List of mayors of Carrboro, North Carolina
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The mayor of Carrboro is the presiding member of the governing body of Carrboro, North Carolina, United States. The office has been occupied since the town's incorporation as the Town of Venable in 1911. The town council is composed of the mayor, who serves a term of two years, and six council members serving staggered terms of four years.
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image:Eleanor Kinnaird.jpg was mayor of Carrboro from 1987 to 1995.]]
- William H. Parker (1911–1917; 1937–1941)Pratt, Joseph Hyde. (1914.) "Good Roads Days: November 5 and 6, 1913." Economic Paper No. 35. North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey.Otto, David. (April 2011.) "A Brief History of Carrboro Mayors" in: Sisk, Taylor (ed.) [http://www.carrborocitizen.com/print/specsections/centennial.lo_res.pdf Carrboro Centennial Commemorative: Celebrating 100 Years in the Paris of the Piedmont]. Special edition of the Carrboro Citizen. Accessed November 6, 2013.
- Thomas "Newt" Mann (1917–1918; 1923–1927)
- Braxton Bynum Lloyd (1918–1919)
- Hyde Bryan Durham (1919–1923; 1927–1933)
- Seaton E. Lloyd (1923)
- Clifton C. Head (1933–1935)
- Roy Rigsbee (1935–1937)
- Robert B. Studebaker (1941–1943)
- Isaac A. West (1943–1949)
- Isaac F. "Dawson" Hardee (1949–1951)
- J. Sullivan "Hoot" Gibson (1951–1955)
- Robert B. Todd (1955–1960)
- Charles Taylor Ellington (1960–1966)
- H. Bryant Hackney (1966–1967)
- T. Hughes Lloyd (1967–1971)
- Robert J. Wells (1971–1975)
- Ruth West (1975–1977)Orange County Commission for Women (April 1994). [http://www.co.orange.nc.us/hrr/women93_94.pdf First Women of Orange County: Women's History Month Project, 1993–1994]. Accessed July 15, 2007.
- Robert W. Drakeford (1977–1983)
- James V. Porto, Jr (1983–1987)
- Eleanor Kinnaird (1987–1995)
- Michael R. Nelson (1995–2005)
- Mark Chilton (2005–2013)
- Lydia Lavelle (2013–2021)Velliquette, Beth. (December 4, 2013.) [http://www.chapelhillnews.com/2013/12/04/3431809/carrboros-lavelle-becomes-north.html Carrboro's Lavelle becomes North Carolina's 1st openly lesbian mayor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207075241/http://www.chapelhillnews.com/2013/12/04/3431809/carrboros-lavelle-becomes-north.html |date=2013-12-07 }}. Accessed December 4, 2013.
- Damon Seils (2021–2023){{cite news|title=Damon Seils Announces Campaign Run for Carrboro Mayor|first=Brighton|last=McConnell|date=June 2, 2021|access-date=February 1, 2022|quote=As the Carrboro community begins preparation for a change in mayors, the first person has declared their candidacy for the position. Carrboro Town Council member Damon Seils shared his plans to run for mayor Wednesday morning, making the announcement on 97.9 The Hill’s This Morning with Aaron Keck.|website=Chapelboro.com|url=https://chapelboro.com/news/election/damon-seils-announces-campaign-run-for-carrboro-mayor}}
- Barbara Foushee (2023–){{cite web |title=Carrboro's New Mayor and Council Members sworn into office |url=https://townofcarrboro.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2592 |website=Carrboro, NC |access-date=19 January 2024 |language=en}}