Charles Ryan

Charles V. Ryan (September 15, 1927 – October 18, 2021) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1962 to 1968, and again from 2004 to 2008.

Ryan served as the city's mayor during the 1960s for three terms and for two additional terms beginning in 2004, making him the only Springfield mayor to serve in two different centuries. In November 2005, Ryan won reelection defeating the city's School Committee Vice-President, Thomas Ashe. On April 12, 2007, Ryan announced that he would run for re-election in the city's 2007 mayoral election and stated that this would be his final run. He lost this election to City Councilor Domenic Sarno.

Ryan died following a short illness on October 18, 2021, at the age of 94.

Electoral history

1961 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral electionCandidatePrimary election General election Votes%Votes% Charles Ryan 6,764 31.77 28,999 52.28 Thomas J. O'Connor (incumbent) 14,563 34.54 26,471 47.72 Raymond N. Tuller Jr. 7,874 18.67 John P. Lynch 5,554 13.17 Armand N. Tancrati 3,214 7.62 Arthur J. McKenna 1,282 3.04 Norman E. Cowles 177 0.42 Bernard M. Lapointe 112 0.27 Arbold R. Craven 97 0.23 Total 42,168 100 55,470 100 1963 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral electionCandidatePrimary election General election Votes%Votes% Charles Ryan (incumbent) 11,906 57 32,063 72.92 John P. Lynch 7,284 11,909 27.08 Arthur R. Caney Total 100 43,972 100

1995 Springfield, Massachusetts mayoral electionCandidatePrimary election General election Votes%Votes% Michael J. Albano 6,764 31.77 18,929 52.29 Charles V. Ryan 7,930 37.25 17,274 47.71 Robert Markel (incumbent) 4,160 19.54 Frederick Hurst 1,740 8.17 Chelan Jenkins 694 3.26 Total 21,288 100 36,203 100