List of mayors of Compton, California

This is a list of mayors of Compton, California.

Mayor of Compton, California
Incumbent Emma Sharif since June 30, 2021
Inaugural holder	C.A. Dickison
Formation	1924
Salary	$7,200/year
Website	City of Compton-Aja Brown, Mayor

Mayors

#	Image	Mayor	Term	Party	Notes
1		C. A. Dickison	1924–1933	Republican	First mayor
2		C. S. Smith	1933–1936	Democratic	First Democratic mayor
3		A. Leroy Aylmer	1936–1941	Republican	It is unclear who served from 1941 until 1945.
4		Roy W. Tarleton	1945–1946	Republican
5		Milton Andrew	1946
6		Monte Snavely	1946	Democratic
7		Harry T. Laugharn	1946–1953
8		Frank G. Bussing	1953–1957	Republican	Unsuccessfully ran for election to the United States House of Representatives in 1954, losing to Democratic incumbent Clyde Doyle[1][2]
9		Del M. Clawson	1957–1963	Republican	Most recent Republican mayor
10		Chester R. Crain	1963–1969	Democratic	Most recent white mayor
11		Douglas Dollarhide	1969–1973	Democratic	First black mayor
12		Doris A. Davis	1973–1977	Democratic	First female mayor
13		Lionel Cade	1977–1981	Democratic
14		Walter R. Tucker, Jr.	1981–1990	Democratic
15		Walter R. Tucker III	1991–1992	Democratic	Only black mayor elected to Congress from Compton[3]
16		Omar Bradley	1993 – 2001
17		Eric J. Perrodin	2001 – July 2, 2013
18		Aja Brown	July 2, 2013 – June 30, 2021	Democratic	Youngest mayor elected
18		Emma Sharif	June 30, 2021 – present	Democratic

While 65% of Compton's residents are Hispanic or Latino American (2010), there is yet to be a Hispanic mayor.^[4]

Mayoral races

(winners are in bold)

Year	Incumbent	Challenger
2013	Eric J. Perrodin	Aja Brown[5] 4,724
2009	Eric J. Perrodin 3,041	Lynn Boone 478
2005	Eric J. Perrodin 3,548	Cecil W. Rhambo, Jr. 1,204
2001	Omar Bradley 5,103	Eric J. Perrodin 5,367
1997	Omar Bradley	Unknown
1993	Omar Bradley 3,483	Patricia A. Moore 3,134
1991*	Walter R. Tucker III 2,389	Patricia A. Moore 1,863
1989	Walter R. Tucker, Jr.	E. Boyd (Chuck) Esters
1985	Walter R. Tucker, Jr. 6,588	Maxcy D. Filer 1,065
1981	Lionel Cade 2,791	Walter R. Tucker, Jr. 4,338
1977	Lionel Cade 3,494	Walter R. Tucker, Jr. 3,184
1973	Douglas Dollarhide 4,867	Doris A. Davis 6,063
1969	Douglas Dollarhide 5,711	Walter R. Tucker, Jr. 4,072
1965	Chester R. Crain	Conway Cooke
1961	Del Clawson 4,656	Unopposed
1953	Frank G. Bussing	Edmund F. Shaheen
1949	Harry Laugharn	Unknown
1933	C. A. Dickison 855	C. S. Smith 971
1929	C. A. Dickison 1,001	Ivy Clark 720

NOTE: If no incumbent, winner is listed first.

• (*) Special election to fill vacancy. Highest vote getter wins, even with less than 50% of vote.

References

1. "Results of the Official Canvas" (PDF). Los Angeles County RR/CC. June 8, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
2. Rockwood, Earl (1955). Statistics of the Congressional Election of Nov. 2, 1954. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 3.
3. 11. “California House: CA 37,” 3 June 1992, Hotline; http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-%5B‍%5D elections/statewide-election-results/primary-election-june-2-1992/statement-vote
4. "Compton (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
5. "Aja Brown, 31, Wins Compton Mayoral Race". June 11, 2013.