Plainfield, New Jersey was incorporated on April 21, 1869.[1] Mayors are sworn in on January 1 of the new year, so there are no overlaps in years unless someone has died in office or resigned.
| Years | Image | Mayor | Birth/death | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869–1870 | (1808-1891) | Job Male was the first mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey. He took office on April 21, 1869.[2] | ||||
| 1871–1872 | Anti-Bond party | |||||
| 1873–1874 | (1817–1881) | |||||
| 1875–1876 | ||||||
| 1877–1878 | Job Male | (1808-1891) | He also received the Democratic endorsement. | |||
| 1879–1880 | ||||||
| 1881–1882 | Lewis Van Syckel Fitz Randolph | (1838–1921) | ||||
| 1883–1884 | ||||||
| 1885–1886 | ||||||
| 1887–1890 | ||||||
| 1891–1896 | ||||||
| 1897–1898 | ||||||
| 1899–1900 | ||||||
| 1901–1904 | ||||||
| 1905–1906 | ||||||
| 1907–1910 | ||||||
| 1911–1912 | (1866–?) | Democrat | ||||
| 1913–1914 | (1867–1951) | |||||
| 1915–1920 | ||||||
| 1921–1924 | ||||||
| 1925–1930 | ||||||
| 1931–1932 | ||||||
| 1933–1934 | (1885-?) | |||||
| 1935–1936 | ||||||
| 1937–1938 | ||||||
| 1939–1942 | ||||||
| 1943–1946 | ||||||
| 1947–1948 | ||||||
| 1949–1954 | ||||||
| 1955–1958 | ||||||
| 1959–1962 | ||||||
| 1963–1966 | ||||||
| 1967–1968 | ||||||
| 1969–1973 | ||||||
| 1974–1981 | ||||||
| 1982–1984 | Democrat | First African-American mayor | ||||
| 1984–1989 | Democrat | |||||
| 1990–1993 | Democrat | |||||
| 1994–1997 | Democrat | |||||
| 1998–2005 | Democrat | |||||
| 2006–2013 | Democrat | Sharon Robinson-Briggs was the first female mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey. | ||||
| 2014–Present | Democrat |