Baltimore Mayors

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1 James Calhoun 1797 1804 4   None  
2 Thorowgood Smith 1804 1808 2   None  
3 Edward Johnson 1808 1816 4   Democratic-Republican  
4 George Stiles 1816 1819 1 ​1⁄2   Democratic-Republican Resigned during second term, died shortly after.
(3) Edward Johnson 1819 1820 Partial   Democratic-Republican Elected by the 1818 electors to finish out Mayor Stiles' term.
5 John Montgomery 1820 1822 1   Democratic-Republican  
(3) Edward Johnson 1822 1824 1   Democratic-Republican  
(5) John Montgomery 1824 1826 1   Democratic-Republican  
6 Jacob Small 1826 1831 2 ​1⁄2   Democratic-Republican Resigned from office.
7 William Steuart 1831 1832 Partial   Democratic-Republican Elected by the 1830 electors to finish out Mayor Small's term.
8 Jesse Hunt 1832 1835 1 ​1⁄2   Whig Resigned from office.
9 Samuel Smith 1835 1838 1 ​1⁄2   Democratic First elected in a special election to finish out Mayor Hunt's term, elected to a full term in 1836.
10 Sheppard C. Leakin 1838 1840 1   Whig  
11 Samuel Brady 1840 1842 Partial   Whig Resigned from office.
12 Solomon Hillen Jr. 1842 1843 Partial   Democratic First elected in a special election to finish out Mayor Brady's term, elected to a full term in 1842. Resigned from office.
13 James O. Law 1843 1844 Partial   Democratic Elected in a special election to finish out Mayor Hillen's term.
14 Jacob G. Davies 1844 1848 2   Whig  
15 Elijah Stansbury, Jr. 1848 1850 1   Democratic  
16 John H.T. Jerome 1850 1852 1   Democratic  
17 John S. Hollins 1852 1854 1   Whig  
18 Samuel Hinks 1854 1856 1   American  
19 Thomas Swann 1856 1860 2   American  
20 George W. Brown 1860 1861 Partial   Constitutional Union Arrested and removed from office by the Union Army for Confederate sympathies.
21 John C. Blackburn 1861 1862 Partial   None President of the First Branch of the City Council and served as Mayor Ex Officio from Mayor Brown's arrest until the new First Branch organized and elected a President in January 1862.
22 John L. Chapman 1862 1867 3 ​1⁄2   Republican President of the First Branch of the City Council and served as Mayor Ex Officio from January to November 1862. Elected to three terms. His final term was reduced from two years to one year per the new Maryland Constitution.
23 Robert T. Banks 1867 1871 1   Democratic The Maryland Constitution of 1867 extended the term of office from two to four years. The term was reduced back to two years in 1870.
24 Joshua Van Sant 1871 1875 2   Democratic  
25 Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1875 1877 1   Democratic  
26 George P. Kane 1877 1878 Partial   Democratic Died in office.
(25) Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1878 1881 1 ​1⁄2   Democratic First elected in a special election to finish out Mayor Kane's term, elected to a full term in 1879.
27 William P. Whyte 1881 1883 1   Democratic  
(25) Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1883 1885 1   Democratic  
28 James Hodges 1885 1887 1   Republican  
(25) Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1887 1889 1   Democratic  
29 Robert C. Davidson 1889 1891 1   Democratic  
(25) Ferdinand C. Latrobe 1891 1895 2   Democratic  
30 Alcaeus Hooper 1895 1897 1   Republican  
31 William T. Malster 1897 1899 1   Republican  
32 Thomas G. Hayes 1899 1903 1   Democratic  
33 Robert McLane 1903 1904 Partial   Democratic Died in office.
34 E. Clay Timanus 1904 1907 Partial   Republican President of the Second Branch. Succeeded to the mayoralty following Mayor McLane's death.
35 J. Barry Mahool 1907 1911 1   Democratic Lost reelection.
36 James H. Preston 1911 1919 2   Democratic Lost reelection.
37 William F. Broening 1919 1923 1   Republican Lost reelection.
38 Howard W. Jackson 1923 1927 1   Democratic Did not run for reelection.
(37) William F. Broening 1927 1931 1   Republican Did not run for reelection.
(38) Howard W. Jackson 1931 1943 3   Democratic Lost reelection in 1943.
39 Theodore McKeldin 1943 1947 1   Republican Did not run for reelection.
40 Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. 1947 1959 3   Democratic Lost reelection in 1959.
41 J. Harold Grady 1959 1962 Partial   Democratic Resigned following appointment as a Judge to the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City (Circuit Court).
42 Philip H. Goodman 1962 1963 Partial   Democratic City Council President. Succeeded to the mayoralty following Grady's resignation. Lost reelection to a full term.
(39) Theodore McKeldin 1963 1967 1   Republican Did not run for reelection.
43 Thomas D'Alesandro III 1967 1971 1   Democratic Did not run for reelection.
44 William D. Schaefer 1971 1987 4   Democratic Baltimore's longest-serving mayor. Resigned following his election as governor.
45 Clarence H. Burns 1987 1987 Partial   Democratic City Council President. First African-American mayor of Baltimore. Succeeded to the mayoralty following Schaefer's resignation. Lost reelection to a full term.
46 Kurt Schmoke 1987 1999 3   Democratic First African-American elected Mayor of Baltimore. Did not run for reelection in 1999.
47 Martin O'Malley 1999 2007 2   Democratic Resigned following his election as governor.
48 Sheila Dixon 2007 2010 Partial   Democratic City Council President. First female Mayor of Baltimore and first female elected Mayor of Baltimore. Succeeded to the mayoralty following O'Malley's resignation. Elected to a full term in 2007. Resigned from office in January 2010.
49 Stephanie Rawlings-Blake 2010 2016 1 ​1⁄2   Democratic City Council President. Succeeded to the mayoralty following Dixon's resignation. Elected to a full term in 2011. Did not run for reelection in 2016.
50 Catherine Pugh 2016 2019 Partial   Democratic Resigned from office May 2, 2019.
51 Jack Young 2019 Incumbent Partial   Democratic City Council President. Succeeded to the mayoralty following Pugh's resignation.