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

No.[a] Mayor[2] Took office Left office Tenure Election Party

Provisional mayors following land run

1 William Couch
(1850–1890)
[3] 		April 27, 1889 November 11, 1889 198 days – Unknown
2 Sidney Clarke
(1831–1909)
Acting
[4] 		November 11, 1889 November 27, 1889 16 days – Republican
3 Andrew Jackson Beale
(1831–1909)
[5] 		November 27, 1889 December 30, 1889 33 days – Unknown
4 David Williams Gibbs
(1837–1917)
Acting
[6] 		July 15, 1890 August 9, 1890 25 days – Unknown

Elected mayors following Oklahoma City's incorporation

5 William James Gault
(1830–1899)
[7] 		August 12, 1890 April 12, 1892 1 year, 244 days 1890 Unknown
6 Oscar A. Mitscher
(1861–1926)
[8] 		April 12, 1892 April 9, 1894 1 year, 362 days 1892 Republican
7 Nelson Button
(1849–1914)
[9] 		April 9, 1894 April 13, 1896 2 years, 4 days 1894 Unknown
8 Charles G. Jones
(1856–1911)
1st time
[10] 		April 13, 1896 April 12, 1897 364 days 1896 Republican
9 James P. Allen
(1848–1922)
[11] 		April 12, 1897 April 10, 1899 1 year, 363 days 1897 Democratic
10 Robert E. Lee Van Winkle
(1862–1928)
1st time
[12] 		April 10, 1899 April 8, 1901 1 year, 363 days 1899 Unknown
11 Charles G. Jones
(1856–1911)
2nd time
[10] 		April 8, 1901 April 13, 1903 2 years, 5 days 1901 Republican
12 Robert E. Lee Van Winkle
(1862–1928)
2nd time
[12] 		April 13, 1903 April 10, 1905 1 year, 363 days 1903 Unknown
13 Joseph Fife Messenbaugh
(1873–1928)
[13] 		April 10, 1905 April 8, 1907 1 year, 363 days 1905 Unknown
14 Henry Scales
(1869–1918)
[14] 		April 8, 1907 October 18, 1910[b] 3 years, 193 days 1907 Unknown
1909
15 Dan V. Lackey
(1877–1959)
Acting
[15] 		October 18, 1910 June 8, 1911 233 days – Unknown
16 Whit M. Grant
(1851–1927)
[16] 		June 8, 1911 April 13, 1915 3 years, 309 days 1911 Democratic
17 Ed Overholser
(1869–1931)
[17] 		April 13, 1915 December 24, 1918[c] 3 years, 255 days 1915 Republican
18 Byron D. Shear
(1869–1929)
Acting
[18] 		December 24, 1918 April 7, 1919 104 days – Republican
19 Jack C. Walton
(1881–1949)
[19] 		April 7, 1919 January 9, 1923[d] 3 years, 277 days 1919 Democratic
20 Mike Donnelly
(1880–1972)
Acting
[20] 		January 9, 1923 April 4, 1923 85 days – Unknown
21 O. A. Cargill
(1885–1973)
[21] 		April 4, 1923 April 12, 1927 4 years, 8 days 1923 Democratic
22 Walter Crowder Dean
(1865–1952)
[22] 		April 12, 1927 April 12, 1931 4 years, 0 days 1927 Unknown
23 Clarence Blinn
(1886–1976)
[23] 		April 12, 1931 November 7, 1933[e] 2 years, 209 days 1931 Unknown
24 Thomas McGee
(1887–1963)
[24] 		November 7, 1933 April 9, 1935 1 year, 153 days – Unknown
25 John Frank Martin
(1892–1968)
[25] 		April 9, 1935 April 11, 1939 4 years, 2 days 1935 Unknown
26 Robert A. Hefner
(1874–1971)
[26] 		April 11, 1939 April 8, 1947 7 years, 362 days 1939 Unknown
1943
27 Allen Street
(1885–1969)
[27] 		April 8, 1947 April 7, 1959 11 years, 364 days 1947 Democratic
1951
1955
28 James Norick
(1920–2015)
1st time
[28] 		April 7, 1959 April 9, 1963 4 years, 2 days 1959 Democratic
29 Jack Stauffer Wilkes
(1917–1969)
[29] 		April 9, 1963 May 31, 1964[f] 1 year, 52 days 1963 Democratic
30 George H. Shirk
(1913–1977)
[30] 		June 16, 1964 April 11, 1967 2 years, 299 days App. Unknown
1965 special
31 James Norick
(1920–2015)
2nd time
[28] 		April 11, 1967 April 13, 1971 4 years, 2 days 1967 Democratic
32 Patience Latting
(1918–2012)
[31] 		April 13, 1971 April 12, 1983 11 years, 364 days 1971 Democratic
1975
1979
33 Andy Coats
(born 1935)
[32] 		April 12, 1983 April 14, 1987 4 years, 2 days 1983 Democratic
34 Ron Norick
(born 1941)
[33] 		April 14, 1987 April 14, 1998 11 years, 0 days 1987 Republican
1991
1995
35 Kirk Humphreys
(born 1950)
[34] 		April 14, 1998 November 3, 2003[g] 5 years, 203 days 1998 Republican
2002
36 Guy Liebmann
(born 1936)
Acting
[35] 		November 3, 2003 March 2, 2004 120 days – Republican
37 Mick Cornett
(born 1958)
[36] 		March 2, 2004 April 10, 2018 14 years, 39 days 2004 Republican
2006
2010
2014
38 David Holt
(born 1979)
[1] 		April 10, 2018 Incumbent 7 years, 344 days 2018 Republican
2022
2026

Timeline

The following is a graphical lifespan timeline of mayors of Oklahoma City, listed in the order of first assuming office.

Notes

  1. ^ Oklahoma City counts David Holt as its 38th mayor.[1]
  2. ^ Resigned for "matters of personal business".
  3. ^ Resigned for health reasons.
  4. ^ Resigned to become Governor of Oklahoma.
  5. ^ Recalled.
  6. ^ Resigned to become President of Centenary College of Louisiana.
  7. ^ Resigned to run unsuccessfully for US Senate.

References

  1. ^ a b "About Mayor Holt". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Former Oklahoma City Mayors". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "William Couch". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Sidney Clarke". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "A.J. Beale". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "D.W. Gibbs". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "W.J. Gault". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "O.A. Mitscher". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  9. ^ "Nelson Button". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Charles "Gristmill" Jones". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  11. ^ "J.P. Allen". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Lee Van Winkle". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  13. ^ "J.F. Messenbaugh". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  14. ^ "Henry M. Scales". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  15. ^ "Dan V. Lackey". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  16. ^ "Whit M. Grant". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  17. ^ "Edward Overholser". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  18. ^ "Byron D. Shear". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  19. ^ "John C. Walton". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  20. ^ "Mike Donnelly". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  21. ^ "O. A. Cargill". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  22. ^ "Walter C. Dean". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  23. ^ "Clarence J. Blinn". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  24. ^ "Thomas E. McGee". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  25. ^ "John F. Martin". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  26. ^ "Robert A. Hefner". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  27. ^ "Allen Street". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  28. ^ a b "James H. Norick". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  29. ^ "Jack S. Wilkes". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  30. ^ "George H. Shirk". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  31. ^ "Patience Latting". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  32. ^ "Andy Coats". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  33. ^ "Ron Norick". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  34. ^ "Kirk Humphreys". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  35. ^ "Guy Liebmann". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  36. ^ "Mick Cornett". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
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