List of mayors of Miami

Mayor of Miami
Seal of the City of Miami
Flag of the City of Miami
since December 18, 2025
StyleThe Honorable
Term length
  • 4 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderJohn B. Reilly
Formation1896
Salary$187,500
Websitewww.miami.gov/My-Government/City-Officials/Mayor-Eileen-Higgins

Below is a list of mayors of the City of Miami, Florida, United States.

List of mayors

No. Image Mayor Term start Term end Party Ref.
1John B. Reilly 1896 1900 Republican
2 J. E. Lummus 1900 1903 Republican
3John Sewell 1903 1907 Republican
4F. H. Wharton 1907 1911 Democratic
5S. Rodmond Smith 1911 1912 Republican
6J. W. Watson Sr. 1912 1915 Democratic
7Parker A. Henderson 1915 1917 Republican
8J. W. Watson Sr. 1917 1919 Democratic
9 William Pruden Smith 1919 1921 Republican
10C. D. Leffler 1921 1923 Democratic
11Parker A. Henderson 1923 1925 Republican
12 Edward C Romfh 1925 1927 Republican
13E. G. Sewell 1927 1929 Republican
14C. H. Reeder 1929 1931 Republican
15R. B. Gautier 1931 1933 Democratic
16E. G. Sewell 1933 1935 Republican
17 A.D.H. Fossey 1935 1937 Republican
18 Robert R. Williams 1937 1939 Republican
19E. G. Sewell 1939 1940 Republican
20 Alexander Orr Jr. 1940 1941 Republican
21C. H. Reeder 1941 1943 Republican
22Leonard K. Thomson 1943 1945 Republican
23 Perrine Palmer Jr. 1945 1947 Democratic
24Robert L. Floyd 1947 1949 Democratic
25William M. Wolfarth 1949 1951 Republican
26Chelsie J. Senerchia 1951 1953 Republican
27 Abe Aronovitz 1953 1955 Republican
28Randy Christmas 1955 1957 Republican
29Robert King High 1957 1967 Democratic
30W. E. Master Johnson (acting) 1967 1967 Republican
31Stephen P. Clark 1967 1970 Democratic
32David T. Kennedy 1970 1973 Democratic
33Maurice Ferré 1973 1973 Democratic
34David T. Kennedy 1973 1973 Democratic
35Maurice Ferré 1973 1985 Democratic
36Xavier Suarez 1985 1993 Democratic
37Stephen P. Clark 1993 1996 Democratic
38Willy Gort (acting) 1996 1996 Republican
39Joe Carollo 1996 1997 Republican
40Xavier Suarez 1997 1998 Democratic
41Joe Carollo 1998 2001 Republican
42Manny Diaz 2001 2009 Independent
43Tomás Regalado 2009 2017 Republican
44Francis Suarez 2017 2025 Republican
45Eileen Higgins 2025 present Democratic

See also

References

  1. ↑ City Manager's Report to City. City of Miami. 1926. p. 6.
  2. ↑ City Manager's Report to City. City of Miami. 1926. p. 6.
  3. ↑ Chapin, George M (1914). Florida, 1513-1913, past and future. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  4. ↑ "Hispanic Heritage Month" (PDF), Congressional Record, Washington DC, October 16, 2013, Recognizing the Contributions of Maurice Ferre
  5. ↑ "Ex-Mayor of Miami Gets His Job Back", New York Times, November 11, 1993
  6. ↑ "Cuban-Born Commissioner Is Elected Mayor of Miami", New York Times, July 25, 1996
  7. ↑ "Miami City Officials". City of Miami, Florida Official Web Site. Archived from the original on January 16, 1997 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Fraud Ruling Invalidates Miami Mayoral Election", New York Times, March 5, 1998
  9. ↑ "New Mayor for Miami", New York Times, November 4, 2009
  10. ↑ Vakil, Caroline (December 9, 2025), Democrats flip Miami mayor’s office, winning control for first time in nearly 30 years, The Hill, retrieved December 9, 2025

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