List of mayors of Mobile, Alabama


This is a list of mayors, or persons holding the equivalent office, of Mobile, Alabama, United States.
When Mobile came into the United States, it operated under a government system where the chief executive was called "President"

Current Electoral Process

Under its current electoral process the mayor of Mobile Alabama is elected every 4 years under a two-round system where a second round featuring the top two vote earning candidates occurs if a candidate fails to receive a majority of votes in the first round. There are also no term limits for the position.
Under current city law to qualify for the position a person must be a registered voter in the city, be at least 25 years old, be a resident of the city 90 before the election date and pay a $500 qualifying fee.

Presidents of Mobile

Mayors of Mobile

Mayors of Mobile between 1911 and 1985 (President of the City Commission)

From 1911 to 1985, Mobile was governed by a three-member city commission. The office of Mayor of Mobile rotated between the members of the commission and was the title given to the President of the Commission. The last directly elected mayor before the institution of the commission was Patrick J. Lyons. He was the 40th mayor of Mobile. Lyons would go on to be elected to the City Commission where he would serve as mayor several more times. The numbers listed correspond to their order within the overall list of the mayors of Mobile, not their order in presiding over the commission.
Nr.ImageNameTerm startTerm end
41Lazarus Schwarz19111913
42Patrick J. Lyons19131914
43Harry Pillans19141915
44"Patrick J. Lyons19151916
45Harry Pillans19161917
46"Patrick J. Lyons19171918
47George E. Crawford19181919
48Harry Pillans19191921
49George E. Crawford19211922
50Richard V. Taylor19221924
51Harry T. Hartwell19241925
52George E. Crawford19251926
53Harry T. Hartwell19261927
54Leon Schwarz19271928
55Cecil F. Bates19281929
56Harry T. Hartwell19291930
57Leon Schwarz19301931
58Cecil F. Bates19311932
59Harry T. Hartwell19321933
60Richard V. Taylor19331934
61Cecil F. Bates19341935
62Charles A. Baumhauer19351936
63Richard V. Taylor19361937
64Cecil F. Bates19371938
65Charles A. Baumhauer19381939
66Cecil F. Bates19391941
67Charles A. Baumhauer19411942
68Ernest M. Megginson19421943
69Robin C. Herndon19431944
70Charles A. Baumhauer19441945
71Ernest M. Megginson19451946
72Robin C. Herndon19461947
73Charles A. Baumhauer19471948
74Ernest M Megginson19481949
75Charles A. Baumhauer19491950
76Ernest M. Megginson19501951
77Joseph R. Mitternight19511952
78Charles A. Baumhauer19521953
79Henry R. Luscher19531954
80Charles F. Hackmeyer19541955
81Joseph N. Langan19551956
82Henry R. Luscher19561957
83Joseph N. Langan19571958
84Henry R. Luscher19581959
85Joseph N. Langan19591960
86Henry R. Luscher19601961
87George E. McNally19611962
88Charles S. Trimmier19621963
89Joseph N. Langan19631964
90Charles S. Trimmier19641965
91Joseph N. Langan19651967
92Arthur R. Outlaw19671968
93Lambert C. Mims19681969
94Joseph A. Bailey19691971
95Robert B. Doyle19711972
96Lambert C. Mims19721973
97Gary A. Greenough19731975
98Robert B. Doyle19751976
99Lambert C. Mims19761979
100Gary A. Greenough19791980
101Robert B. Doyle19801981
102Gary A. Greenough19811983
103Robert B. Doyle19831984
104Lambert C. Mims19841985

Mayors of Mobile since 1985

After several commissioners had faced corruption indictments and popular support grew for discarding the old commission system, Mobile restored direct elections in 1985, electing Arthur Outlaw as their first directly elected mayor since 1911.
Nr.ImageNameTerm startTerm end
105Arthur Outlaw1985October 1989
106Mike DowOctober 1989October 3, 2005
107Sam JonesOctober 3, 2005November 4, 2013
108Sandy StimpsonNovember 4, 2013November 3, 2025
109Spiro CheriogotisNovember 3, 2025Present

Chiefs of Staff to the Mayor