List of mayors of Akron, Ohio
This is a list of mayors of Akron, Ohio, a city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Summit County. The newly elected mayor assumes office at midnight on New Year's Day according to recent practice. From 1920 to 1924 a new charter established City commission government led by an administrator.
Pre-Commission Mayors of Akron
| Term | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1836 | Seth Iredell |
| 1837–1838 | John C. Singletary |
| 1839 | Lucius V. Bierce |
| 1840 | Arad Kent |
| 1841 | Lucius V. Bierce (2) |
| 1842–1843 | H. H. Johnston |
| 1844 | Lucius V. Bierce (3) |
| 1845–1846 | Philo Chamberlin |
| 1847 | Levi Rawson |
| 1848 | Israel E. Carter |
| 1849 | Lucius V. Bierce (4) |
| 1850 | George Bliss
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| 1851 | Charles G. Ladd |
| 1852 | Frederick Wadsworth |
| 1853 | Philip N. Schuyler |
| 1854 | William T. Allen |
| 1855 | Nathaniel Finch |
| 1856–1858 | Frederick A. Nash |
| 1859 | George W. McNeil |
| 1860–1861 | Henry Purdy |
| 1862–1863 | Charles A. Collins |
| 1864 | George D. Bates |
| 1865–1866 | James Matthews |
| 1867–1868 | Lucius V. Bierce (5) |
| 1869–1872 | John L. Robertson |
| 1873–1874 | Henry Purdy |
| 1875–1876 | Levi S. Herrold |
| 1877–1878 | James F. Scott |
| 1879–1880 | John M. Fraze |
| 1881–1882 | Samuel A. Lane |
| 1883–1886 | Lorenzo D. Watters |
| 1887–1888 | Louis D. Seward |
| 1889–1892 | William H. Miller |
| 1893–1894 | Lorenzo D. Watters |
| 1895–1896 | E. R. Harper |
| 1897–1900 | W. E. Young |
| 1901–1902 | W. B. Doyle |
| 1903–1907 | Charles W. Kemple |
| 1908–1911 | William T. Sawyer |
| 1912–1915 | Frank W. Rockwell |
| 1916–1917 | William J. Laub |
| 1918–1919 | I. S. Myers (1) |
Administrators of Akron
| Term | Administrator |
|---|---|
| 1920–1921 | Carl F. Beck |
| 1922 | D. C. Rybolt |
| 1922 | Homer Campbell |
| 1922–1923 | M. P. Tucker |
Post-Commission Mayors of Akron
| Term | Image | Mayor |
|---|---|---|
| 1924-1927 | M. P. Tucker (2) | |
| 1928–1931 | G. Lloyd Weil | |
| 1932–1933 | C. Nelson Sparks | |
| 1934–1935 | I. S. Myers (2) | |
| 1936–1941 | Lee D. Schroy | |
| 1942–1943 | George J. Harter | |
| 1944–1952 | Charles E. Slusser | |
| 1953 | Russell M. Bird | |
| 1954–1961 | Leo A. Berg | |
| 1962–1965 | Edward O. Erickson | |
| 1966–1979 | John S. Ballard | |
| 1980–1983 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Roy Ray |
| 1984–1986 |  |
Thomas C. Sawyer
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| 1987–May 2015 |  |
Donald L. Plusquellic |
| May–June 2015 | Garry Moneypenny (interim) | |
| June 2015–January 2016 | Jeff Fusco (interim) | |
| 2016–2024 |  |
Dan Horrigan |
| 2024– | .png) |
Shammas Malik |