History of Mayors
- City Council
Mayors, Districts, and Terms (January 1, 1906, to Present)
| NAME | DISTRICT | TERM |
|---|---|---|
| B. P. Holland | N/A | 03/19/1906 - 08/01/1908 |
| Emerson Land | N/A | 09/01/1908 - 08/30/1910 |
| W. J. Wright | N/A | 09/06/1910 - 01/21/1913 |
| B. P. Holland | N/A | 01/21/1913 - 07/31/1916 |
| Charles E. Barco | N/A | 08/01/1916 - 06/21/1920 |
| Herman Drinkwater | N/A | 07/07/1920 - 08/30/1924 |
| W. R.Ashburn | N/A | 09/01/1924 - 08/27/1928 |
| Roy Smith | N/A | 09/04/1934 - 09/01/1940 |
| W.W. Elliot | N/A | 09/01/1940 - 10/14/1946 |
| H.W. Leeke | N/A | 10/14/1946 - 06/28/1948 |
| W.F. Patton | N/A | 07/12/1948 - 04/03/1952 |
| P. F. Murray | N/A | 04/03/1952 - 08/24/1954 |
| Frank A. Dusch(Deceased) | Virginia Beach | 09/01/1954 - 09/01/1970 |
| Donald H. Rhodes(Deceased) | Kempsville | 09/08/1970 - 06/30/1972 |
| Robert B. Cromwell, Jr. | At Large | 07/01/1972 - 06/30/1974 |
| J. Curtis Payne(Deceased) | Princess Anne | 07/01/1974 - 06/30/1976 |
| Clarence A. Holland | Bayside | 07/01/1976 - 06/30/1978 |
| Patrick L. Standing | At Large | 07/01/1978 - 06/30/1980 |
| J. Henry McCoy, Jr.(Deceased) | Kempsville | 07/01/1980 - 06/30/1982 |
| Louis R. Jones | Bayside | 07/01/1982 - 06/30/1984 |
| Harold Heischober(Deceased) | At Large | 07/01/1984 - 06/30/1986 |
| Robert G. Jones | At Large | 07/01/1986 - 06/30/1988 |
| Meyera E. Oberndorf (Deceased) | At Large | 07/01/1988 - 12/31/2008 |
| William D. Sessoms, Jr. | At Large | 01/01/2009- 04/30/2018 |
| Louis R. Jones | Bayside | 05/01/2018 - 11/19/2018 (Unexpired term of William D. Sessoms) |
| Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer | At Large | 11/20/2018 - 12/31/2024 |
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