List of mayors of Scranton, Pennsylvania

The mayor of Scranton is the chief executive of the government of Scranton, Pennsylvania, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Scranton. The current mayor of Scranton is Democrat Paige Cognetti.

Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania
since January 6, 2020
Inaugural holderElliott S. M. Hill
Formation1866

From 1866, mayors were elected by popular vote.

List of mayors of Scranton

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Mayor Term Political party
Elliot S.M. Hill 1866–1869 Democrat
William N. Monies 1869–1872 Republican
Mathew W. Loftus 1872–1875 Democrat
Robert H. McKune 1875–1878 Democrat
Terence Vincent Powderly 1878–1884 Greenback-Labor Party
Francis Allen Beamish 1884–1886
Ezra H. Ripple 1886–1890 Republican
John H. Fellows 1890–1893
William Lawrence Connell 1893–1896
James G. Bailey 1896–1899
James Moir 1899–1901 Republican
William Lawrence Connell 1901–1903 Republican
Alex T. Connell 1903–1906
J. Benjamin Dimmick 1906–1909 Republican
John Von Bergen Jr. 1909–1914 Republican
Edmund B. Jermyn 1914–1918
Alex T. Connell 1918–1922
John F. Durkan 1922–1926
Edmund B. Jermyn 1926–1930
Fred K. Derby 1930–1934
Stanley J. Davis 1934–1938
Fred J. Huester 1938–1942
Howard J. Snowdon 1942–1946
James Thomas Hanlon 1946–1962 Democrat
William T. Schmidt 1962–1966 Republican
James J. Walsh 1966–1970 Democrat
Eugene J. Peters 1970–1978 Republican
Eugene F. Hickey 1978–1982 Democrat
James Barrett McNulty 1982–1986 Democrat
David J. Wenzel 1986–1990 Republican
Jim Connors 1990–2002 Republican (1990–2000)
Democrat (2000–2002)
Christopher Doherty 2002–2014 Democrat
Bill Courtright 2014—2019 Democrat
Pat Rogan (acting) 2019 Democrat
Wayne Evans (acting) 2019–2020 Republican
Paige Cognetti 2020 – present Independent (2020–2021)
Democrat (2021–Present)

References

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Sources
  • [1] Wenzel, David J. (2006). Scranton's Mayors. Eynon, PA: Tribute Books. ISBN 09765072-6-9