The current mayor is Cory Mason, who previously represented Racine in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The most notable mayor was likely Walter Samuel Goodland (1911–1915), who went on to become governor of Wisconsin.
The village of Racine was incorporated by an act of the Wisconsin Territory government signed into law on February 13, 1841.
At that session, they approved an act to re-incorporate Racine as a city, which was signed by Governor Nelson Dewey on August 8, 1848.
[1] Unless otherwise indicated, Wisconsin's mayoral elections have always taken place on the first Tuesday of April, with inauguration following within two weeks.