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Mayor of Tampa
Seal of City of Tampa
Incumbent Bob Buckhorn since April 1, 2011
Style	The Honorable
Term length	4 years limited to two consecutive terms
Formation	1856
Salary	$60,384[1]
Website	www.tampagov.net/mayor

The Mayor is the highest elected official in Tampa, Florida. Since its incorporation in 1856, the town has had 58 mayors. Tampa had no mayor from 1862 until 1866, during which time the city government was temporarily suspended during and immediately after the American Civil War.

Election process

Since 1953, Tampa's municipal elections (including those for mayor) have been non-partisan. All qualified candidates are entered into the general election without a primary election, and no candidate is required to disclose his or her party affiliation. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, a runoff election is held between the top two vote-getters to decide the final outcome.^[2]

Terms and term limits

From the establishment of Tampa's city charter of 1856 until 1896, Tampa's mayors served one year terms. The term was extended to two years in 1896 and to four years in 1924.

From 1856 until 1920, Tampa mayors could not serve consecutive terms but were permitted to run again after being out of office for one full term. This resulted in several mayors serving multiple non-consecutive terms, especially in the late 1800s. In 1920, term limits were abolished entirely.

Since 1983, Tampa mayors have been limited to two consecutive terms, but they may run again after spending at least a full four-year term out of the office.^[2][3]

List

Notes

^† Deceased in office.
¹ Following the lapse of the city charter on October 1869, Hillsborough County took over responsibility for providing principal services. However, Tampa needed some form of municipal government to monitor the services being provided by the county and the state. As a result, a municipal election was held on July 6, 1870 in which Henderson was elected mayor. ^[5]

Elections in Florida
Federal government Presidential elections 1848 1852 1856 1860 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Presidential primaries Democratic 1932 1936 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Republican 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1988 1992 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 U.S. Senate elections 1932 1934 1938 1940 1944 1946 1950 1952 1956 1958 1962 1964 1968 1964 1968 1970 1974 1976 1980 1982 1986 1988 1992 1994 1998 2000 2004 2006 2010 2012 2016 2018 U.S. House elections 2000 2002 2004 2006 5th 8th 9th 16th 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Special elections 18th district, 1989 13th district, 2014 19th district, 2014
State government Gubernatorial elections 1845 1849 1853 1857 1861 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Attorney General elections 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Chief Financial Officer elections 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Agriculture Commissioner of Florida 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 Ballot measures Florida Amendment 2 (2008) Florida Amendment 2 (2014) Florida Amendment 1 (2016) Florida Amendment 2 (2016) Florida Amendment 4 (2018) Other elections 2006 2010
Jacksonville Mayoral elections 2003 2007 2011 2015
Miami Mayoral elections 2009 2013 2017
Miami-Dade County Mayoral elections 2011 2012 2016
Orange County Mayoral elections 2010 2014 2018
Orlando Mayoral elections 2012 2015
St. Petersburg Mayoral elections 2013 2017
Tampa Mayoral elections 2011 2015
Government
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See also

• Timeline of Tampa, Florida

References

External links

• History of Tampa mayors