List of mayors of Syracuse, New York
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This is a complete list of mayors of Syracuse, New York.
| Mayor of Syracuse | |
|---|---|
Flag of the City of Syracuse | |
since December 31, 2025 | |
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | Four years; limited to two terms |
| Inaugural holder | Harvey Baldwin |
| Formation | 1848 |
| Salary | $115,000 (2019) |
| Website | |
List of mayors
| # | Name | Image | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Harvey Baldwin (D) |  | 1848 | |
| 2. | Elias W. Leavenworth (W) |  | 1849 | |
| 3. | Alfred H. Hovey (D) | 1850 | ||
| 4. | Horace Wheaton (D) |  | 1851 | |
| 5. | Jason Cooper Woodruff (D) | .jpg) | 1852 | |
| 6. | Dennis McCarthy (D) |  | 1853 | |
| 7. | Allen Munroe (W) |  | 1854 | |
| 8. | Lyman Stevens (D) | 1855 | ||
| 9. | Charles Ferre Williston (D) | 1856–1857 | ||
| 10. | William Winton (D) | 1858 | ||
| 11. | Elias W. Leavenworth (R) | | 1859 | |
| 12. | Amos Westcott (R) | _on_April_7,_1864_in_Syracuse,_New_York.jpg) | 1860 | |
| 13. | Charles Andrews (R) |  | 1861–1862 | |
| 14. | Daniel Bookstaver (D) | 1863 | ||
| 15. | Archibald Campbell Powell (R) | 1864 | ||
| 16. | William Davenport Stewart (D) | 1865–1867 | ||
| 17. | Charles Andrews (R) | | 1868 | |
| 18. | Charles Parsons Clark (R) | 1869–1870 | ||
| 19. | Francis Edward Carroll (D) | 1871–1872 | ||
| 20. | William James Wallace (R) |  | 1873 | |
| 21. | Nathan Fitch Graves (D) | .jpg) | 1874 | |
| 22. | George Philip Hier (R) | 1875 | ||
| 23. | John Jacob Crouse (R) | .jpg) | 1876 | |
| 24. | James Jerome Belden (R) |  | 1877–1878 | |
| 25. | Irving Goodwin Vann (R) |  | 1879 | |
| 26. | Francis Hendricks (R) |  | 1880–1881 | |
| 27. | John Demong (D) | 1882 | ||
| 28. | Thomas Ryan (D) | 1883–1885 | ||
| 29. | Willis B. Burns (R) | 1886–1887 | First to serve two-year term | |
| 30. | William Burns Kirk III (D) | 1888–1889 | ||
| 31. | William Cowie (R) | 1890–1891 | ||
| 32. | Jacob Amos (R) |  | 1892–1895 | |
| 33. | James Kennedy McGuire (D) |  | 1896–1901[1] | |
| 34. | Jay Butler Kline (R) | 1902–1903 | ||
| 35. | Alan Cutler Fobes (R) | 1904–1909[2] | ||
| 36. | Edward Schoeneck (R) |  | 1910–1913 | |
| 37. | Louis Will (Progressive) | 1914–1916 | ||
| 38. | Walter Robinson Stone (R) | 1916–1919 | ||
| 39. | Harry Haile Farmer (R) | .jpg) | 1920–1921 | |
| 40. | John Henry Walrath (D) | 1922–1925 | ||
| 41. | Charles George Hanna (R) | 1926–1929 | ||
| 42. | Rolland Bristol Marvin (R) | .jpg) | 1930–1941 | |
| 43. | Thomas Edward Kennedy (R) | 1942–1945 | ||
| 44. | Frank James Costello (R) | 1946–1949 | ||
| 45. | Thomas Joseph Corcoran (D) | 1950–1953 | ||
| 46. | Donald Howe Mead (R) | 1954–1957 | ||
| 47. | Anthony Aloysius Henninger (R) | 1958–1961 | ||
| 48. | William Francis Walsh (R) |  | 1962–1969 | |
| 49. | Lee Alexander (D) |  | 1970–1985 | |
| 50. | Thomas Ganley Young (D) | 1986–1993 | Two-term limits for office of mayor were put into place | |
| 51. | Roy Albert Bernardi (R) |  | 1994–2001 | Left office a few months early for a federal job at Department of Housing and Urban Development[3] |
| 52. | Matthew John Driscoll (D) | 2001–2009 | ||
| 53. | Stephanie A. Miner (D) | .jpg) | 2010–2018[4] | First female mayor of Syracuse |
| 54. | Ben Walsh (I) | _(3x4a).jpg) | 2018–2025 | First independent mayor of Syracuse |
| 55. | Sharon Owens (D) | 2026-Present[5] | First black mayor of Syracuse |
External links
- "Mayors of Syracuse, New York," City of Syracuse, New York
- Political Graveyard - Mayors of Syracuse