The City of Boca Raton has a Council-Manager form of government.

The Mayor of Boca Raton has been chosen through a direct election since 1978.
The offices of the city council and the mayor are nonpartisan.
The previous mayor was Susan Whelchel.
As of February 2013, Democrats Lois Frankel and Ted Deutch both represent parts of the city in the United States Congress.

In the 2016 general elections, Republican Donald Trump won in Boca Raton by a majority.

On April 27, 2018, Governor Rick Scott suspended Susan Haynie due to her felony and misdemeanor charges.
Scott Singer was appointed mayor and held that position on that basis until the August 28th special election; Singer was elected outright as mayor in that election.

List of mayors of Boca Raton, Florida
George Long, 1924-1925
John Brown, 1925-1929
Fred Aiken, 1929-1938
Joe Mitchell, 1938-1950
Bill O'Donnell, 1950-1951
Louie Zimmerman, 1951-1952
Bill Day, 1952-1953, 1954-1954
Harold Turner, 1953-1954, 1954-1955
Bill Herbold, 1955-1956
Roy Shores, 1956-1958
Hal Dane, 1958-1959
Joe Delong, 1959-1960, 1963-1964
Courtney Boone, 1960-1961
Leo Fox, 1961-1962
John Brandt, 1962-1963
Harold Maull, 1964-1965, 1968-1969
Pat Honchell, 1966-1967
Nardy Turner, 1967-1968
Emil Danciu, 1969-1970, 1987-1993
Tore Wallin, 1970-1971
Norm Wymbs, 1971
Bill Miller, 1971-1972
Byrd Marshall, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1978
Al Alford, 1973-1974
Dick Houpana, 1974-1975, 1977
Byrd Marshall, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1978
Dorothy Wilken, 1976-1977
Jeff Milner, 1977-1981
Bill Konrad, 1981-1987
Bill Smith, 1993-1995
Carol Hanson, 1995-2001
Steven L. Abrams, 2001-2008
Susan Whelchel, 2008-2014
Susan Haynie, 2014–2018
Scott Singer, 2018–present
City Council Elections - March 14, 2017
Mayor - Haynie vs. Zucaro
Seat A - Singer vs. Dervishi
Seat B - O'Rourke vs. Thomson vs. Gentile
City Council Elections - March 13, 2018
Seat C - Rodgers vs. Do 
Seat D - Mayotte vs. Grossman vs. Preste
The City of Boca Raton has a Council-Manager form of government.
The Mayor of Boca Raton has been chosen through a direct election since 1978. The offices of the city council and the mayor are nonpartisan. The previous mayor was Susan Whelchel. As of February 2013, Democrats Lois Frankel and Ted Deutch both represent parts of the city in the United States Congress.
In the 2016 general elections, Republican Donald Trump won in Boca Raton by a majority.
On April 27, 2018, Governor Rick Scott suspended Susan Haynie due to her felony and misdemeanor charges. Scott Singer was appointed mayor and held that position on that basis until the August 28th special election; Singer was elected outright as mayor in that election.
List of mayors of Boca Raton, Florida
George Long, 1924-1925
John Brown, 1925-1929
Fred Aiken, 1929-1938
Joe Mitchell, 1938-1950
Bill O'Donnell, 1950-1951
Louie Zimmerman, 1951-1952
Bill Day, 1952-1953, 1954-1954
Harold Turner, 1953-1954, 1954-1955
Bill Herbold, 1955-1956
Roy Shores, 1956-1958
Hal Dane, 1958-1959
Joe Delong, 1959-1960, 1963-1964
Courtney Boone, 1960-1961
Leo Fox, 1961-1962
John Brandt, 1962-1963
Harold Maull, 1964-1965, 1968-1969
Pat Honchell, 1966-1967
Nardy Turner, 1967-1968
Emil Danciu, 1969-1970, 1987-1993
Tore Wallin, 1970-1971
Norm Wymbs, 1971
Bill Miller, 1971-1972
Byrd Marshall, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1978
Al Alford, 1973-1974
Dick Houpana, 1974-1975, 1977
Byrd Marshall, 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1978
Dorothy Wilken, 1976-1977
Jeff Milner, 1977-1981
Bill Konrad, 1981-1987
Bill Smith, 1993-1995
Carol Hanson, 1995-2001
Steven L. Abrams, 2001-2008
Susan Whelchel, 2008-2014
Susan Haynie, 2014–2018
Scott Singer, 2018–present
City Council Elections - March 14, 2017
Mayor - Haynie vs. Zucaro
Seat A - Singer vs. Dervishi
Seat B - O'Rourke vs. Thomson vs. Gentile
City Council Elections - March 13, 2018
Seat C - Rodgers vs. Do 
Seat D - Mayotte vs. Grossman vs. Preste
Boca Raton, Florida