Party | Mayors |
---|---|
Democratic | 25 |
Republican | 13 |
Independent | 0 |
The following is a list of mayors of Lubbock, Texas .
# | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Political party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frank E. Wheelock | 1909 | 1915 | Democratic |
2 | W.F. Schenck | 1915 | 1917 | Republican |
3 | J.K Wester | October 8, 1917 | 1918 | Democratic |
4 | C.E. Parks | 1918 | 1922 | Democratic |
5 | Percy Spencer | 1922 | 1924 | Democratic |
6 | F.R. Friend | 1924 | 1926 | Democratic |
7 | Pink L. Parrish | 1926 | 1928 | Democratic |
8 | H.D. Woods | 1928 | 1930 | Democratic |
9 | J.J. Clements | 1930 | 1934 | Democratic |
10 | Ross Edwards | 1934 | 1938 | Democratic |
11 | C.E. Slaton | 1938 | 1944 | Democratic |
12 | O.W. Ribble | 1944 | 1946 | Democratic |
13 | C.A. Bestwick | 1946 | 1948 | Democratic |
14 | W.H. Rodgers | 1948 | 1950 | Democratic |
15 | C.K. Whiteside | 1950 | 1952 | Democratic |
16 | Murrell R. Tripp | 1952 | 1956 | Democratic |
17 | S.S. Forrest, Jr. | 1956 | 1958 | Republican |
18 | Lennis W. Baker | 1958 | 1960 | Republican |
19 | David C. Casey | 1960 | 1962 | Democratic |
20 | Jack F. Strong | 1962 | 1964 | Democratic |
21 | Max Tidmore | 1964 | 1966 | Democratic |
22 | W.D. "Dub" Rogers, Jr. | 1966 | 1970 | Democratic |
23 | James Harlan Granberry, Sr. | 1970 | 1972 | Republican |
24 | Morris Wayne Turner | 1972 | 1974 | Democratic |
25 | Roy Byrn Bass, Sr. | 1974 | 1978 | Democratic |
26 | Dirk West | 1978 | 1980 | Democratic |
27 | Bill McAlister | 1980 | June 1983 | Democratic |
28 | Alan Henry | August 1983 | 1986 | Democratic |
29 | B.C. "Peck" McMinn | 1986 | 1992 | Republican |
30 | David R. Langston | 1992 | September 1996 | Republican |
30 | Windy Sitton | November 1996 | 2002 | Democratic |
31 | Marc McDougal | 2002 | May 2006 | Republican |
32 | David A. Miller | May 2006 | May 2008 | Republican |
33 | Thomas Allen Martin | May 2008 | May 2012 | Republican |
34 | Glen Charles Robertson | May 2012 | May 2016 | Republican |
35 | Daniel Manning Pope | May 2016 | May 2022 | Republican |
36 | Tray Payne | May 2022 | May 2024 | Republican |
37 | Mark McBrayer [1] | May 2024 | Present | Republican |
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