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. The city was officially chartered in 1832, with Ebenezer Johnson, a local doctor, serving as its first mayor.
List of mayors +Mayors of the City of BuffaloMayorTerm in officeParty1 Ebenezer Johnson–March 12, 1833Democratic-Republican2Major Andre Andrews–1834Independent3 Ebenezer Johnson–1835Democratic-Republican4 Hiram Pratt–March 8, 1836Whig5Samuel Wilkeson–March 14, 1837Independent6 Josiah Trowbridge–December 22, 1837Whig7Pierre A. Barker–March 14, 1838Independent8 Ebenezer Walden–1839Whig9Hiram Pratt–1840Whig10Sheldon Thompson–March 2, 1841Whig11Isaac R. Harrington–March 8, 1841Whig12 George W. Clinton–1843Democratic13Joseph G. Masten–1844Democratic 14 William Ketchum–1845Whig15 Joseph G. Masten–1846Democratic 16 Solomon G. Haven–1847Whig17Elbridge G. Spaulding–1848Whig18Orlando Allen –1849Whig19Hiram Barton–1850Whig20 Henry K. Smith–March 4, 1851Democratic 21James Wadsworth–1850Democratic 22 Hiram Barton–1853Whig23 Eli Cook–1855Democratic 24Frederick P. Stevens–1857Democratic 25Timothy T. Lockwood–January 2, 1860Democratic26 Franklin A. Alberger–January 6, 1862Republican27 William G. Fargo–1866Democratic28 Chandler J. Wells–1867National Union29 William Findlay Rogers–1869Democratic30 Alexander Brush–1873Republican Lewis P. Dayton–1875Democratic 32 Philip Becker–January 7, 1878Republican 33 Solomon Scheu–January 1880Democratic 34 Alexander Brush–January 2, 1882Republican35 Grover Cleveland–November 20, 1882Democratic36 Marcus M. Drake–December 29, 1882Republican37 Harmon S. Cutting–January 9, 1883Democratic38John B. Manning–January 6, 1884Democratic 39Jonathan Scoville–1885Democratic 40 Philip Becker–1890Republican 41 Charles F. Bishop–1894Democratic 42 Edgar B. Jewett–January 1, 1898Republican43 Conrad Diehl–1901Democratic 44 Erastus C. Knight–1905Republican 45 James N. Adam–1909Democratic 46Louis P. Fuhrmann–1917Democratic 47 George S. Buck–1921Republican48Frank X. Schwab–1929Republican49Charles E. Roesch–1933Republican 50 George J. Zimmermann–December 31, 1937Democratic51Thomas L. Holling–1941Democratic52Joseph J. Kelly –December 31, 1945 Democratic 53 Bernard J. Dowd–January 1, 1950Republican54Joseph Mruk –December 31, 1953Republican55 Steven Pankow–December 31, 1957Democratic56Frank A. Sedita–December 31, 1961Democratic57 Chester Kowal–December 31, 1965Republican58 Frank A. Sedita–March 5, 1973Democratic59Stanley Makowski–December 31, 1977Democratic60 James D. Griffin–December 31, 1993Democratic 61 Anthony Masiello–December 31, 2005Democratic62Byron Brown–October 15, 2024Democratic63Christopher Scanlon–December 31, 2025Democratic64Sean RyanJanuary 1, 2026– IncumbentDemocratic
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.
Mayoral elections
(winners are in bold) Date Candidates November 8, 1881 Grover Cleveland Milton Beebe 15,120 11,528 January 9, 1883 John B. Manning Robert R. Hefford 11,036 7,321 November 6, 1973 Stanley M. Makowski Stewart M. Levy John A. Westra Patrick W. Giagnacova Ira Liebowitz 77,569 24,423 2,640 1,147 597 November 2, 1993 Anthony Masiello Richard A. Grimm Eugene Fahey 36,092 9,277 7,566 November 8, 2005 Byron Brown Kevin Helfer Judith Einach Charles Flynn 46,613 19,853 3,525 3,082 November 3, 2009 Byron Brown Michael P. Kearns 17,728 158 November 5, 2013 Byron Brown Sergio Rodriguez 26,120 10,733 November 7, 2017 Byron Brown Mark J F Schroeder Anita Howard Terrence Robinson Taniqua Simmons 29,688 11,446 1,357 1,276 102November 2, 2021Byron BrownIndia WaltonBen CarlisleJaz MilesWilliam O'Dell 38,33825,773219238
See also Timeline of Buffalo, New York
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