List of mayors of Key West, Florida

Mayors of Key West, Florida in the United States have reflected the city's cultural and ethnic heritage including Cuban and openly gay mayors.

1822–1828 — John H. Fleming, Mayor (head of chamber of commerce as well) 1828–1828 — Edgar Macon, Mayor A. 1828–1830 — Edgar Macon, President of the Town Council B. 1831–1832 — D. C. Pinkham, President of the Town Council 1832–1833 — Oliver O'Hara, Mayor 1833–1834 — Fielding A. Browne 1834–1835 — Adam Gordon 1835–1837 — Fielding A. Browne (2nd Term) 1837–1838 — William A. Whitehead 1838–1839 — Tomaso Saccheti (Socarty) 1839–1840 — Pardon C. GreeneDates are not proven 1840–1841 — Philip J. Fontaine 1841–1842 — Alexander Patterson 1842–1844 — Philip J. Fontaine (2nd Term) 1844–1846 — Benjamin Sawyer 1846–1848 — Walter C. Maloney 1848–1852 — Alexander Patterson (2nd Term) 1852–1853 — Fernando J. Moreno 1853–1854 — John W. Porter 1854–1854 — John W. Porter (2nd Term) 1854–1855 — William Curry 1855–1856 — Philip J. Fontaine (3rd Term) 1856–1857 — Alexander Patterson (3rd Term) 1857–1861 — John P. Baldwin 1861–1861 — William Marvin 1861–1864 — Alexander Patterson (4th Term) 1864–1865 — E. O. Gwynn 1865–1866 — Alexander Patterson (5th Term) 1866–1866 — William Marvin (2nd Term) 1866–1867 — E. O. Gwynn (2nd Term) 1867–1868 — Alexander Patterson (6th Term) 1868–1868 — Henry Mulrennan 1868–1868 — W. S. Allen 1868–1869 — Dr. D. W. Whitehurst 1869–1870 — uncertain 1870–1870 — Henry Mulrennan (2nd Term) 1870–1871 — Joseph B. Browne 1871–1872 — William D. Cash 1872–1873 — Winer Bethel 1873–1874 — W. S. Allen (2nd Term) 1874–1875 — E. O. Gwynn (3rd Term) 1875–1876 — Carlos M. de CespedesCarlos Manuel de Céspedes y Céspedes was the son of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuba's "Father of the Motherland" (Paula Harper. "Cuba Connections: Key West—Tampa—Miami, 1870 to 1945." The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts. Vol. 22. , p.279-80.) 1876–1880 — Livingston W. Bethel 1880–1881 — Robert Jasper Perry 1881–1882 — E. O. Gwynn (4th Term) 1882–1883 — William McClintock 1883–1885 — R. Alfred Monsalvatage 1885–1886 — James G. Jones 1886–1888 — J. W. V. R. Plummer 1888–1889 — James A. Waddell 1889–1891 — Walter C. Maloney, Jr. 1891–1895 — Robert Jasper Perry (2nd Term) 1895–1897 — James A. Waddell (2nd Term) 1897–1898 — John B. Maloney 1898–1903 — George L. Bartlum 1903–1905 — Benjamin D. Trevor 1905–1907 — George L. Babcock 1907–1915 — Dr. Joseph N. Fogarty 1915–1917 — Norberg Thompson 1917–1919 — Allan B. Cleare 1919–1921 — Louis E. Otto 1921–1925 — Frank H. Ladd 1925–1933 — Leslie A. Curry 1933–1935 — William H. Malone 1935–1937 — Henry C. Galey 1937–1945 — Willard Albury 1945–1945 — William W. Demeritt 1945–1945 — John Carbonell 1945–1947 — William W. Demeritt (2nd Term) 1947–1949 — A. Maitland Adams 1949–1950 — Louis M. J. Eisner 1950–1951 — John Carbonell (2nd Term) 1951–1951 — Louis M. J. Eisner (2nd Term) 1951–1957 — C. B. Harvey 1957–1961 — Delio Cobo 1961–1963 — C. B. Harvey (2nd Term) 1963–1969 — Kermit Lewin 1969–1971 — Delio Cobo (2nd Term) 1971–1981 — Charles "Sonny" McCoy 1981–1983 — Dennis WardlowSelf-styled "Prime Minister" of the Conch Republic, 1982 1983–1985 — Richard A. Heyman 1985–1987 — Tom Sawyer 1987–1989 — Richard A. Heyman (2nd Term) 1989–1989 — John Ingahm 1989–1991 — Tony Tarracino 1991–1995 — Dennis Wardlow (2nd Term) 1995–1995 — Tom Sawyer 1995–1997 — Dennis Wardlow (3rd Term) 1997–1999 — Sheila Mullins 1999–2005 — Jimmy Weekley 2005–2009 — Morgan McPherson 2009–2018 — Craig Cates 2018–2024 — Teri Johnston 2024–Present — Danise "Dee Dee" Henriquez

Notes

References Elected mayors of Key West, as listed in Jefferson B. Browne's Key West: The Old and The New (1912) with additions provided by Monroe County Public Library Historian Tom Hambright, The State Library of Florida, and WorldStatesmen.org.