List of Mayors of Fayetteville, North Carolina
Mayors of Fayetteville since 1961
Table:
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[3] [3]

Charles B.C. Holt

1969

1971

Democratic Party

Jack Lee

1971

1975

Republican Party

First Republican mayor during the 20th Century[4]

Beth Finch

1975

1981

Democratic Party

First woman to serve as Mayor of Fayetteville[3]

Bill Hurley

1981

1987

Democratic Party

J.L. Dawkins

1987

May 30, 2000[3]

Died in office on May 30, 2000[3] Longest-serving mayor in city history.[5]

Milo McBryde

August 21, 2000[6]

December 3, 2001

Appointed mayor in August 2000 to serve the remainder of Dawkins' unexpired term.[7] Defeated for re-election on November 6, 2001.[7]

Marshall Pitts Jr.

December 3, 2001[8]

December 2005

Democratic Party

First African-American mayor of Fayetteville.[7] Defeated for re-election in November 2005.[9]

Tony Chavonne

December 2005

December 2, 2013[1]

Democratic Party

Nat Robertson

December 2, 2013[1]

December 4, 2017

Republican Party

Mitch Colvin

December 4, 2017

Incumbent [1]

Democratic Party

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