The mayor of Salem is the head of municipal government of Salem, Massachusetts. There was no mayor of Salem until its city charter was accepted on March 23, 1836, prior to which Salem was still incorporated as a town.
List # Mayor Picture Term Party Notes1stLeverett Saltonstall1836–1838WhigFirst mayor under the original city charter,(which included a bicameral legislative body).From 1836 to 1856 the Municipal year ended on the second Monday in March. 2ndStephen C. Phillips1838–1842Whig3rdStephen Palfrey Webb1842–1845WhigAlso served as the twelfth Mayor of Salem. From 1854 to 1855 Webb served as the sixth Mayor of San Francisco, California4thJoseph S. Cabot1845–1849Whig5thNathaniel Silsbee, Jr.1849–1851Whig6thDavid Pingree1851–1852Independent7thCharles Wentworth Upham1852–1853Whig8thAsahel Huntington 1853–1854Know Nothing9thJoseph Andrews1854–1856Know NothingFrom 1856 to 1874 inclusive the Municipal year ended on the Fourth Monday in January. 10thWilliam S. Messervy1856–1858Democratic11thNathaniel Silsbee, Jr.1858–1859Republican12thStephen Palfrey Webb1860–1862RepublicanSecond time as Mayor of Salem. From 1854 to 1855 Webb served as the sixth Mayor of San Francisco, California13thStephen G. Wheatland1863–1864Democratic14thJoseph B. F. Osgood1865–1865Republican15thDavid RobertsJanuary 1866 – September 26, 1867RepublicanRoberts resigned as a result of disagreement with the Board of Aldermen. 16thWilliam CogswellSeptember 26, 1867 – 1869Republican17thNathanial Brown1870–1871None18thSamuel Calley1872–1872Republican19thWilliam Cogswell1873–1875RepublicanFrom 1875 on the Municipal year ends on the First Monday in January.20thHenry Laurens Williams1875–1876None21stHenry K. Oliver1877–1880Republican22ndSamuel Calley1881–1882Republican23rdWilliam M. Hill1883–1884None24thArthur L. Huntington1885–1885None25thJohn M. Raymond1886–1887None26thRobert S. Rantoul 1890–1893 Democratic27th James H. Turner 1894–1897 None 28th David P. Waters 1898–1898 None 29th James H. Turner 1899–1899 None 30thDavid M. Little1900–1900 None 31st John F. Hurley 1901–1902 None 32ndJoseph N. Peterson 1903–1905Republican 33rd Thomas G. Pinnock 1906–1907 Republican 34th John F. Hurley 1908–1909 None 35th Arthur Howard 1910–1910 None 36th Rufus D. Adams 1911–1912 RepublicanLast mayor under the Original (1836) city charter. 37th John F. Hurley 1913–1915 First Mayor under the second city charter adopted in November 1912.Was Recalled by the voters December 29, 1914.38th Mathias J. O'Keefe 1915–1915 Elected to finish out John F. Hurley's three-year term in the December 29, 1914 election that recalled Mayor Hurley.39th Henry P. Benson1916–1917 Last Mayor under the second (1912) city charter(Commission form of Government). 40th Denis J. Sullivan1918–1923 DemocraticFirst Mayor under the January 3, 1916 (Plan B) city charter.41st George J. Bates1924–1937 RepublicanServed in U.S. House from January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949.42nd Edward A. Coffey1938–1947 Republican 43rd Joseph B. Harrington1948–1949 Democratic44th Francis X. Collins 1950–1969 Democratic45th Samuel Edward Zoll1970–1973 Democratic46th Jean A. Levesque 1973–1983 Republican 47th Anthony V. Salvo 1984–1989 Democratic48th Neil J. Harrington 1990–1997 Democratic 49th Stanley J. Usovicz, Jr. 1998–2005 Democratic50th Kim DriscollJanuary 2006 – January 4, 2023DemocraticElected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in the 2022 election51stBob McCarthyJanuary 4, 2023 – May 27, 2023Elected by Salem City Council as Acting Mayor following resignation of Mayor Kim Driscoll.52ndDominick PangalloMay 27, 2023 – PresentDemocraticElected Mayor in special election on May 16, 2023, to complete Mayor Kim Driscoll's term.
See also Timeline of Salem, Massachusetts
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External links Mayors of Salem