Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
The mayor of Columbia, South Carolina is elected at large for a four-year term. The duties of the mayor is to create policy and enact laws, rules and regulations for the city of Columbia. Stephen K. Benjamin, who assumed office on July 2010 after a run-off election, is the current mayor of Columbia, and the first to be elected of African descent.
| Mayor of the City of Columbia | |
|---|---|
| Style | His Honor |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Edward J. Arthur |
| Formation | 19th century |
On November 5, 2013, Benjamin received 64% of the total vote, allowing him to remain mayor for four more years.[1]
Mayors of Columbia
| Term | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1855–1857 | Edward J. Arthur |
| 1857–1859 | James D. Tradewell |
| 1859–1861 | Allen J. Green |
| 1861–1863 | John H. Boatwright |
| 1863–1865 | Thomas J. Goodwyn |
| May 1865 – April 1866 | James C. Gibbes |
| April 1866 – July 1868 | Theodore Stark |
| July–August 1868 | Francis L. Guenther |
| August–November 1868 | Cyrus H. Baldwin |
| 1868–1870 | John McKenzie |
| 1870–1878 | John Alexander |
| 1878–1880 | William B. Stanley |
| 1880–1882 | Richard O'Neale Jr. |
| 1882–1890 | John T. Rhett |
| 1890–1892 | Fitz William McMaster |
| 1892–1894 | Walter C. Fisher |
| 1894–1898 | William M. Sloan |
| 1898–1900 | Thomas J. Lipscomb |
| 1900–1904 | Fort Sumter Earle |
| 1904–1908 | Thomas H. Gibbes |
| 1908–1910 | William S. Reamer |
| 1910–1914 | Wade Hampton Gibbes |
| 1914–1918 | Lewie A. Griffith |
| 1918–1922 | R. Johnson Blalock |
| 1922–1926 | William A. Coleman |
| 1926–1941 | Lawrence B. Owens |
| 1941–1946 | Fred D. Marshall |
| 1946–1950 | Frank C. Owens |
| 1950–1954 | J. Macfie Anderson |
| 1954–1958 | J. Clarence Dreher |
| 1958–1970 | Lester L. Bates |
| 1970–1978 | John T. Campbell |
| 1978–1986 | Kirkman Finlay, Jr. |
| 1986–1990 | T. Patton Adams |
| 1990–2010 | Bob Coble |
| 2010–present | Stephen K. Benjamin |
See also
References
- Petty, Kelly; Wallace, Allen (6 November 2013). "Steve Benjamin wins re-election in Columbia mayoral race". Coldaily.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- Information obtained from Columbia & Richland County: A South Carolina Community 1740–1990 by John Hammond Moore (University of South Carolina Press, 1993). ISBN 0-87249-827-1
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