List of mayors of Binghamton, New York

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Binghamton, New York, United States.

• Abel Bennett, 1867 ^[1]
• Jabez F. Rice, 1868 ^[1]
• Job N. Congdon, 1869-1870 ^[1]
• Walton Dwight, 1871 ^{[1] [2]}
• Sherman D. Phelps, 1872 ^{[1] [3]}
• Benj. N. Loomis, 1873 ^[1]
• D. M. Halbert, 1874 ^[1]
• Charles McKinney, 1875 ^[1]
• John Rankin, 1876 ^[1]
• Charles Butler, 1877-1878 ^[1]
• James H. Bartlett, 1879 ^{[1] [2]}
• Horace N. Lester, 1880 ^[1]
• Duncan R. Grant, 1881 ^[1]
• James K. Welden, 1882 ^[1]
• John S. Wells, 1883 ^{[1] [2]}
• George A. Thayer, 1884-1885 ^[1]
• Joseph M. Johnson, 1886 ^[1]
• George C. Bayless, 1887 ^[1]
• Tracy R. Morgan, 1888 ^[1]
• Frank H. Stephens, 1889-1890 ^[1]
• Benajah S. Curran, 1891-1892 ^{[1] [2]}
• George E. Green, 1893-1897 ^{[1] [2]}
• Jerome DeWitt, 1898-1901 ^{[1] [4]}
• Samuel L. Smith, c.1902-1905 ^[4]
• Hiram H. Woodburn, c.1906-1907 ^[4]
• Clarence M. Slauson, c.1907-1909 ^{[5] [4]}
• John J. Irving, c.1909-1911 ^[6]
• William R. Ely, c.1915 ^[4]
• Frank H. Truitt, c.1916-1917 ^[4]
• Harry C. Walker, 1917-1918
• Thomas A. Wilson, c.1920-1921 ^[7]
• John A. Giles, c.1924-1925 ^[4]
• Clarence J. Cook, c.1926-1927 ^[4]
• Norman A. Boyd, c.1928-1931 ^[4]
• Miles M. Smith, c.1932-1935 ^[4]
• James T. Ivory, c.1935 ^[4]
• Thomas W. Behan, c.1936-1937 ^[4]
• Charles W. Kress, c.1938-1941 ^[4]
• Fancher M. Hopkins, c.1942-1943 ^[4]
• Walker B. Lounsbery, c.1944-1949 ^[4]
• Donald W. Kramer, c.1950-1957 ^[4]
• John J. Burns, c.1958-1965 ^[4]
• Joseph Esworthy, c.1966-1968 ^[4]
• Al Libous, 1969–1981
• Juanita Crabb, 1982-1993
• Richard A. Bucci, 1994-2005 ^[8]
• Matthew T. Ryan, 2006-2013 ^[9]
• Rich David, 2014-2021
• Jared M. Kraham, 2022-present ^{[10] [11]}

See also

• Binghamton City Hall, 1898-1972
• Government Plaza, Binghamton, since 1972
• History of Binghamton, New York

References

1. J.E. Williams (ed.), "Mayors of Binghamton", Williams' Binghamton city directory for 1900, New York, p. 50 – via HathiTrust
2. William S. Lawyer, ed. (1900), Binghamton : its settlement, growth and development and the factors in its history, 1800-1900, Boston: Century Memorial Publishing Co. – via Internet Archive
3. Gazetteer and business directory of Broome and Tioga Counties, N.Y. for 1872-3 (PDF), Syracuse: Hamilton Child – via Internet Archive
4. Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Binghamton, New York", Political Graveyard, retrieved May 30, 2025
5. "Results in other cities", New-York Tribune, New York, NY, November 6, 1907 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
6. The Sun, New York, NY, November 8, 1911 – via Chronicling America
7. New-York Tribune, New York, NY, November 9, 1921 – via Chronicling America
8. "Mayor of Binghamton", www.ci.binghamton.ny.us, archived from the original on May 12, 1998 – via Wayback Machine
9. "Office of the Mayor", www.binghamton-ny.gov, archived from the original on September 21, 2013 – via Wayback Machine
10. "Man of the people", Stories, New York: Syracuse University, March 9, 2022
11. "Jared Kraham, Binghamton's Youngest Mayor, Takes Office", wnbf.com , January 3, 2022