List of mayors of York, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Political leader of York, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}

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|image = Michael Helfrich (51749229206).jpg

|incumbent = Michael Helfrich

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|formation = 1887

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|inaugural = Daniel Noell

|website = [https://www.yorkcity.org/government/mayor-michael-helfrich-mayors-office/ Office of the Mayor]

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The mayor of York, Pennsylvania is the city's chief executive since its incorporation on January 11, 1887. The current mayor is the 27th,{{cite news|first=Jim|last=McClure|title=Winner in the November election the 26th mayor of York, Pa. |url=http://www.yorkblog.com/yorktownsquare/2009/05/mayors.html |publisher=York Town Square |date=May 19, 2009|access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929114103/http://www.yorkblog.com/yorktownsquare/2009/05/mayors.html |archive-date=September 29, 2011 }} and two mayors were reelected non-consecutively.

Mayors of York

scope="col" {{vert header\|stp=1\|Order}}	scope="col" {{vert header\|stp=1\|Person number}}	Mayor	Party	Term	scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Notes
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1	1	{{sortname\|Daniel K.\|Noell}}	align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} \| Democrat	1887–1893
2	2	{{sortname\|George W.S.\|Loucks}}	align="center" {{party shading/Republican}} \| Republican	1893–1896
3	3	{{sortname\|Charles W.\|Brandt}}	align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} \| Democrat	1896–1899
4	4	{{sortname\|Frank\|Geise}}	align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} \| Democrat	1899–1900
5	5	{{sortname\|Robert\|Gibson\|dab=mayor}}	align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} \| Democrat	1900–1902
6	6	{{sortname\|Milton\|Gibson}}	align="center" {{party shading/Republican}} \| Republican	1902–1905
7	7	{{sortname\|J. St. Clair\|McCall}}		1905–1908
8	8	{{sortname\|Jacob E.\|Weaver}}		1908–1911
9	9	{{sortname\|John R.\|Lafean}}		1911–1916
10	10	{{sortname\|E.S.\|Hugentugler}}		1916–1928
11	8	{{sortname\|Jacob E.\|Weaver}}		1928–1932	Served previously
12	11	{{sortname\|Harry B.\|Anstine}}		1932–1942
13	12	{{sortname\|Harvey\|Werner}}		1942–1944
14	13	{{sortname\|John L.\|Snyder}}	align="center" {{party shading/Republican}} \| Republican	1944–1948
15	14	{{sortname\|Felix\|Bentzel}}		1948–1952
16	15	{{sortname\|Howard\|Eyster}}		1952–1956
17	16	{{sortname\|Fred A.\|Schiding}}		1956–1962
18	13	{{sortname\|John L.\|Snyder}}	align="center" {{party shading/Republican}} \| Republican	1962–1969	Served previously
19	17	{{sortname\|Jesse M.\|Gross}}		1969–1970	First appointed female mayor{{cite news \|url=http://www.ydr.com/story/news/history/blogs/york-town-square/2009/11/04/york-first-black-mayor-judge/31557923/ \|newspaper=York Daily Record \|date=November 4, 2009 \|access-date=January 4, 2018 \|first=Jim \|last=McClure \|department=York Town Square \|title=Check out these updated lists of pioneering York County minorities, women }}
20	18	{{sortname\|Eli\|Eichelberger}}		1970–1974
21	19	{{sortname\|John D.\|Krout}}	align="center" {{party shading/Republican}} \| Republican	1974–1978
22	20	{{sortname\|Betty\|Marshall}}	align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} \| Democrat	1978–1982	First elected female mayor
23	21	{{sortname\|William \|Althaus}}	align="center" {{party shading/Republican}} \| Republican	1982–1994	49th president of the United States Conference of Mayors
24	22	{{sortname\|Charlie\|Robertson\|dab=mayor}}	align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} \| Democrat	1994–2002	Withdrew re-election bid after arrest{{cite news \|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2001/05/25/york-mayor-wont-seek-re-election/ \|title=York mayor won't seek re-election \|newspaper=Baltimore Sun \|date=May 25, 2001 \|access-date=September 12, 2012 \|first=Jennifer \|last=McMenamin \|quote=In a brief letter to the York County Democratic Party chairman, Robertson, 67, announced that he would withdraw as the party's candidate...}}
25	23	{{sortname\|John S.\|Brenner}}	align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} \| Democrat	{{Date table sorting\|January 7, 2002}} – January 4, 2010
26	24	{{sortname\|Kim\|Bracey}}	align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} \| Democrat	{{Date table sorting\|January 4, 2010}} – January 2, 2018	First black mayor
27	25	{{sortname\|Michael\|Helfrich}}	align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}} \| Democrat	{{Date table sorting\|January 2, 2018}} – present	Ran as a Republican{{cite news \|url=http://www.ydr.com/story/news/2017/12/29/york-residents-file-court-action-seeking-block-helfrich-being-mayor/990668001/ \|title=Court challenge would block Helfrich from taking office as York mayor \|date=December 29, 2017 \|access-date=January 4, 2018 \|newspaper=York Daily Record \|first1=Gordon \|last1=Rago \|quote=a Democrat, he ran as a Republican after winning enough write-in votes in the GOP primary }}

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