| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Rochester |
| Insignia: | Seal of Rochester, New York.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 110px |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the City of Rochester |
| Flag: | Flag of Rochester, New York.svg |
| Flagsize: | 120px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the City of Rochester |
| Incumbent: | Malik Evans |
| Incumbentsince: | January 1, 2022 |
| Style: | The Honorable |
| Termlength: | Four years; renewable |
| Formation: | 1834 |
| Salary: | $143,000 (2017) |
| Inaugural: | Jonathan Child |
| Website: | City of Rochester |
The following is the complete list of the mayors of the city of Rochester, New York.
Rochester's city charter defines the mayor as the chief executive of the city, empowered to enforce all local laws and make appointments to all appointed local offices.[1]
When Rochester was incorporated in 1834, the mayor was initially appointed by the city council and had few responsibilities beyond presiding over council meetings. In 1840, the New York state legislature passed a law making the mayors of all incorporated cities elective. Various amendments to the city charter during the 19th century gave the mayor additional powers of appointment.[2] In 1898, the state legislature adopted a uniform charter for all cities, establishing a mayor-council government where the mayor controlled all executive functions and appointments.[3] In 1925, Rochester modified its charter in a referendum to switch to a council-manager government, where the mayor was ceremonial and executive functions were handled by a city manager appointed by the council.[4] A second referendum in 1984 changed the city charter back to a mayor-council government.[5]
| Term | Mayor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 1834 - 1835 | Whig | |
| 2 | July 1835 - December 1836 | ||
| 3 | December 1836 - 1837 | Whig | |
| 4 | March 1837 - 1838 | Whig | |
| 5 | 1838 - December 1838 | Democrat | |
| 6 | December 1838 - December 1839 | Whig | |
| 7 | December 1839 - 1840 | Whig | |
| 8 | 1840 - 1842 | Whig | |
| 9 | March 1842 - 1843 | Charles J. Hill | Democrat |
| 10 | 1843 - 1844 | Isaac Hills | Democrat |
| 11 | March 1844 - March 1845 | John Allen | Whig |
| 12 | March 1845 - 1847 | William Pitkin | Whig |
| 13 | 1847 - 1848 | John B. Elwood | Democrat |
| 14 | 1848 - 1849 | Joseph Field | Democrat |
| 15 | March 1849 - 1850 | Levi A. Ward | Whig |
| 16 | March 1850 - 1851 | Samuel Richardson | Democrat |
| 17 | 1851 - 1852 | Nicholas E. Paine | Democrat |
| 18 | 1852 - 1853 | Hamblin Stillwell | Democrat |
| 19 | 1853 - 1854 | John Williams | Democrat |
| 20 | 1854 - 1855 | Whig | |
| 21 | 1855 - 1856 | Charles J. Hayden | American |
| 22 | 1856 - 1857 | Republican | |
| 23 | 1857 - 1858 | Rufus Keeler | Democrat |
| 24 | 1858 - 1859 | Democrat | |
| 25 | 1859 - 1860 | Samuel W.D. Moore | Republican |
| 26 | 1860 - 1861 | Hamlet D. Scrantom | Republican |
| 27 | March 1861 - April 1862 | John C. Nash | Republican |
| 28 | April 1862 - April 1863 | Michael Filon | Democrat |
| 29 | April 1863 - March 1864 | Nehemiah C. Bradstreet | Democrat |
| 30 | March 1864 - March 1865 | James Brackett | Democrat |
| 31 | March 1865 - 1866 | Daniel D.T. Moore | Republican |
| 32 | 1866 - 1867 | Samuel W.D. Moore | Republican |
| 33 | March 1867 - 1869 | Henry L. Fish | Democrat |
| 34 | 1869 - 1870 | Edward M. Smith | Republican |
| 35 | 1870 - 1871 | John Lutes | Democrat |
| 36 | April 1871 - April 1872 | Charles W. Briggs | Republican |
| 37 | April 1872 - 1873 | Republican | |
| 38 | 1873 - 1874 | George W. Aldridge, Sr. (acting) | Republican |
| 39 | 1874 - 1876 | George G. Clarkson | Republican |
| 40 | 1876 - 1890 | Republican | |
| 41 | 1890 - 1892 | William Carroll | Democrat |
| 42 | 1892 - 1894 | Republican | |
| 43 | April 1, 1894 - January 22, 1895 | Republican | |
| 44 | January 22, 1895 - December 31, 1895 | Merton E. Lewis (acting) | Republican |
| 45 | January 1, 1896 - December 31, 1899 | George E. Warner | Democrat |
| 46 | January 1, 1900 - December 31, 1901 | George A. Carnahan | Republican |
| 47 | January 1, 1902 - December 31, 1903 | Adolph J. Rodenbeck | Republican |
| 48 | January 1, 1904 - December 31, 1907 | Republican | |
| 49 | January 1, 1908 - December 31, 1921 | Republican | |
| 50 | January 1, 1922 - June 17, 1926 | Republican | |
| 51 | June 22, 1926 - January 3, 1928 | Martin B. O'Neil | Republican |
| 52 | January 3, 1928 - March 5, 1930 | Joseph C. Wilson | Republican |
| 53 | March 5, 1930 - January 2, 1932 | Vice Mayor Isaac Adler & City Manager Stephen B. Story (acting) | Republican |
| 54 | January 2, 1932 - April 28, 1933 | Charles S. Owen | Democrat |
| 55 | April 28, 1933 - January 2, 1934 | Percival D. Oviatt | Republican |
| 56 | January 2, 1934 - December 31, 1937 | Charles Stanton | Republican |
| 57 | January 1, 1938 - December 31, 1938 | Lester B. Rapp | Republican |
| 58 | January 10, 1939 - June 14, 1955 | Republican | |
| 59 | June 14, 1955 - December 31, 1961 | Peter Barry | Republican |
| 60 | January 1, 1962 - December 31, 1963 | Henry E. Gillette | Democrat |
| 61 | January 1, 1964 - December 31, 1969 | Frank Lamb | Democrat |
| 62 | January 1, 1970 - December 31, 1973 | Republican | |
| 63 | January 1, 1974 - December 31, 1993 | Democrat | |
| 64 | January 1, 1994 - December 31, 2005 | Democrat | |
| 65 | January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2010 | Democrat | |
| 66 | January 1, 2011 - January 18, 2011 | Thomas S. Richards (interim) | Democrat |
| 67 | January 18, 2011 - April 11, 2011 | R. Carlos Carballada (interim) | Democrat |
| 68 | April 11, 2011 - December 31, 2013 | Democrat | |
| 69 | January 1, 2014 - December 1, 2021 | Democrat | |
| 70 | December 2, 2021 - December 31, 2021 | James Smith (interim) | Democrat |
| 71 | January 1, 2022 - present | Democrat | |