Editing Darmstadt (section)

=== Mayor ===
The current mayor of Darmstadt is Hanno Benz of [[SPD]], who was elected in 2023.

The following is a list of mayors since 1945:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Term of office !! Name !! Party
|-
| 1945–1950 || Ludwig Metzger (1902–1993) || SPD
|-
| 1951–1971 || Ludwig Engel (1906–1975) || SPD
|-
| 1971–1981 || Heinz Winfried Sabais (1922–1981) || SPD
|-
| 1981–1993 || Günther Metzger (1933–2013) || SPD
|-
| 1993–2005 || Peter Benz (born 1942) || SPD
|-
| 2005–2011 || Walter Hoffmann (born 1952)|| SPD
|-
| 2011–2023 || Jochen Partsch (born 1962) || Greens
|-
| 2023–present || Hanno Benz || SPD
|}