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There have been 48 individuals that have served as mayor of Columbus, Ohio, serving 53 distinct mayoralties or consecutive terms in office. The first mayor of Columbus was Jarvis W. Pike.[3] He was appointed by the Burough Council of Columbus in 1816.[3] The first mayor of Columbus to be elected by popular vote was John Brooks in 1834.[4] Five mayors have served non-consecutive terms. Philo H. Olmsted is counted as both the 8th and 12th mayor,[5] Alexander Patton as both the 17th and 19th mayor,[6] James G. Bull as both the 22nd and 24th mayor,[7] George J. Karb as both the 30th and 39th mayor,[8] and Jack Sensenbrenner as both the 46th and 48th mayor.[9] Of the individuals appointed or elected as mayor, five have resigned from office - James Robinson, John Brooks, Warren Jenkins, John G. Miller, and Jim Rhodes. No mayor has died or become permanently disabled while in office. The shortest-serving former mayor is James Robinson, who served only eight months before resigning from office on September 11, 1827. The longest-serving mayor is Michael B. Coleman, who served 16 years and is the only African American to serve as mayor. Andrew Ginther is the current mayor. He took office on January 1, 2016.[10]

Mayor of Columbus
Seal of the City of Columbus
Flag of the City of Columbus
Incumbent
Andrew Ginther
since January 1, 2016
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour-year term, no limits
Inaugural holderJarvis W. Pike
FormationFebruary 14, 1812[1]
DeputyPresident of Columbus City Council
Salary$177,000 (2016)[2]
Websitemayor.columbus.gov

Mayors of Columbus

Jim Rhodes, 44th mayor of Columbus, and only former mayor to serve as Governor of Ohio
Michael B. Coleman, 52nd mayor of Columbus, and the first African American to serve as mayor of Ohio's capital
Political parties

  Party affiliation not known  Democratic  Whig  Republican

№
[n 1]		MayorTook officeLeft officePartyTermPrevious office
1Jarvis W. Pike
(1795–1854)
[11][12][13]		181618171
(1816)		Member of Columbus Burough Council
(1816–1827)
2
(1817)
2John Kerr
(1778–1823)
[14][15][16][17][18][19]		181818203
(1818)		Member of Columbus Burough Council
(1816–1823)
4
(1819)
3Eli C. King

[20][13]		182018225
(1820)		Justice of the Peace for
Montgomery Township
(1816–1820)
6
(1821)
7
(1822)
4John Laughrey
(1784– )
[21][13]		182318238
(1823)
5William T. Martin
(1788–1866)
[22][23][24]		182418269
(1824)		Recorder of Columbus
(1823, 1834–1838)
10
(1825)
11
(1826)
6James Robinson

[25][26][13]		1827September 11, 1827
[n 2]		12
(1827)		Member of Columbus Burough Council
(1823–1827)
7William Long
(1781–1851)
[27][28]		18271833Recorder of Columbus
(1824–1827)
13
(1828)
14
(1829)
15
(1830)
16
(1831)
17
(1832)
8Philo H. Olmsted
(1793–1870)
[29][5][30][31]		18331833Whig18
(1833)		Ohio Representative from Franklin County
(1831–1832, 1833–1834)
9John Brooks
(1785–1869)
[4][32][33]		April 21, 1834April 21, 1835
[n 2]		19
(1834)
10John Bailhache
(1787–1857)
[34][32][13]		18351835WhigRoss County Common Pleas Court Judge
(1825)
11Warren Jenkins

[35][30][13][36]		1836September 4, 1837
[n 2]		Whig20
(1836)		Justice of the Peace for Montgomery Township
(1835–1837)
12Philo H. Olmsted
(1793–1870)
[29][5][30][31]		18381839Whig21
(1838)		Ohio Representative from Franklin County
(1831–1832, 1833–1834)
13John G. Miller
(1795–1871)
[37][38][39]		1840May 4, 1841
[n 2]		Whig22
(1840)
14Thomas Wood
(1782–1861)
[40][41][13]		May 18411841Justice of the Peace for Montgomery Township
(1828–1843)
15Abram I. McDowell
(1793–1844)
[42][13]		18421842
[n 3]		23
(1842)		Clerk for the Court of Common Pleas
(1815–1836)
16Smithson E. Wright
(1807–1881)
[43]		18431844Whig24
(1843)
17Alexander Patton
(1791–1857)
[44][45][13]		18451845Whig25
(1845)		Justice of the Peace for Montgomery Township
(1843–1849)
18Augustus S. Decker
(1813–1872)
[44][13]		18461846Whig
19Alexander Patton
(1791–1858)
[6][45][13]		18471849Whig26
(1847)		Justice of the Peace for Montgomery Township
(1843–1849)
27
(1849)
20Lorenzo English
(1819–1888)
[46][47][48]		18501861Whig28
(1851)		No previous experience in public office
29
(1853)
30
(1855)
31
(1857)
32
(1859)
21Wray Thomas
(1810–)
[49][50][51]		18611864Democratic33
(1861)		Ohio Representative from Delaware and Franklin County
(1831–1832, 1833–1834)
34
(1863)
22James G. Bull
(1838–1927)
[7][52][53]		18651868Democratic35
(1865)		No previous experience in public office
36
(1867)
23George W. Meeker
(1833–1890)
[54][55][56]		18691870Democratic37
(1869)		Justice of the Peace for Montgomery Township
(1863–1869)
24James G. Bull
(1838–1927)
[7][52][53]		18711874Democratic38
(1871)		Mayor of Columbus
(1865–1868)
39
(1873)
25John H. Heitmann
(1841–1894)
[57][58][59]		18751878Democratic40
(1875)		Ohio Representative from Franklin County
(1874–1876)
41
(1877)
26Gilbert G. Collins
(1830–1885)
[60][61][62]		18791880Republican42
(1879)		City Attorney of Columbus
(1873–1875)
27George S. Peters
(1846–1928)
[63][64]		18811882Democratic43
(1881)		No previous experience in public office
28Charles C. Walcutt
(1838–1898)
[65][66][67][68][69]		18831886Republican44
(1883)		Member of Columbus Board of Education
(1873–1894)
45
(1885)
29Philip H. Bruck
(1845–1920)
[70][71]		18871890Democratic46
(1887)		No previous experience in public office
47
(1889)
30George J. Karb
(1858–1937)
[8][72][73][74]		18911894Democratic48
(1891)		Columbus Police Commissioner
(1889–1890)
49
(1893)
31Cotton H. Allen
(1834–1900)
[75][76][77]		18951896Democratic50
(1895)		No previous experience in public office
32Samuel L. Black
(1859–1929)
[78][79][80]		1897April 15, 1899Democratic51
(1897)		No previous experience in public office
33Samuel J. Swartz
(1859–1905)
[81][82][83][84][85]		18991900Republican52
(1899)		Police Court Judge of Columbus
(1897–1898)
34John N. Hinkle
(1854–1905)
[86][87]		1901May 4, 1903Democratic53
(1901)		No previous experience in public office
35Robert H. Jeffrey
(1873–1961)
[88][89]		May 4, 1903January 1, 1906
[n 4][n 5]		Republican54
(1903)		No previous experience in public office
36De Witt C. Badger
(1858–1926)
[90][91][92]		January 1, 19061907Democratic55
(1905)		U.S. Representative from Ohio
(1903–1905)
37Charles A. Bond
(1873–1943)
[93][94]		19081909Republican56
(1907)		No previous experience in public office
38George S. Marshall
(1869–1956)
[95][96][97]		1910January 1, 1912
[n 6]		Republican57
(1909)		Asst City Attorney of Columbus
(1899–1909)
39George J. Karb
(1858–1937)
[8][72][73][74]		January 1, 1912January 1, 1920Democratic58
(1911)		Franklin County Sheriff
(1903–1909)
59
(1913)
60
(1915)
40James J. Thomas
(1868–1947)
[98][99][100]		January 1, 1920January 1, 1932Republican61
(1919)		Member of Columbus City Council
(1898–1901)
62
(1923)
63
(1927)
41Henry W. Worley
(1877–1938)
[101][102]		January 1, 19321935Democratic64
(1931)		Member of Columbus City Council
(1922–1932)
42 Myron B. Gessaman
(1894–1975)
[103][104]		19361939Republican65
(1935)		Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
(1934–1935)
43Floyd F. Green
(1900–1952)
[105][106]		19401943Republican66
(1939)		Member of Columbus City Council
(1927–1931)
44Jim Rhodes
(1909–2001)
[107][108][109][110]		19441952
[n 2]		Republican67
(1943)		City Auditor of Columbus
(1939–1943)
68
(1947)
69
(1951)
45Robert T. Oestreicher
(1894–1955)
[111][112]		19531953RepublicanPresident of Columbus City Council
46Jack Sensenbrenner
(1902–1991)
[9][113][114]		January 1, 1954January 1, 1960DemocraticNo previous experience in public office
70
(1955)
47Ralston Westlake
(1907–1978)
[115][116]		January 1, 1960January 1, 1964Republican71
(1959)		Member of Columbus City Council
(1956–1959)
48Jack Sensenbrenner
(1902–1991)
[9][117][114]		January 1, 1964January 1, 1972Democratic72
(1963)		Mayor of Columbus
(1954–1960)
73
(1967)
49Tom Moody
(1929–2008)
[118][119][120]		January 1, 1972January 1, 1984Republican74
(1971)		Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge
(1968–1971)
75
(1975)
76
(1979)
50Buck Rinehart
(1946–2015)
[121][122][123]		January 1, 1984January 1, 1992
[n 4]		Republican77
(1983)		Franklin County Treasurer of Ohio
(1976–1984)
78
(1987)
51Greg Lashutka
(born 1944)
[124][125][121][126][127]		January 1, 1992January 1, 2000
[n 4]		Republican79
(1991)		City Attorney of Columbus
(1978–1985)
80
(1995)
52Michael B. Coleman
(born 1954)
[128][129]		January 1, 2000January 1, 2016Democratic81
(1999)		President of Columbus City Council
(1997–1999)
82
(2003)
83
(2007)
84
(2011)
53Andrew Ginther
(born 1975)
[130][10]		January 1, 2016IncumbentDemocratic85
(2015)		President of Columbus City Council
(2011–2015)
86
(2019)
87
(2023)

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