# List of mayors of Waco, Texas

The Mayor of the City of Waco is the official head of the city of Waco in the U.S. state of Texas. Waco was incorporated in 1856.
| Name | Portrait | Term start | Term end | Notes / citation |
| J. M. Smith | | 1856 | | |
| T. G. Jones | | | | |
| W. D. Chambers | | | | |
| R. N. Goode | | | | |
| Ernest Albertis McKenney | | | | |
| I. N. Mullins | | | | |
| C. B. Way | | | | |
| B. F. Harris | | | | |
| Jacob Long | | | | |
| John C. West | | | | |
| Augustine J. Byrd | | December 17, 1875 | 1878 | Elected December 17, 1875. Succeeded by E. A. Sturgis Former confederate soldier. |
| E. A. Sturgis | | 1878 | 1884 | |
| W. H. Wilkes | | 1884 | 1886 | |
| E. A. Sturgis (2nd term) | | 1886 | 1888 | Source indicates that Sturgis was mayor in 1886 and was succeeded by A. Hinchman |
| Acanthus Hinchman | | 1890 | | Sources conflict as to when Hinchman's term began in 1888 or 1890 |
| Champe Carter McCulloch | | 1895 | 1895 | |
| W. H. Wilkes (2nd term) | | 1896 | 1896 | |
| Champe Carter McCulloch (2nd term) | | 1897 | 1899 | |
| J. W. Riggins | | 1900 | 1902 | |
| Allen Sanford | | 1903 | 1903 | |
| Jas. B. Baker | | 1904 | 1909 | |
| H. D. Mistrot | | 1910 | 1911 | |
| J.H. Mackey | | 1912 | 1913 | |
| J. W. Riggins (2nd term) | | 1914 | 1915 | |
| John Dollins | | 1916 | 1917 | |
| Ed McCullough | | 1918 | 1919 | |
| Ben C. Richards | | 1920 | 1923 | |
| Thos P. Stone | | 1924 | April 9, 1926 | Resigned April 9, 1926 |
| J. W. Holloway | | April 9, 1926 | April 15, 1926 | |
| H. F. Connally | | April 15, 1926 | | |
| A. Baker Duncan | | 1927 | | |
| T.D. Brooks | | 1928 | | |
| T.F. Bush | | 1930 | | |
| G.H. Zimmerman | | 1932 | | |
| Carl Mason | | 1934 | November 11, 1934 | Resigned |
| John F. Sheehy | | November 11, 1934 | | |
| Jos W. Hale | | 1935 | | |
| Charles Gray Catto | | 1937 | | |
| Geo. O. Jones | | 1938 | | |
| T.M. Gribble | | 1939 | | |
| L.T. Murray | | 1940 | | |
| D. T. Hicks | | 1941 | | |
| Hubert Johnson | | 1942 | | |
| Berry Williams | | 1943 | | |
| A.N. Denton | | 1944 | | |
| Frank L. Wilcox | | 1945 | | |
| Richard C. Bush | | 1946 | | |
| J.E. Hawkins | | 1948 | | |
| L.M. Crow | | 1949 | | |
| L. H. Bradshaw | | 1952 | | |
| Ralph R.Wolf | | 1953 | | |
| H.F. Connally, Jr. | | 1954 | | |
| O.B. Robertson | | 1955 | | |
| D.T. Hicks, Jr. | | 1956 | | |
| Truett K. Smith | | 1957 | | |
| Joe L. Ward, Jr. | | 1958 | | |
| Madison Clement | | 1959 | | |
| Billy J. Hinton | | 1960 | | |
| Maurice C. Barnes | | 1961 | | |
| Stanton Brown, Jr. | | 1962 | | |
| W.B. Lenamon | | 1963 | | |
| Roger N. Conger | | 1964 | | |
| J. Ernest Pardo | | 1965 | | |
| P.M. Johnston | | 1966 | | |
| H. Malcolm Louden | | 1968 | | |
| Howard Dudgeon, Jr. | | 1969 | | |
| Travis Du Bois, Jr. | | 1970 | | |
| Karl M. May | | 1971 | | |
| Bill McDavid | | April 11, 1972 | November 15, 1972 | |
| Harold Mathias | | November 1972 | | |
| Oscar N. Du Conge | | 1974 | | First African-American mayor of Waco |
| L.Ted Getterman, Jr. | | 1975 | | |
| Milburn Smith | | 1976 | September 21, 1976 | |
| J. R. Closs | | September 21, 1976 | | |
| J. Leigh Brooks | | 1977 | | |
| Lois Ted Getterman, Jr. | | 1978 | | |
| J.P. Davis | | 1979 | | |
| George Chase | | April 5, 1980 | October 14, 1980 | |
| David S. Dow | | October 14, 1980 | | |
| Billy H. Davis | | 1981 | | |
| Roland Arriola, Jim Mathis | | 1982 | | |
| Malcolm P. Duncan, Sr. | | 1984 | | |
| Ruben M. Santos | | 1985 | | |
| LaNelle McNamara | | 1986 | | |
| David Sibley | | 1987 | 1988 | |
| R.D. Pattillo | | 1988 | | |
| Charles Reed | | 1990 | | |
| J. Robert Sheehy, Sr. | | 1992 | | |
| Michael D. Morrison | | 1996 | 2000 | |
| Linda Ethridge | | 2000 | | |
| Mae Jackson† | | May 2004 | February 11, 2005 | First elected African-American and first female African-American mayor of Waco. Died while in office on February 11, 2005; replaced by Mayor pro tem Robin G. McDurham. |
| Robin G. McDurham | | February 21, 2005 | May 17, 2005 | Sworn in on February 21, 2005. Served as mayor after the death of mayor Mae Jackson until a special election on May 7, 2005. |
| Virginia DuPuy | | May 17, 2005 | May 18, 2010 | Sworn in on May 17, 2005 after special election held on May 7, 2005. Won in general election for mayor on May 13, 2006 and sworn in on May 16, 2006. She went on to win reelection in 2007, 2008, and 2009. |
| Jim Bush | | May 18, 2010 | 2012 | |
| Malcolm P. Duncan Jr. | | 2012 | 2016 | |
| Kyle Deaver | | 2016 | 2020 | |
| Dillon Meek | | 2020 | 2024 | Meek announced that he would not stand for reelection in May 2024. |
| Jim Holmes | 2024 | Incumbent |