List of mayors of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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The Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is the elected, chief executive of the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. The mayor is elected for a four-year term. The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania has had 44 mayors since 1818.[1]
Inaugural holderJohn Passmore
Formation1818
| Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania | |
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Incumbent since January 5, 2026Jaime Arroyo | |
| Inaugural holder | John Passmore |
| Formation | 1818 |
Mayors of Lancaster
| Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Passmore | 1818 | 1820 | |
| Samuel Carpenter | 1821 | 1823 | |
| Nathaniel Lightner | 1824 | 1830 | |
| John Mathiot | 1831 | 1843 | |
| Michael Carpenter | 1843 | 1851 | |
| Christian Kieffer | 1852 | 1854 | |
| Jacob Albright | 1855 | 1855 | |
| John Zimmerman | 1856 | 1857 | |
| Thomas Henry Burrowes | 1858 | 1858 | |
| George Sanderson | 1859 | 1868 | |
| William Atlee | 1869 | 1871 | |
| Fredrick Pyfer | 1871 | 1873 | |
| William Stauffer | 1873 | 1877 | |
| John MacGonigle | 1877 | 1884 | |
| David Rosenmiller | 1884 | 1886 | |
| William Morton | 1886 | 1888 | |
| Edward Edgerly | 1888 | 1890 | |
| Robert Clark | 1890 | 1894 | |
| Edwin Smeltz | 1894 | 1898 | |
| Simon Shissler | 1898 | 1900 | |
| Henry Muhlenberg | 1900 | 1902 | |
| Chester Cummings | 1902 | 1906 | |
| John Piersol McCaskey | 1906 | 1910 | |
| Frank B. McClain | 1910 | 1915 | |
| Harry L. Trout | 1915 | 1920 | |
| Horace E. Kennedy | 1920 | 1922 | |
| Frank Musser | 1922 | 1930 | |
| T. Warren Metzger | 1930 | 1934 | |
| James Ross | 1934 | 1938 | |
| Dale Cary | 1938 | 1950 | |
| Kendig C. Bare | 1950 | 1950 | |
| Howard Bare | 1950 | 1951 | |
| Kendig C. Bare | 1951 | 1958 | |
| Thomas J. Monaghan | 1958 | 1962 | |
| George Coe | 1962 | 1966 | |
| Thomas J. Monaghan | 1966 | 1974 | |
| Richard M. Scott | 1974 | 1979 | |
| Albert Wohlsen | 1979 | 1980 | |
| Arthur E. Morris | Republican | 1980 | 1990 |
| Janice Stork | Democratic | 1990 | January 1998 |
| Charlie Smithgall | Republican | January 1998 | January 3, 2006 |
| Rick Gray | Democratic | January 3, 2006 | January 2, 2018[2] |
| Danene Sorace | Democratic | January 2, 2018[2] | January 5, 2026 |
| Jaime Arroyo | Democratic | January 5, 2026[3] | Incumbent |