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List of mayors of Buffalo, New York

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The mayor of Buffalo is the head of government and chief executive for the city of Buffalo, New York, the second-largest city in New York State.[3] The city was officially chartered in 1832, with Ebenezer Johnson, a local doctor, appointed its first mayor by the newly established Buffalo Common Council.[4]

StyleThe Honorable[1]
SeatBuffalo City Hall
Termlength
  • Four years; renewable
Constituting instrument
Buffalo City Charter
Quick facts Mayor of the City of Buffalo, Style ...
Mayor of the City of Buffalo
City seal
City flag
Incumbent
Sean Ryan
since January 1, 2026
Government of Buffalo
StyleThe Honorable[1]
SeatBuffalo City Hall
Term length
  • Four years; renewable
Constituting instrument
Buffalo City Charter
Inaugural holderEbenezer Johnson
Formation1832
SuccessionDeputy Mayor of Buffalo
DeputyDeputy Mayor of Buffalo
Salary$178,519 (2024)[2]
Websitewww.buffalony.gov/490/Mayor
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List of mayors

More information No., Mayor ...
Mayors of the City of Buffalo
No. Mayor Term in office Party
1   Ebenezer Johnson
(1786–1849)
[5]		 May 28, 1832[5]
–
March 12, 1833[6]
(re-elected, declined)[a]		 Democratic-Republican
2 Major Andre Andrews[b]
(1792–1834)
[7]		 March 12, 1833[6]
–
1834[7][c]
(re-elected, declined)[8]		 Independent
3   Ebenezer Johnson
(1786–1849)
[5]		 August 19, 1834[9]
–
1835		 Democratic-Republican
4   Hiram Pratt
(1800–1840)
[10]		 March 1835[11]
–
March 8, 1836[12]
 Whig[11]
5 Samuel Wilkeson
(1781–1848)
[13]		 March 8, 1836[12]
–
March 14, 1837		 Independent
6   Josiah Trowbridge
(1785–1862)
[14]		 March 14, 1837[15]
–
December 22, 1837[14][d]
(resigned)[14]		 Whig[14][e]
7 Pierre A. Barker
(1790–1870)
[17]		 January 5, 1838[16][f]
–
March 14, 1838		 Independent
8   Ebenezer Walden March 13, 1838
–
1839		 Whig
9 Hiram Pratt
(1800–1840)
[10]		 March 12, 1839[19]
–
1840		 Whig[11]
10 Sheldon Thompson 1840
–
March 2, 1841		 Whig
11 Isaac R. Harrington March 2, 1840
–
March 8, 1841		 Whig
12   George W. Clinton
(1807–1885)
[20]		 March 1, 1842[20]
–
1843		 Democratic[20]
13 Joseph G. Masten
(1807–1871)
[21]		 March 14, 1843[22]
–
1844		 Democratic
14   William Ketchum
(1798–1876)
[23]		 1844
–
1845
(did not seek re-election)[24]		 Whig
15   Joseph G. Masten
(1811–1871)
[21]		 1845
–
1846		 Democratic
16   Solomon G. Haven
(1810–1861)
[25]		 1846
–
1847		 Whig
17 Elbridge G. Spaulding
(1809–1897)
[26]		 1847
–
1848		 Whig[g]
18 Orlando Allen
(1803–1874)
[27]		 February 28, 1848[28]
–
1849		 Whig
19 Hiram Barton 1849
–
1850		 Whig
20   Henry K. Smith 1850
–
March 4, 1851		 Democratic
21 James Wadsworth March 4, 1851
–
1850		 Democratic
22   Hiram Barton March 9, 1852
–
1853		 Whig
23   Eli Cook 1853
–
1855		 Democratic
24 Frederick P. Stevens 1856
–
1857		 Democratic
25 Timothy T. Lockwood 1858
–
January 2, 1860		 Democratic[29]
26   Franklin A. Alberger
(1825–1877)
[30]		 January 2, 1858
–
January 6, 1862		 Republican[30][h]
27   William G. Fargo
(1818–1881)
[31]		 January 6, 1862
–
1866
(lost election)[32]		 Democratic[31]
28   Chandler J. Wells
(1814–1887)
[33]		 October 17, 1866
–
1867		 National Union[32]
29   William Findlay Rogers
(1820–1899)
[34]		 1868
–
1869		 Democratic[34]
30   Alexander Brush 1870
–
1873
(declined nomination)[35]		 Republican[36]
  Lewis P. Dayton 1874
–
1875		 Democratic
32   Philip Becker 1876
–
January 7, 1878		 Republican
33   Solomon Scheu January 7, 1878
–
January 1880		 Democratic
34   Alexander Brush January 1, 1880[35]
–
January 2, 1882		 Republican[36]
35   Grover Cleveland
(1837–1908)
[37]		 January 2, 1882[38]
–
November 20, 1882[37]
(resigned)[39]		 Democratic[37]
36   Marcus M. Drake
(1835–1907)
[39]		 November 20, 1882[39]
–
December 29, 1882[40][i]
(resigned)[42]		 Republican[39]
37   Harmon S. Cutting
(1830–1884)
[40]		 December 29, 1882[43]
–
January 9, 1883[42]
(did not seek election)[42]		 Democratic[42]
38 John B. Manning January 16, 1883
–
January 6, 1884		 Democratic
39 Jonathan Scoville January 6, 1884
–
1885		 Democratic
40   Philip Becker 1886
–
1890		 Republican
41   Charles F. Bishop 1890
–
1894		 Democratic
42   Edgar B. Jewett
(1843–1924)
[44]		 January 7, 1895[45]
–
January 1, 1898[46]
(did not seek re-election)[44]		 Republican[44]
43   Conrad Diehl January 1, 1898[46]
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1901		 Democratic
44   Erastus C. Knight 1902
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1905		 Republican
45   James N. Adam 1906
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1909		 Democratic
46 Louis P. Fuhrmann 1910
–
1917		 Democratic
47   George S. Buck 1918
–
1921
(lost election)[47]		 Republican[48]
48 Frank X. Schwab January 2, 1922[49]
–
1929		 Republican[50]
49 Charles E. Roesch 1930
–
1933		 Republican
50   George J. Zimmermann
(1882–1938)
[51]		 January 1, 1934[52][j]
–
December 31, 1937[53]		 Democratic[54]
51 Thomas L. Holling
(1899–1966)
[55]		 January 1, 1938[53]
–
1941
(declined to run)[55][k]		 Democratic[56][l]
52 Joseph J. Kelly
(1897–1963)
[58]		 January 1, 1942[59][m]
–
December 31, 1945[58]		 Democratic[58]
53   Bernard J. Dowd
(1891–1971)
[60]		 January 1, 1946[61]
–
January 1, 1950[62]
(ineligible for re-election)[63][n]		 Republican[60]
54 Joseph Mruk
(1903–1995)
[64]		 January 1, 1950[65]
–
December 31, 1953[64]
(ineligible for re-election)[66][o]		 Republican[68]
55   Steven Pankow January 1, 1954[69]
–
December 31, 1957		 Democratic[69][p]
56 Frank A. Sedita
(1907–1975)
[71]		 January 1, 1958
–
December 31, 1961
(lost primary)[72]		 Democratic[72]
57   Chester Kowal[q]
(1907–1966)
[77]		 January 1, 1962[78]
–
December 31, 1965		 Republican[79]
58 Frank A. Sedita
(1907–1975)
[71]		 January 1, 1966
–
March 5, 1973
(resigned)[80]		 Democratic[72]
59 Stanley Makowski
(1923–1981)
[81]		 March 5, 1973[82]
–
December 31, 1977[83]
(declined to run)[84]		 Democratic[84]
60   James D. Griffin
(1929–2008)
[85]		 January 1, 1978[86]
–
December 31, 1993
(retired)[87]		 Democratic[r]
 
61 Anthony Masiello
(born c. 1947)
[90]		 January 1, 1994[91]
–
December 31, 2005
(declined to run)[92]		 Democratic[93]
62 Byron Brown
(born 1958)
[94]		 December 31, 2005[95]
–
October 15, 2024[96]
(resigned)[96]		 Democratic[97]
63 Christopher Scanlon[s]
(born 1981)
[100]		 October 15, 2024
–
December 31, 2025
(lost primary)[101]		 Democratic[102]
64 Sean Ryan
(born 1960)
[102]		 January 1, 2026[101]
–
Incumbent		 Democratic[102]
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History

In 1853, the charter of the city was amended to include the town of Black Rock and the city proper was divided into thirteen wards. In addition, the term of city offices, including mayor changed from a one-year term to a two-year term and was elected directly by the people.[103]

Mayoral elections

(winners are in bold)

More information Date, Candidates ...
DateCandidates 
November 8, 1881Grover ClevelandMilton Beebe
 15,12011,528
January 9, 1883John B. ManningRobert R. Hefford
 11,0367,321
November 6, 1973Stanley M. MakowskiStewart M. LevyJohn A. WestraPatrick W. GiagnacovaIra Liebowitz
 77,56924,4232,6401,147597
November 2, 1993Anthony MasielloRichard A. GrimmEugene Fahey
 36,0929,2777,566
November 8, 2005Byron BrownKevin HelferJudith EinachCharles Flynn
 46,61319,8533,5253,082
November 3, 2009Byron BrownMichael P. Kearns
 17,728158
November 5, 2013Byron BrownSergio Rodriguez
 26,12010,733
November 7, 2017Byron BrownMark J F SchroederAnita HowardTerrence RobinsonTaniqua Simmons
 29,68811,4461,3571,276102
November 2, 2021 Byron Brown India Walton Ben Carlisle Jaz Miles William O'Dell
  38,338 25,773 219 23 8
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