Mayors of Rumson, New Jersey

Rumson, New Jersey, was incorporated on June 18, 1907. It is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The governing body consists of a mayor and a borough council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. The borough form of government used by Rumson, the most common system used in the state, is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.
Frank McMahon was the first mayor of Rumson, New Jersey. The current mayor of Rumson, New Jersey, is John E. Ekdahl.

Mayors

#	Mayor	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1	Frank McMahon			undetermined	Frank McMahon was the first mayor of Rumson, New Jersey.
2	John Minton Corlies		1921	Democratic	He also served as the Director of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.
3	William H. Mahoney		1923	undetermined
4	William Warren Barbour		1929	Republican	Amateur heavyweight boxing champion; later served in the United States Senate.
5	Van R. Halsey		1935	undetermined
6	Neilson Edwards		1937	undetermined
7	James Coats Auchincloss		1942	Republican	Later served in the United States House of Representatives.
8	Louis M. Hague		1947	undetermined
9	J. Edward Wilson		1949	undetermined
10	Peter Hood Ballantine Cumming		1951	undetermined	Previously a business executive.
11	Francis J. Nary		1957	undetermined
12	Peter Cartmell		1961	Republican
13	Charles S. Callman		1967	Republican	This was his first term.
14	John O. Teeter		1980	Republican
15	Charles Francis Paterno			Republican
16	Charles S. Callman			Republican	This was his second term.
17	John E. Ekdahl		incumbent	Republican	John E. Ekdahl is the current mayor of Rumson, New Jersey. He has been serving for.

Notes
A. Table only includes Borough mayors. 17 people have served as mayor, one twice; the table includes this non-consecutive term as well.