List of mayors of Utica, New York

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This article contains a list of mayors of the city of Utica in the U.S. State of New York, in the United States.

Mayor of Utica
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Flag of the City of Utica
Incumbent
Michael P. Galime
since January 1, 2024
Style The Honorable
Term length Four years; renewable
Inaugural holder Joseph Kirkland
Formation1832
Salary$93,500 (2020)
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List

NamePartyTermRef
Joseph Kirkland Federalist1832 [1]
Henry Seymour 1833 [2]
Joseph Kirkland Federalist1834–1835 [1]
John H. Ostrom1836 [3]
Theodore S. GoldWhig1837 [4]
Charles P. Kirkland1838 [4]
John C. Devereux 1839–1840 [5]
Spencer Kellogg1841
Horatio Seymour Democratic1842 [2]
Frederick Hollister Whig1843 [6]
Ward Hunt Democratic1844 [7]
Edmund A. WetmoreWhig1845–1846 [8]
James Watson WilliamsDemocratic1847 [9]
Joshua A. Spencer Whig1848 [10]
Thomas R. WalkerWhig1849–1850 [11]
John E. HinmanDemocratic1851–1852 [12]
Charles H. DoolittleDemocratic1853 [13]
John E. HinmanDemocratic1854 [12]
Henry Hopkins Fish Whig1855 [14]
Alrick Hubbell Whig1856–1858 [15]
Roscoe Conkling Republican1858–1859 [16]
Charles Stuart WilsonDemocratic1859 [17]
Calvin HallRepublican1860 [17]
DeWitt C. GroveDemocratic1860–1862 [17]
Charles S. Wilson1863
Theodore S. Faxton National Union 1864 [18]
John Warren Butterfield National Union1865 [19]
James McQuade National Union1866 [20]
Charles S. Wilson1867
John T. Spriggs Democratic1868 [21]
Ephraim ChamberlainDemocratic1869 [22]
James McQuade1870
Miles C. ComstockDemocratic1871 [23]
Theodore F. ButterfieldRepublican1872 [24]
Charles K. GrannisDemocratic1873 [25]
Theodore S. Sayre Republican1874 [26]
Charles W. HutchinsonDemocratic1875 [27]
Charles E. Barnard1876
David H. GaffinRepublican1877 [28]
James Benton Workingmen's 1878 [29]
John BuckleyDemocratic1879 [30]
John T. Spriggs Democratic1880 [21]
James MillerRepublican1881 [31]
Francis M. Burdick 1882
Charles A. DoolittleDemocratic1883 [32]
James S. Sherman Republican1884 [33]
Thomas E. KinneyDemocratic1885–1887 [34]
Henry MartinDemocratic1888 [35]
Samuel J. BarrowsDemocratic1889 [36]
Alexander T. Goodwin Democratic1890–1891 [37]
Thomas WheelerRepublican1892–1893 [38]
John G. GibsonDemocratic1894–1897 [39]
Thomas E. KinneyRepublican1898–1899 [40]
George Beatty1899
Richard W. Sherman1900–1901 [41]
Charles A. Talcott Democratic1902–1906 [41]
Richard W. Sherman1906–1908 [41]
Thomas Wheeler1908–1910 [41]
Frederick GillmoreDemocratic1910–1912 [41]
Frank J. BakerRepublican1912–1914 [41]
James D. Smith1914–1920 [41]
James K. O'Connor Democratic1920–1922 [41]
Fred J. Douglas Republican1922–1924 [41]
Frederick GillmoreDemocratic1924–1928 [41]
Fred J. Rath Republican1928–1930 [41]
Charles S. DonnelleyDemocratic1930–1934 [41]
Samuel SloanRepublican1934–1936 [41]
Vincent R. CorrouDemocratic1936–1944 [41]
J. Bradley German Jr.Republican1944–1946 [41]
Boyd GolderDemocratic1946–1956 [41]
John T. McKennan Democratic1956–1959 [41]
Frank M. DulanRepublican1959–1968 [41]
Dominick AssaroDemocratic1968–1972 [41]
Michael CarusoRepublican1972–1974 [41]
Edward A. Hanna Independent1974–1978 [41]
Stephen J. PawlingaDemocratic1978–1984 [41]
Louis D. LaPollaRepublican1984–1996 [41]
Edward A. HannaIndependent1996–2000 [41]
Timothy J. JulianRepublican2000–2008 [41]
David R. RoefaroDemocratic2008–2012 [41]
Robert M. PalmieriDemocratic2012–2024 [41]
Michael P. GalimeRepublican2024–present [42]

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