List of mayors of Newport News, Virginia

This is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Newport News, Virginia.

U.S. President
1788–89 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 Dem 2004 2008 Dem GOP 2012 2016 Dem 2020 Dem 2024 Dem GOP
U.S. Senate
1788 1790 (sp) 1791 1792 (sp) 1793 1794 (sp) 1796 1798 1799 (sp) 1803 1803 (sp) 1804 1804 (sp) 1808 1809 1811 1814 1814 (sp) 1815 (sp) 1816 1816 (sp) 1819 (sp) 1821 1822 (sp) 1823 1824 1824 (sp) 1827 1829 1832 (sp) 1833 1834 (sp) 1835 1836 (sp) 1837 1837 (sp) 1839 1840 1841 (sp) 1845 1845 (sp) 1846 1847 (sp) 1850 1852 1856 1858 1861 (sp) 1863 1865 1865 (sp) 1870 1871 1875 1877 1881 1883 1887 1889 1893 1893 (sp) 1894 1899 1899 1904 1906 1910 1911 1912 1912 (sp) 1916 1918 1920 (sp) 1922 1924 1928 1930 1933 (sp) 1934 1936 1940 1942 1946 1946 (sp) 1948 1952 1954 1958 1960 1964 1966 1966 (sp) 1970 1972 1976 1978 1982 1984 1988 1990 1994 1996 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2018 2020 2024 2026
U.S. House
1789 1790 9th sp 1793 1795 1797 1798 (9th sp) 1799 1800 (13th sp) 1801 1803 1804 5th sp 13th sp 1805 13th sp 1807 17th sp 1809 21st sp 1st sp 1811 1813 1814 (11th sp) 1815 15th sp 1816 18th sp 23rd sp 1817 1818 (19th sp) 1819 1820 1st sp 10th sp 17th sp 20th sp 1821 1822 (2nd sp) 1823 1824 (13th sp) 1825 1826 (5th sp) 1827 1829 10th sp 1831 1833 1835 1837 1839 1841 1843 1845 1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 4th sp 1861 11th sp 1862 (1st sp) 1869 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 7th sp 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 7th sp 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1st sp 1920 4th sp 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 2nd sp 1946 5th sp 6th sp 7th sp 1948 4th sp 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 6th sp 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 5th sp 1990 1991 (7th sp) 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2001 (4th sp) 2002 8th 2004 2006 2007 (1st sp) 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 10th 2020 2022 2023 (4th sp) 2024

State government

Governor
1776 1851 1855 1859 1863 C U 1869 1873 1877 1881 1885 1889 1893 1897 1901 1905 1909 1913 1917 1921 1925 1929 1933 1937 1941 1945 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Lieutenant Governor
1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Attorney General
1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Senate
1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
House of Delegates
1975 1977 1979 1981 1982 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
State elections
1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023

Mayor	Term
Allan A. Moss	July 1896 – November 1896
Walter A. Post	November 1896 – September 1, 1898
Allan A. Moss	September 1, 1898 – September 1, 1904
Samuel R. Buxton	September 1, 1904 – September 1, 1908
Maryus Jones	September 1, 1908 – September 1, 1912
Bernard B. Semmes	September 1, 1912 – September 1, 1916
Allan A. Moss	September 1, 1916 – September 1, 1920
Philip W. Hiden	1920–1924
Charles C. Smith	1924–1926
Thomas B. Jones	1926–1930
Harry Reyner	1930–1932
Richard W. West	1932–1936
B. G. James	1936–1940
T. Parker Host Sr.	September 3, 1940 – February 13, 1942
Dr. R. Cowles Taylor	February 16, 1942 – December 20, 1955
Alfred M. Monfalcone	January 16, 1956 – September 1, 1956
Robert B. Smith	September 1, 1956 – June 30, 1958
Oscar J. Brittingham Jr.	July 1, 1958 – June 30, 1962
Donald M. Hyatt	July 1, 1962 – June 30, 1970
J. William Hornsby	July 1, 1970 – June 30, 1974
Harry E. Atkinson	July 1, 1974 – June 30, 1976
Joseph C. Ritchie	July 1, 1976 – June 30, 1986
Jessie M. Rattley	July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1990
Barry E. DuVal	July 1, 1990 – June 30, 1996
Joe S. Frank	July 1, 1996 – June 30, 2010
McKinley L. Price	July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2022
Phillip Jones	January 1, 2023^[1] – present

References

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"Mayors, City of Newport News," provided by Newport News Office of Intergovernmental and Community Relations, 2005

^ "Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones advocates for housing, transportation funding during White House visit". Daily Press. January 3, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.

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Parks	Causey's Mill Park Newport News Park Mariners' Lake King-Lincoln Park Hilton Pier/Ravine Denbigh Park Boat Ramp
Historic sites and museums	Endview Plantation Lee Hall Depot Lee Hall Mansion Mariners' Museum Virginia Living Museum Virginia War Museum
Military	Fort Eustis U.S. Army Transportation Museum Joint Base Langley–Eustis Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Neighborhoods	City Center Colony Pines Christopher Shores-Stuart Gardens Denbigh East End Glendale Hidenwood Hilton Village Jefferson Park Kiln Creek Lee Hall Menchville Morrison Newmarket North End Oyster Point Port Warwick Richneck Riverside Summerlake Village Green Warwick
Education	Public Schools Denbigh HS Heritage HS Menchville HS Warwick HS Woodside HS Peninsula Catholic HS Hampton Roads Academy Denbigh Baptist Christian Thomas Nelson Community College SE Higher Ed Ctr Christopher Newport University
Transportation	Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Media	Daily Press The Virginian-Pilot
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