This is a list of mayors of South Bend, Indiana, beginning with South Bend's incorporation as a city on May 22, 1865. William G. George served as the city's first mayor from 1865 to 1868. Joe Kernan was mayor of South Bend from 1988 to 1997 and went on to serve as governor of Indiana. South Bend's 11th mayor was Schuyler Colfax III, son of the 17th Vice President of the United States Schuyler Colfax, and was the youngest mayor of South Bend. Every mayor since 1972 has been a Democrat and the incumbent is James Mueller, having taken office on January 1, 2020.
List of mayors Mayor Took office Left office Tenure Party Election 1 William G. George 3 years Republican TBA 2 Louis Humphreys 4 years Republican TBA 3 William Miller 3 years Republican TBA 4 Alexander N. Thomas 1 year Republican TBA 5 Lucius G. Tong 2 years Republican TBA 6 Levi J. Ham 4 years Democratic TBA 7 George W. Loughman 4 years Republican TBA 8 William H. Longley 4 years Democratic TBA 9 David R. Leeper 2 years Democratic TBA 10 D. B. J. Schafer 4 years Republican TBA 11 Schuyler Colfax III 4 years Republican TBA 12 Edward J. Fogarty 8 years Democratic TBA 13 Charles L. Goetz 4 years Democratic TBA 14 Fred W. Keller 4 years Independent TBA 15 Franklin R. Carson 4 years Republican TBA 16 Eli F. Seebirt 4 years Republican TBA 17 Chester R. Montgomery 4 years Democratic TBA 18 William Riley Hinkle 5 years Democratic TBA 19 George W. Freyermuth 3 years Republican TBA 20 Jesse I. Pavey 7 years Democratic TBA 21 F. Kenneth Dempsey 2 years Democratic TBA 22 George A. Schock 5 years Democratic TBA 23 John Alden Scott 4 years Republican TBA 24 Edward F. Voorde Democratic TBA 25 Frank J. Bruggner 3 years, 3 months Democratic TBA 26 Lloyd M. Allen 8 years Republican 1963 1967 27 Jerry Miller 3 years Democratic 1971 28 Peter Nemeth 4 years Democratic 1975 29 Roger Parent 8 years Democratic 1979 1983 30 Joe Kernan Democratic 1987 1991 1995 31 Steve Luecke Democratic 1999 2003 2007 32 Pete Buttigieg Democratic 2011 2015 33 James Mueller Incumbent Democratic 2019 2023
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See also Mayoral elections in South Bend, Indiana
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