List of mayors of Utica, New York

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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Incumbent
Michael P. Galime
since January 1, 2024
StyleThe Honorable
Term length
  • Four years; renewable
Inaugural holderJoseph Kirkland
Formation1832
Salary$93,500 (2020)
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List

No. Mayor Party Term Ref
1 Joseph Kirkland Federalist 1832
2 Henry Seymour 1833
3 Joseph Kirkland Federalist 1834–1835
4 John H. Ostrom 1836
5 Theodore S. Gold Whig 1837
6 Charles P. Kirkland 1838
7 John C. Devereux 1839–1840
8 Spencer Kellogg Whig 1841
9 Horatio Seymour Democratic 1842
10 Frederick Hollister Whig 1843
11 Ward Hunt Democratic 1844
12 Edmund A. Wetmore Whig 1845–1846
13 James Watson Williams Democratic 1847
14 Joshua A. Spencer Whig 1848
15 Thomas R. Walker Whig 1849–1850
16 John E. Hinman Democratic 1851–1852
17 Charles H. Doolittle Democratic 1853
18 John E. Hinman Democratic 1854
19 Henry Hopkins Fish Whig 1855
20 Alrick Hubbell Whig 1856–1858
21 Roscoe Conkling Republican 1858–1859
22 Charles Stuart Wilson Democratic 1859
23 Calvin Hall Republican 1860
24 DeWitt C. Grove Democratic 1860–1862
25 Charles S. Wilson 1863
26 Theodore S. Faxton National Union 1864
27 John Warren Butterfield National Union 1865
28 James McQuade National Union 1866
29 Charles S. Wilson 1867
30 John T. Spriggs Democratic 1868
31 Ephraim Chamberlain Democratic 1869
32 James McQuade 1870
33 Miles C. Comstock Democratic 1871
34 Theodore F. Butterfield Republican 1872
35 Charles K. Grannis Democratic 1873
36 Theodore S. Sayre Republican 1874
37 Charles W. Hutchinson Democratic 1875
38 Charles E. Barnard Democratic 1876
39 David H. Gaffin Republican 1877
40 James Benton Workingmen's 1878
41 John Buckley Democratic 1879
42 John T. Spriggs Democratic 1880
43 James Miller Republican 1881
44 Francis Marion Burdick 1882
45 Charles A. Doolittle Democratic 1883
46 James S. Sherman Republican 1884
47 Thomas E. Kinney Democratic 1885–1887
48 Henry Martin Democratic 1888
49 Samuel J. Barrows Democratic 1889
50 Alexander T. Goodwin Democratic 1890–1891
51 Thomas Wheeler Republican 1892–1893
52 John G. Gibson Democratic 1894–1897
53 Thomas E. Kinney Republican 1898–1899
54 George Beatty 1899
55 Richard W. Sherman 1900–1901
56 Charles A. Talcott Democratic 1902–1906
57 Richard W. Sherman 1906–1908
58 Thomas Wheeler 1908–1910
59 Frederick Gillmore Democratic 1910–1912
60 Frank J. Baker Republican 1912–1914
61 James D. Smith 1914–1920
62 James K. O'Connor Democratic 1920–1922
63 Fred J. Douglas Republican 1922–1924
64 Frederick Gillmore Democratic 1924–1928
65 Fred J. Rath Republican 1928–1930
66 Charles S. Donnelley Democratic 1930–1934
67 Samuel Sloan Republican 1934–1936
68 Vincent R. Corrou Democratic 1936–1944
69 J. Bradley German Jr. Republican 1944–1946
70 Boyd Golder Democratic 1946–1956
71 John T. McKennan Democratic 1956–1959
72 Frank M. Dulan Republican 1959–1968
73 Dominick Assaro Democratic 1968–1972
74 Michael Caruso Republican 1972–1974
75 Edward A. Hanna Independent 1974–1978
76 Stephen J. Pawlinga Democratic 1978–1984
77 Louis D. LaPolla Republican 1984–1996
78 Edward A. Hanna Independent 1996–2000
79 Timothy J. Julian Republican 2000–2008
80 David R. Roefaro Democratic 2008–2012
81 Robert M. Palmieri Democratic 2012–2024
82 Michael P. Galime Republican 2024–present

Notes

  1. ↑ Elected on the Workingmen's ticket, was a member of the Democratic Party

References

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  3. ↑ Tomaino, Frank. "Ostrom an 'affable' man of many talents". Uticaod. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Tomaino, Frank. "Gold, Kirkland men of affluence". Uticaod. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
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  41. ↑ Tomaino, Frank. "Goodwin wields new powers of office". Uticaod. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  42. ↑ Tomaino, Frank. "Wheeler muscles way to mayor". Uticaod. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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