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
Provisional mayors following land run
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# | Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | |
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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
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# | Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | |
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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 | 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
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