The following is a list of current and former African American mayors in the State of California. Since Edward P. Duplex was elected in 1888 as mayor of Wheatland, California, numerous African Americans have been elected or appointed to the post of mayor in California.
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<small>Population (2020): 124,321</small>
<small>Population (2020): 95,558</small>
<small>Population (2020): 49,578</small>
<small>Population (2020): 95,740</small>
<small>Population (2020): 7,584</small>
<small>Population (2020): 30,034</small>
<small>Population (2020): 44,322</small>
<small>Population (2020): 12,905</small>
<small>Population (2020): 212,704</small>
<small>Population (2020): 88,083</small>
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<small>Population (2020): 107,762</small>
<small>Population (2020): 70,265</small>
<small>Population (2020): 82,496</small>
<small>Population (2020): 27,627</small>
<small>Population (2020): 466,742</small>
<small>Population (2020): 67,265</small>
<small>Population (2020): 3,898,747</small>
<small>Population (2020): 33,780</small>
<small>Population (2020): 80,273</small>
<small>Population (2020): 440,646</small>
<small>Population (2020): 174,068</small>
<small>Population (2020): 44,575</small>
<small>Population (2020): 138,699</small>
<small>Population (2020): 104,026</small>
<small>Population (2020): 116,448</small>
<small>Population (2020): 524,943</small>
<small>Population (2020): 93,076</small>
<small>Population (2020): 178,127</small>
<small>Population (2020): 873,965</small>
<small>Population (2020): 84,605</small>
<small>Population (2020): 32,366</small>
<small>Population (2020): 320,804</small>
<small>Population (2020): 126,966</small>
<small>Population (2020): 93,000</small>
<small>Population (2020): 3,712</small>