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.

From 1866, mayors were elected by popular vote.

List of mayors of Scranton

Mayor Term Political partyElliot S.M. Hill1866–1869 DemocratWilliam N. Monies1869–1872 RepublicanMathew W. Loftus1872–1875 DemocratRobert H. McKune1875–1878 Democrat Terence Vincent Powderly1878–1884 Greenback-Labor PartyFrancis Allen Beamish1884–1886Ezra H. Ripple1886–1890 RepublicanJohn H. Fellows1890–1893William Lawrence Connell1893–1896James G. Bailey1896–1899James Moir1899–1901 RepublicanWilliam Lawrence Connell1901–1903 RepublicanAlex T. Connell1903–1906J. Benjamin Dimmick1906–1909 RepublicanJohn Von Bergen Jr.1909–1914 RepublicanEdmund B. Jermyn1914–1918Alex T. Connell1918–1922John F. Durkan1922–1926Edmund B. Jermyn1926–1930Fred K. Derby1930–1934Stanley J. Davis1934–1938Fred J. Huester1938–1942Howard J. Snowdon1942–1946James Thomas Hanlon1946–1962 DemocratWilliam T. Schmidt1962–1966 RepublicanJames J. Walsh1966–1970 DemocratEugene J. Peters1970–1978RepublicanEugene F. Hickey1978–1982 DemocratJames Barrett McNulty1982–1986DemocratDavid J. Wenzel1986–1990RepublicanJim Connors1990–2002 Republican (1990–2000)Democrat (2000–2002)Christopher Doherty2002–2014DemocratBill Courtright 2014—2019DemocratPat Rogan 2019DemocratWayne Evans 2019–2020RepublicanPaige Cognetti2020 – presentIndependent (2020–2021)Democrat (2021–Present)

References

Sources Wenzel, David J. (2006). Scranton's Mayors. Eynon, PA: Tribute Books.