EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CHEMUNG FINANCIAL

CORPORATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF

1934 AND 18 U.S.C. §1350.

The undersigned, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Chemung Financial Corporation (the

"Corporation"), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge on the date hereof:

(a)the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Corporation for the period ended June 30, 2013, filed on

the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), fully complies with the

requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(b)information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition

and results of operations of the Corporation.

                  /s/ Ronald M. Bentley

Ronald M. Bentley

President and Chief Executive Officer

August 8, 2013