Dudley Mays Hughes (October 10, 1848 – January 20, 1927) was an American politician, farmer and railroad executive.

In 1882, Hughes was elected to the Georgia Senate and reelected the next year.

Hughes was involved in several business including Magnolia Orchard and the Georgia Fruit Land Company.

He served as president of the Georgia Fruit Growers Association.

In 1906, Hughes ran as a Democrat against incumbent Elijah B. Lewis in Georgia's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives and lost.