List of mayors of Cape Girardeau, Missouri

The city of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is the most populous city in Missouri's 8th congressional district and southeastern Missouri which is sometimes known as the Missouri Bootheel.

List of Mayors
Cape Girardeau mayors since 1843, when the city was incorporated.

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Notable members of the Cape Girardeau city council

 * David Limbaugh, commentator and author who served as a member of the Cape Girardeau City Council for eight years, including six as mayor pro-tem.
 * Raymond Melvin Gateley (1926-2018), former president of the Missouri State Teacher's Association who served in the Army Air Corps during the Pacific War and as a member of the Cape Girardeau City Council for eight years
 * James “J.J.” Williamson (1952-2022), first black Cape Girardeau city council member was elected in 1994.