The office of the Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina is elected for a two-year term.[1] The city's mayoral and municipal election are held during off-years. The mayoral election is nonpartisan. The office has been held by Mitch Colvin since 2017. He is the chief legislator of the city of Fayetteville, though as a first among equals, as Fayetteville is a Council-Manager city.
J. W. Walker was the first mayor of Fayettesville.
"The Story of Fayetteville and the Upper Cape Fear" was written by John Oates and published in 1950. All twelve consecutive Mayors who have held office since 1961 have signed a copy. [2]
| Mayor | Term Begins | Term Ends | Political party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Butler | 1961 | 1963 | Democratic Party | |
| Wilber Clark | 1963 | 1965 | Democratic Party | |
| Monroe Evans | 1965 | 1969 | Democratic Party | First Jewish mayor of Fayetteville[8] |
| Charles B.C. Holt | 1969 | 1971 | Democratic Party | |
| Jack Lee | 1971 | 1975 | Republican Party | First Republican mayor during the 20th Century[9] |
| Beth Finch | 1975 | 1981 | Democratic Party | First woman to serve as Mayor of Fayetteville |
| Bill Hurley | 1981 | 1987 | Democratic Party | |
| J.L. Dawkins | 1987 | May 30, 2000 | Died in office on May 30, 2000 Longest-serving mayor in city history.[10] | |
| Milo McBryde | August 21, 2000[11] | December 3, 2001 | Appointed mayor in August 2000 to serve the remainder of Dawkins' unexpired term.[12] Defeated for re-election on November 6, 2001. | |
| Marshall Pitts Jr. | December 3, 2001[13] | December 2005 | Democratic Party | First African-American mayor of Fayetteville. Defeated for re-election in November 2005.[14] |
| Tony Chavonne | December 2005 | December 2, 2013 | Democratic Party | |
| Nat Robertson | December 2, 2013 | December 4, 2017 | Republican Party | |
| Mitch Colvin | December 4, 2017 | Incumbent | Democratic Party | |