Richard J. "Spike" Carey (January 7, 1929 - July 19, 2013) was an American politician from Maine. Carey served as the Mayor of Waterville, Maine from 1970 to 1978. From 1967 to 1978, Carey also represented Waterville in the Maine House of Representatives. He served in the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000. In 2004, he ran again for the State Senate against incumbent Chandler Woodcock and lost.