List of mayors of Oklahoma City
The following persons have held the office of mayor of Oklahoma City. Mayors of Oklahoma City are elected to four year terms.
List of mayors
[edit]Provisional mayors following land run
[edit]# | Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | William L. Couch | April 27, 1889 | November 11, 1889 | ||
--^ | Sidney Clarke | November 11, 1889 | November 27, 1889[1] | Republican | |
2 | Andrew Jackson Beale | November 27, 1889 | December 30, 1889 | ||
3 | David Williams Gibbs | July 15, 1890 | August 9, 1890 |
Elected mayors following Oklahoma City's incorporation
[edit]# | Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | William James Gault | August 12, 1890 | April 12, 1892 | ||
5 | Oscar A. Mitscher | April 23, 1892 | April 9, 1894 | Republican | |
6 | Nelson Button | April 9, 1894 | April 13, 1896 | ||
7 | Charles G. Jones | April 13, 1896 | April 12, 1897 | Republican | |
8 | James P. Allen | April 12, 1897 | April 10, 1899 | ||
9 | Robert E. Lee Van Winkle | April 10, 1899 | April 8, 1901 | ||
10 | Charles G. Jones | April 8, 1901 | April 13, 1903 | Republican | |
11 | Robert E. Lee Van Winkle | April 13, 1903 | April 10, 1905 | ||
12 | Joseph Fife Messenbaugh | April 10, 1905 | April 8, 1907 | ||
13 | Henry Scales | April 8, 1907 | April 11, 1910 | ||
14 | Dan V. Lackey | April 11, 1910 | June 8, 1911 | ||
15 | Whit M. Grant | June 8, 1911 | April 13, 1915 | ||
16 | Ed Overholser | April 13, 1915 | December 24, 1918 | Republican | |
17 | Byron D. Shear | December 25, 1918 | April 7, 1919 | Republican | |
18 | Jack C. Walton | April 7, 1919 | January 9, 1923 | Democratic | |
19 | Mike Donnelly | January 9, 1923 | April 4, 1923 | ||
20 | O.A. Cargill | April 4, 1923 | April 12, 1927 | Democratic | |
21 | Walter C. Dean | April 12, 1927 | April 12, 1931 | ||
22 | C.J. Blinn | April 12, 1931 | November 7, 1933 | ||
23 | Tom McGee | November 7, 1933 | April 9, 1935 | ||
24 | John Frank Martin | April 9, 1935 | April 11, 1939 | ||
25 | Robert A. Hefner | April 11, 1939 | April 8, 1947 | ||
26 | Allen Street | April 8, 1947 | April 7, 1959 | Democratic | |
27 | James Norick | April 7, 1959 | April 9, 1963 | Democratic | |
28 | Jack S. Wilkes [1] | April 9, 1963 | May 3, 1964 | Democratic | |
29 | George H. Shirk | June 16, 1964 | April 11, 1967 | ||
30 | James Norick | April 11, 1967 | April 13, 1971 | Democratic | |
31 | Patience Latting | April 13, 1971 | April 12, 1983 | Democratic | |
32 | Andy Coats | April 13, 1983 | April 14, 1987 | Democratic | |
33 | Ron Norick | April 14, 1987 | April 9, 1998 | Republican | |
34 | Kirk Humphreys | April 9, 1998 | November 3, 2003 | Republican | |
--^ | Guy Liebmann | November 3, 2003 | March 2, 2004 | Republican | |
35 | Mick Cornett | March 2, 2004 | April 10, 2018 | Republican | |
36 | David Holt | April 10, 2018 | Incumbent | Republican |
^Clarke served as acting mayor in 1889. Liebmann served as acting mayor for Kirk Humphreys' when Humphreys resigned to run for US Senate, serving until a special election could be held.
References
[edit]- The City of Oklahoma City. Previous Mayors. OKC.gov. URL accessed 5 March 2007.