The mayor position of Flint, Michigan is a strong mayor-type. In Flint's previous 1929 charter, the mayor was one of the City Commissioners, as the council in a council-manager type government.

1855–1888 The mayor was one of many citywide elected officers including the Recorder, Supervisor, Treasurer, Marshal, Directors of the Poor, School Inspector and Justices of the Peace. Additionally, other administrative officers were selected by wards.The History of Genesee County, MI. Chapter XIII: First City Officers. Mayor Start of Term End of Term Notes Grant Decker 1855 1856 Robert J. S. Page 1856 1857 Henry M. Henderson 1857 1858 William M. Fenton 1858 1860Chapter XIII: Roster of City Officials. The History of Genesee County, MI. Some records show Porter Hazelton as mayor from 1859 to 1860 Henry H. Crapo 1860 1861 Ephraim S. Williams 1861 1862 William Paterson 1862 1863 William Hamilton 1863 1865 William B. McCreery 1865 1867 Austin B. Witherbee 1867 1868 Samuel M. Axford 1868 1869 William S. Patrick 1869 1870 James B. Walker 1870 1871 David Spencer Fox 1871 1873 George H. Durand 1873 1875 Alexander McFarland 1875 1876 William Hamilton 1876 1877 Edward Hughes Thomson 1877 1878 Jerome Eddy 1878 1879 James C. Willson 1879 1880 Zacheus Chase 1880 1881 Charles A. Mason 1881 1882 William A. Atwood 1882 1883 George E. Newall 1883 1884 William W. Joyner 1884 1885 Mathew Davison 1885 1886 George T. Warren 1886 1887 John C. Dayton 1887 1888

1888 Charter Mayor Start of Term End of Term Notes Oren Stone 1888 1889 Frank D. Baker 1889 1890 William A. Paterson 1890 1891 Francis H. Rankin Jr. 1891 1892 George E. Taylor 1892 1893 Andrew J. Ward 1893 1894 Arthur C. McCall 1894 1894 John C. Zimmerman Sr. 1895 1896 Samuel C. Randall 1896 1897 Milton C. Pettibone 1897 1898 George R. Gold 1898 1899 Hugh Alexander Crawford 1899 1900 Charles A. Cummings 1900 1901 Clark B. Dibble 1901 1902 Austin D. Alvord 1902 1904 Bruce J. McDonald 1904 1905 David D. Aitken 1905 1906 George E. McKinley 1906 1908 Horace C. Spencer 1908 1909 Guy W. Selby 1909 1911 John A. C. Menton 1911 1912 Charles Stewart Mott 1912 1914 John R. MacDonald 1914 1915 William H. McKeighan 1915 1916 Earl F. Johnson 1916 1917 George C. Kellar 1917 1918 Charles Stewart Mott 1918 1919 George C. Kellar 1919 1920 Edwin W. Atwood 1920 1922 William H. McKeighan 1922 1923 David R. Cuthbertson 1923 1924 Judson L. Transue 1924 1927 William H. McKeighan 1927 1928 Ray A. Brownell 1929 1930

1929 Charter Under the 1929 charter, Flint move to a council–manager form of government with the council called the “City Commission.”

Mayor Start of Term End of Term Notes Harvey J. Mallery 1930 1931 William H. McKeighan 1931 1933 Ray A. Brownell 1933 1934 Howard J. Clifford 1934 1935 George E. Boysen 1935 1936 Harold E. Bradshaw 1936 1938 Harry M. Comins 1938 1940 Oliver Tappin 1940 1940 William Osmund Kelly 1940 1944 Edwin C. McLogan 1944 1946 Edward J. Viall 1946 1948 George G. Wills 1948 1950 Paul Lovegrove 1950 1952 Donald W. Riegle Sr. 1952 1954 George M. Algoe 1954 1958 Robert J. Egan 1958 1960 Charles A. Mobley 1960 1962 George R. Poulos 1962 1964 Harry K. Cull 1964 1966 Floyd J. McCree 1966 1968 First African-American mayor Donald R. Cronin 1968 1970 Francis E. Limmer(C. Stanley Mills) 1970 1973 Paul Calvin Visser 1973 1975

1974 Charter Under the 1974 Charter, the office of mayor is a non-partisan elected position. Mayor Start of Term End of Term Administrator NotesElections James W. Rutherford 1975 1983 Year Votes opponent opponent's votes 1975 20,679 Floyd J. McCree 20,474 1979 20,738 Floyd J. McCree 12,902 James A. Sharp Jr. 1983 1987 First elected African-American mayor 2nd African-American mayor 1983 21,718 James W. Rutherford 20,467 Matthew S. Collier1987 1991 1987 22,874 James A. Sharp Jr. 19,509 Woodrow Stanley 1991March 5, 2002? (1991–2001)Darnell Earley (2001–2002) 3rd African-American mayor Recalled from office in third term 1991 25,946 Matt Collier 17,686 1995 21,687 Don Williamson 9,168 1999 17,224 Scott Kincaid 16,393 2002 12,336Recall 15,863 Darnell Earley March 5, 2002August 6, 2002himself Temporary Mayor per City CharterEffectively City Administrator as of July 9, 2002, due to State appointment of Emergency Financial Manager, Ed Kurtz James W. Rutherford August 6, 20022003Darnell Earley elected to fill remainder of Stanley term; City still under State Financial Manager 2002 11,239 Arthur J. Pointer (WI) 4,712Don Williamson 2003 February 15, 2009Peggy R. Cook (2003–2007)Darryl Buchanan (2007–2009)Michael Brown (2009) Initially under Emergency Financial Manager lifted in 2004. facing recall; resigns 2003 13,906 Floyd Clack9,228 2007 12,434 Dayne Walling 11,853 Michael Brown February 16, 2009 August 5, 2009himself Temporary Mayor per City Charter Dayne Walling August 5, 2009 November 9, 2015 Gregory Eason (- ) Michael Brown (8/7/2012- July 2013) Natasha Henderson Powers remove effective January 12, 2011, under city's financial emergency & transfer to an Emergency Manager of which several individuals served until , when a Receivership Board assume some oversight. 2009 12,266 Brenda Clack 6,8762011 8,819 (56%) Darryl Buchanan 6,868 votes (44%) Karen Weaver November 9, 2015 November 11, 2019 under RTA Board oversight First female mayor of Flint. 2015 7,825 (55%) Dayne Walling 6,061 (43%) Sheldon Neeley November 11, 2019 present Clyde Edwards 2019 7,082 (50.19%) Karen Weaver 6,877 (48.74%)

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