This is a list of mayors from Asheville, North Carolina.
This position was originally called the chairman of the Board of Commissioners but changed to mayor in 1857.
[1][2] Asheville historian Foster Sondley wrote that no reports of elected officials were kept until 1845.
[3] Mayors were traditionally elected in May; however, the term year is typically the year elected rather than the range from June to May.
In the early years, mayors were elected for one-year terms.