List of mayors of South Bend, Indiana


This is a list of mayors of South Bend, Indiana, beginning with South Bend's incorporation as a city on May 22, 1865. William G. George served as the city's first mayor from 1865 to 1868. Joe Kernan was mayor of South Bend from 1988 to 1997 and went on to serve as governor of Indiana. South Bend's 11th mayor was Schuyler Colfax III, son of the 17th Vice President of the United States Schuyler Colfax, and was the youngest mayor of South Bend. Every mayor since 1972 has been a Democrat and the incumbent is James Mueller, having taken office on January 1, 2020.
#PhotoNameTerm startTerm endTerms Party
1William G. George1Republican
2Louis Humphreys 2Republican
3William Miller 2Republican
4Alexander N. Thomas1Republican
5Lucius G. Tong 1Republican
6Levi J. Ham 2Democratic
7George W. Loughman 2Republican
8William H. Longley2Democratic
9David R. Leeper 1Democratic
10D. B. J. Schafer2Republican
11Schuyler Colfax III 2Republican
12Edward J. Fogarty4Democratic
13Charles L. Goetz2Democratic
14Fred W. Keller 2Independent
15Franklin R. Carson 2Republican
16Eli F. Seebirt 2Republican
17Chester R. MontgomeryDemocratic
18William Riley Hinkle Democratic
19George W. Freyermuth Republican
20Jesse I. PaveyDemocratic
21F. Kenneth Dempsey Democratic
22George A. SchockDemocratic
23John Alden Scott 1Republican
24Edward F. Voorde 1¼Democratic
25Frank J. Bruggner ¾Democratic
26Lloyd M. Allen 2Republican
27Jerry Miller1Democratic
28Peter J. Nemeth 1Democratic
29Roger O. Parent 2Democratic
30Joe E. Kernan 2¼Democratic
31Steve Luecke 3¾Democratic
32Pete Buttigieg 2Democratic
33James Mueller IncumbentDemocratic