List of mayors of Fayetteville, Arkansas

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.

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.

Pre-Civil War (1841–1868)

NameTerm1P. Vinson Rhea18412J. W. Walker18593Stephen Bedford18604M. LaRue Harrison1868

City board (1868–1992) NameTerm5E. I. Stirman18696T. Murray Campbell18717J. R. Pettigrew18728George A. Grace18739Robert J. Wilson187410A. M. Wilson187611A. S. Vandeventer187712J. H. Van Hoose188013W. C. Jackson188114C. W. Walker188315W. C. Jackson188516R. J. Wilson17O. C. Gray188618E. B. Wall188719J. H. Van Hoose188820F. M. Goar188921W. S. Pollard1891–189522Jack Walker189723J. T. Eason190124C. A. Mullholland190525W. H. Rollins1909–191326Guy Phillips1913–191427Tom Taylor 1914–191728Allan Wilson1921–192929T. S. Tribble1929–193530A. D. McAllister1935–194131George Vaughn1941–194432G. T. Sanders1944–194933Powell M. Rhea1949–195334Roy A. Scott1954–195735J. Austin Parrish1958–195936Guy E. Brown1960–196537Don Trumbo1966–196838Garland Melton Jr.1969–197039Joe Fred Starr1971–197240Russell Purdy1973–197441Marion Orton1975–197642Ernest Lancaster1977–197843David Malone1978–197944John Todd1980–198145Paul Robert Noland1982–198646Marilyn Johnson1986–198747William V. Martin1987–199048Fred S. Vorsanger1991–1992

Mayor–council (1992–present)

NameTermParty affiliation49Fred Hanna1992–200050Dan CoodyJanuary 1, 2000 – December 31, 200851Lioneld JordanJanuary 1, 2009 – December 31, 2024 52Molly RawnJanuary 1, 2025 – presentDemocrat

See also

List of mayors of places in Arkansas

References