | H. J. Elam III | 1969 | 1971 |
| 41 | Jim Melvin (5 terms) | 1971 | 1981 |
| 42 | John W. Forbis (3 terms) | 1981 | 1987 |
| 43 | Vic Nussbaum Jr. (3 terms) | 1987 | 1993 |
| 44 | Carolyn S. Allen (3 terms) | 1993 | 1999 |
| 45 | Keith Holliday (4 terms) | 1999 | 2007 |
| 46 | Yvonne Johnson | 2007 | 2009 |
| 47 | William H. Knight[1][2] | 2009 | 2011 |
| 48 | Robbie Perkins[3] | 2011 | 2013 |
| 49 | Nancy Vaughan (3 terms) | 2013 | 2025 |
| 50 | Marikay Abuzuaiter | 2025 | present |