Local election is often given less attention in comparisson to national election. In support of that, the voters turnout at the local election is usually smaller in comparisson to the voters turnout at the national election, often because of the atmosphere of indifference concearnig the local election. Analyzing the process of local election in Croatia, especially by taking into consideration the last two cycles of local election for mayor, it can be noticed that there is a certain trend, or we can say - a phenomenon of longlasting mayors. In Croatia, we can find a certain number of mayors that hold their position sequentially, often for even more than two decades.The objective of this paper is to present the phenomenon of longlasting myors and their sequential mandates, by analyzing and determining possible causes of the phenomenon, as well as the potential factors that influence the success of longlasting mayors. Researching the relevant literature, by presenting the analysis of statistical data, it was concluded that longlasting mayors can be found in the north as well as in the south of Croatia. Therefore, it cannot be concluded that the phenomenon is present only in certain region. When we talk about political party, mayors are mostly members of a certain political party, very often the country's ruling party Croatian Democratic Union, with the largest number of longlasting mayor mandates. There is no unique answer to the question of their longlasting success. There are different factors that influence the phenomenon at the local political scene. Some of the factors are: the lack of competition, voters indifference, strong connections of the mayor and the local community, as well as the mayor's longlasting reputation among the community.