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This is a list of mayors of Atlanta in the state of Georgia in the United States. The term of office was one year until Hammock's second term, when a new city charter changed it to two years. The term was changed to four years in 1929, giving Ragsdale the modern stay in office. Though a political party is listed where known, the mayoral election is officially non-partisan, so the candidate did not represent their party when elected. In recent history, the viable candidates in the race have been primarily Democrats.
See the mayors of Atlanta category for an alphabetical list.
| Name | Years | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Moses Formwalt | 1848–1849 | Rowdy |
| Benjamin Bomar | 1849–1850 | Rowdy |
| Willis Buell | 1850–1851 | Rowdy |
| Jonathan Norcross | 1851–1852 | Moral |
| Thomas Gibbs | 1852–1853 | |
| John Mims | 1853 - 1853 (resigned due to illness) | |
| William Markham | 1853 - 1854 (special election) | |
| William Butt | 1854–1855 | |
| Allison Nelson | 1855 - 1855 (resigned) | Democratic |
| John Glen | 1855 - 1856 (acting) | |
| William Ezzard | 1856 - 1858 (first & second terms) | Democratic |
| Luther Glenn | 1858 - 1860 (first & second terms) | |
| William Ezzard | 1860 - 1861 (third term) | Democratic |
| Jared Whitaker | 1861 - 1861 (joined CSA government) | |
| Thomas Lowe | 1861 - 1862 (acting) | |
| James Calhoun | 1862 - 1866 (four terms) | |
| James E. Williams | 1866 - 1869 (first & second terms) | Democratic |
| William Hulsey | 1869–1870 | Democratic |
| William Ezzard | 1870 - 1871 (fourth term) | Democratic |
| Dennis Hammond | 1871–1872 | Radical Republican |
| John H. James | 1872–1873 | Democratic |
| Cicero C. Hammock | 1873 - 1874 (first term) | |
| S.B. Spencer | 1874–1875 | Democratic |
| Cicero C. Hammock | 1875 - 1877 (second term) | |
| Nedom L. Angier | 1877–1879 | Republican |
| William Lowndes Calhoun | 1879–1881 | |
| James W. English | 1881–1883 | |
| John B. Goodwin | 1883 - 1885 (first term) | |
| George Hillyer | 1885–1887 | |
| John Tyler Cooper | 1887–1889 | |
| John Thomas Glenn | 1889–1891 | |
| William Hemphill | 1891–1893 | |
| John B. Goodwin | 1893 - 1895 (second term) | |
| Porter King | 1895–1897 | |
| Charles Collier | 1897–1899 | |
| James G. Woodward | 1899 - 1901 (first term) | |
| Livingston Mims | 1901–1903 | Democratic |
| Evan Howell | 1903–1905 | |
| James G. Woodward | 1905 - 1907 (second term) | |
| W.R. Joyner | 1907–1909 | |
| Robert Maddox | 1909–1911 | |
| Courtland Winn | 1911–1913 | |
| James G. Woodward | 1913 - 1917 (third & fourth terms) | |
| Asa Candler | 1917–1919 | |
| James L. Key | 1919 - 1923 (first & second terms) | |
| Walter Sims | 1923 - 1927 (first & second terms) | Democratic |
| Isaac Newton Ragsdale | 1927–1931 | |
| James L. Key | 1931 - 1937 (third & fourth term) | |
| William B. Hartsfield | 1937 - 1941 (first term) | Democratic |
| Roy LeCraw | 1941 - 1942 (enlisted in army) | |
| George B. Lyle | 1942 - 1942 (acting) | |
| William B. Hartsfield | 1942 - 1962 (second through sixth terms) | Democratic |
| Ivan Allen, Jr. | 1962 - 1970 (first & second terms) | Democratic |
| Sam Massell | 1970–1974 | Democratic |
| Maynard Jackson | 1974 - 1982 (first & second terms) | Democratic |
| Andrew Young | 1982 - 1990 (first & second terms) | Democratic |
| Maynard Jackson | 1990 - 1994 (third term) | Democratic |
| Bill Campbell | 1994 - January 7, 2002 (first & second terms) | Democratic |
| Shirley Franklin | January 7, 2002 - January 4, 2010 (first & second terms) | Democratic |
| Kasim Reed | January 4, 2010–present | Democratic |
In the 2009 runoff election on December 1, Kasim Reed received 50.37% of the vote, while Mary Norwood received 49.63%. After certification, Norwood asked for a recount, in which Kasim Reed was declared the winner. Reed will serve a term from January 2010 to January 2014.