The mayor of Scranton is the chief executive of the government of

Scranton Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the ...

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, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Scranton. The current mayor of Scranton is

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Paige Cognetti Paige Gebhardt Cognetti (born 1979/1980) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is the first woman to be mayor of the city and won her seat in a special election. A member of the Democratic Party, she ran h ...

. From 1866, mayors were elected by popular vote.

List of mayors of Scranton

References

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Wenzel, David J. (2006). Scranton's Mayors. Eynon, PA: Tribute Books. {{ISBN, 09765072-6-9 Mayors of Scranton, Pennsylvania, *