The city of Portageville, Missouri, located in Missouri's 8th congressional district in southeastern Missouri, is one of the largest cities in New Madrid County, Missouri, one of the five oldest counties in the state.

Mayor Took office Left office Additional information Joseph Casey McCrate (1882–1953) c. 1933 1947 He was born in Ohio. He was the father of future mayor Joseph Edward McCrate. Joseph Edward McCrate (1909–1994) 1947 1953 School superintendent, bank director, hospital board member. He was born in Ohio. He was the son of former mayor Joseph Casey McCrate. A. Henry Workman 1951 1953 Leonard Faherty Pinkley Sr. (1906–1992) 1953 1957 Bailey Rutledge 1957 c. 1960 Leeds K. Butler (1913–1980) c. 1960 c. 1964 Joseph E. Christian (1921–2009) 1965 1967 He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. Barry L. Richardson c. 1968 1969 Resigned as mayor to be appointed to the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service by Secretary of Agriculture Clifford Hardin. Earl McCall Walker (1926–2003) 1969 Appointed, served as acting mayor. He served in U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Roy Moore (1909–1979) c. 1971 c. 1973 He had been a hardware merchant for 40 years. Barry L. Richardson 1973 c. 1978 (Previously served as mayor.) Don Rone, Jr. c. 1978 1981 He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2014. Arvil Vernell Adams (1913–1999) 1981 1991 He served as president of the Portageville School Board, 1957–1972. Don Rone, Jr. c. 1991 c. 1995 (Previously served as mayor.) James D. Patton, Sr. (1927–2021) c. 1995 c. 1998 He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Don Day c. 1998 c. 1999 He served as the second district commissioner of New Madrid County from 2005 until 2020. Denis McCrate 2012 — Floyd Simmons 2015 2017 Denis McCrate 2017 2019 (Previously served as mayor.) He defeated future mayor Vince Berry in a 2017 election. Floyd Simmons 2019 2020 (Previously served as mayor.) He submitted a letter of resignation in 2020, citing health-related reasons. Vince Berry 20202023 Dennis "Rodi" Walker 2023 2025 He elected into office in 2023. His grandfather Earl McCall Walker had also been mayor. Michael Cook Jr. 2025 He was sworn into office when mayor Rodi Walker moved outside the city limits.

References Missouri Secretary of State official manuals

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