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 |  |
Job Male | (1808-1891) | Republican | Job Male was the first mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey. He took office on April 21, 1869.[2] |
| 1871–1872 | John H. Evans | Anti-Bond party | |||
| 1873–1874 | Dr. Charles Henry Stillman | (1817–1881) | Republican | ||
| 1875–1876 | Dr. John C. Sutphen | Law & Order party or Citizen's Ticket | |||
| 1877–1878 | |
Job Male | (1808-1891) | Republican | He also received the Democratic endorsement. |
| 1879–1880 | Nathan Harper (mayor) | Democrat | |||
| 1881–1882 | Lewis Van Syckel Fitz Randolph | (1838–1921) | Republican | ||
| 1883–1884 | William B. Maxson | People's Union (United States) | |||
| 1885–1886 | George W. Rockefellow | Citizens party | |||
| 1887–1890 | |
Job Male | Republican | ||
| 1891–1896 | Alexander Gilbert | Republican | |||
| 1897–1898 | Charles J. Fisk | Republican | |||
| 1899–1900 | George W. Rockefellow | Republican | |||
| 1901–1904 | Dr. Olin L. Jenkins | Republican | |||
| 1905–1906 | James F. Buckle | Republican | |||
| 1907–1910 | Charles J. Fisk | Republican | |||
| 1911–1912 | George W. V. Moy | (1866–?) | Democrat | ||
| 1913–1914 | .jpg) |
Percy Hamilton Stewart | (1867–1951) | Democrat | |
| 1915–1920 | Leighton Calkins | Republican | |||
| 1921–1924 | Charles E. Loizeaux | Republican | |||
| 1925–1930 | James T. MacMurray | Republican | |||
| 1931–1932 | Martin B. Stutsman | Republican | |||
| 1933–1934 | Charles Benson Wigton | (1885-?) | Republican | ||
| 1935–1936 | Martin B. Stutsman | Republican | |||
| 1937–1938 | DeWitt Dukes Barlow | Republican | |||
| 1939–1942 | Harvey R. Linbarger | Republican | |||
| 1943–1946 | Dixon C. Phillips | Republican | |||
| 1947–1948 | John W. Zerega | Republican | |||
| 1949–1954 | Carlyle W. Crane | Republican | |||
| 1955–1958 | Allen D. Tompkins | Republican | |||
| 1959–1962 | Richard P. Dyckman | Republican | |||
| 1963–1966 | Robert C. Maddox | Republican | |||
| 1967–1968 | George F. Hetfield | Republican | |||
| 1969–1973 |  |
Frank F. Blatz, Jr. | Republican | ||
| 1974–1981 |  |
Paul J. O'Keeffe | Republican | ||
| 1982–1984 |  |
Everett C. Lattimore | Democrat | First African-American mayor | |
| 1984–1989 |  |
Richard L. Taylor | Democrat | ||
| 1990–1993 | Harold D. Mitchell | Democrat | |||
| 1994–1997 | Mark A. Fury | Democrat | |||
| 1998–2005 | Albert T. McWilliams | Democrat | |||
| 2006–2013 | Sharon Robinson-Briggs | Democrat | Sharon Robinson-Briggs was the first female mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey. | ||
| 2014–Present | Adrian Mapp | Democrat |