Mayor of Auburn, Alabama

Highest elected position in Auburn

Mayor of Auburn

Incumbent
Ron Anders Jr.

since November 5, 2018

Term length| 4 years
Formation| 1894
First holder| T. P. Wimebrly
Salary| $45,000 per year[1]

The Mayor of Auburn is the highest elected position in the city of Auburn, Alabama. The mayor serves as the head of the Auburn City Council, presiding over the meetings, and they are elected in city-wide elections.[2]

## Responsibilities

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The mayor serves as the chief financial officer of the city, and is required to submit the economic status of the municipality once every six months.[3]

## List

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Image  | Mayor  | Term start  | Term end  | Election  | Ref

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Unknown
| Oscar Grout  | January 1877  | Unknown  | 1877  | [4]
Unknown
| W. B. Frazer  | Unknown  | Unknown  | Unknown  | [5]
| W. C. Dowdell  | November 1880  | Unknown  | 1880 (special)  | [5]
Unknown
| Dr. A. T. Rowe  | 1882  | Unknown  | Unknown  | [6]
Unknown
| W. S. J. Lampkins  | 1886  | Unknown  | Unknown  | [7]
Unknown
| T. P. Wimberly  | 1894  | 1895  | Unknown  | [8]
| W. J. S. Lampkins  | 1896  | 1897  | Unknown  | [8]
| C. E. Little  | 1898  | 1899  | Unknown  | [8]
| J. W. Harris  | 1900  | 1902  | Unknown
1901 | [8]
| C. E. Little  | 1902  | 1906  | Unknown
1904 | [8]
| J. W. Harris  | 1907  | 1916  | Unknown  | [8]
| G. N. Mitcham  | 1916  | March 26, 1918[a] | Unknown  | [8]
| C. S. Yarbrough | March 26, 1918  | August 16, 1918[a] | None | [8][9]
| Sheldon L. Toomer  | August 16, 1918  | October 7, 1918  | None | [8]
| J. W. Wright  | October 7, 1918  | 1922  | Unknown  | [8]
| C. S. Yarbrough | 1922  | 1928  |  | [8]
| W. D. Copeland  | 1928  | 1936  |  | [8]
| C. S. Yarbrough | 1936  | 1944  |  | [8]
| G. H. Wright  | 1944  | 1954  |  | [8]
| Louie W. James  | 1955  | 1956  |  | [8]
| G. H. Wright  | 1956  | 1960  |  | [8]
| Louie W. James  | 1961  | 1963  |  | [8]
| G. H. Wright  | 1964  | 1968  |  | [8]
| James K. Haygood Jr. | 1968  | 1976  | 1968
1972 | [10][11]
| Donald E. Hayhurst | 1976  | 1980  | 1976 | [8]
| Jan Dempsey | 1980  | 1998  | 1980
1982
1984
1986
1990
1994 | [8]
| Bill Ham Jr. | 1998  | November 5, 2018  | 1998
2002
2006
2010
2014 | [12][13][14][15][16]
| Ron Anders Jr. | November 5, 2018  | Incumbent | 2018
2022 | [17][18]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Resigned

## References

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1. ^ Moreno, Lily. "City Council discusses council compensation at work session". The Auburn Villager. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
2. ^ "2020 Community Profile" (PDF). City of Auburn. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
3. ^ "Duties of the Mayor and Council" (PDF). Alabama League of Municipalities. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
4. ^ "Alabama News". The Marion Commonwealth. January 25, 1877. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
5. ^ a b "Alabama News". The Times and News. November 25, 1880. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
6. ^ "Local Observations". The Opelika Observer. May 4, 1882. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
7. ^ "W. S. J. Lampkins elected". The Opelika Times. January 8, 1886. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Mayors of the City of Auburn, Alabama" (Document). Auburn, Alabama: City of Auburn. 2011-07-22.
9. ^ "Auburn City Officials Soon To Tawe Office". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 30, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
10. ^ Logue, Mickey; Simms, Jack. Auburn a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village (3 ed.). p. 210.
11. ^ "Haygood And Stanaland Win As Record Auburn City Vote Cast". Opelika-Auburn News. September 1972.
12. ^ "Auburn mayor stepping down after 2 decades". AP. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
13. ^ "Auburn City Council is Sworn In" (PDF). City of Auburn. Open Line. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
14. ^ "Ham will seek fourth term as Auburn mayor". Opelika-Auburn News. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
15. ^ "Ham topples Thompson in mayoral election". The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
16. ^ "Candidates qualify for municipal election". The Auburn Villager. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
17. ^ "Auburn mayor and city council members sworn into office". WTVM News Leader 9. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
18. ^ "Auburn City Council sworn in, Witten remains mayor pro tem". The Auburn Plainsman. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

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Mayors of Auburn, Alabama

19th century|

* Oscar Grout
* W. B. Frazer
* T. P. Wimberly
* W. J. S. Lampkins
* C. E. Little

20th century|

* J. W. Harris
* G. N. Mitcham
* C. S. Yarbrough
* S. L. Toomer
* J. W. Wright
* C. S. Yarbrough
* W. D. Copeland
* C. S. Yarbrough
* G. H. Wright
* Louie W. James
* G. H. Wright
* Louie W. James
* G. H. Wright
* James K. Haygood Jr.
* Donald E. Hayhurst
* Jan Dempsey
* Bill Ham Jr.

21st century|

* Bill Ham Jr.
* Ron Anders Jr.

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