List of mayors of Oklahoma City

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The following persons have held the office of mayor of Oklahoma City . Mayors of Oklahoma City are elected to four year terms.

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List of mayors

No. [a] PortraitMayor [2] Took officeLeft officeTenureElectionParty
Provisional mayors following land run
1 William Couch (OKC Mayor Portrait).jpg William Couch
(1850–1890)
[3]
April 27, 1889November 11, 1889198 daysUnknown
2 Bust portrait of Sidney Clarke.jpg Sidney Clarke
(1831–1909)
Acting

[4]
November 11, 1889November 27, 188916 days Republican
3 Andrew Jackson Beale.jpg Andrew Jackson Beale
(1831–1909)
[5]
November 27, 1889December 30, 188933 daysUnknown
4 D.W. Gibbs, Toledo, Ohio (approximately 1877) - DPLA - 6c40e019b8dfba9babd49627a78b1b67.jpg David Williams Gibbs
(1837–1917)
Acting

[6]
July 15, 1890August 9, 189025 daysUnknown
Elected mayors following Oklahoma City's incorporation
5 William James Gault.jpg William James Gault
(1830–1899)
[7]
August 12, 1890April 12, 18921 year, 244 days 1890 Unknown
6 Oscar A. Mitscher.jpg Oscar A. Mitscher
(1861–1926)
[8]
April 12, 1892April 9, 18941 year, 362 days 1892 Republican
7 Nelson Button.jpg Nelson Button
(1849–1914)
[9]
April 9, 1894April 13, 18962 years, 4 days 1894 Unknown
8 Charles G. Jones mayoral portrait.jpg Charles G. Jones
(1856–1911)
1st time

[10]
April 13, 1896April 12, 1897364 days 1896 Republican
9 James P. Allen (OKC Mayor).jpg James P. Allen
(1848–1922)
[11]
April 12, 1897April 10, 18991 year, 363 days 1897 Democratic
10 Robert E. Lee Van Winkle.jpg Robert E. Lee Van Winkle
(1862–1928)
1st time

[12]
April 10, 1899April 8, 19011 year, 363 days 1899 Unknown
11 Charles G. Jones mayoral portrait.jpg Charles G. Jones
(1856–1911)
2nd time

[10]
April 8, 1901April 13, 19032 years, 5 days 1901 Republican
12 Robert E. Lee Van Winkle.jpg Robert E. Lee Van Winkle
(1862–1928)
2nd time

[12]
April 13, 1903April 10, 19051 year, 363 days 1903 Unknown
13 No image.png Joseph Fife Messenbaugh
(1873–1928)
[13]
April 10, 1905April 8, 19071 year, 363 days 1905 Unknown
14 Henry M. Scales.jpg Henry Scales
(1869–1918)
[14]
April 8, 1907October 18, 1910 [b] 3 years, 193 days 1907 Unknown
1909
15 Daniel V. Lackey.jpg Dan V. Lackey
(1877–1959)
Acting

[15]
October 18, 1910June 8, 1911233 daysUnknown
16 Whit M Grant.jpg Whit M. Grant
(1851–1927)
[16]
June 8, 1911April 13, 19153 years, 309 days 1911 Democratic
17 Edward Overholser.jpg Ed Overholser
(1869–1931)
[17]
April 13, 1915December 24, 1918 [c] 3 years, 255 days 1915 Republican
18 Bryon D Shear.jpg Byron D. Shear
(1869–1929)
Acting

[18]
December 24, 1918April 7, 1919104 days Republican
19 Jack Walton.jpg Jack C. Walton
(1881–1949)
[19]
April 7, 1919January 9, 1923 [d] 3 years, 277 days 1919 Democratic
20 Mike Donnelly.jpg Mike Donnelly
(1880–1972)
Acting

[20]
January 9, 1923April 4, 192385 daysUnknown
21 Otto A Cargill.jpg O. A. Cargill
(1885–1973)
[21]
April 4, 1923April 12, 19274 years, 8 days 1923 Democratic
22 No image.png Walter Crowder Dean
(1865–1952)
[22]
April 12, 1927April 12, 19314 years, 0 days 1927 Unknown
23 No image.png Clarence Blinn
(1886–1976)
[23]
April 12, 1931November 7, 1933 [e] 2 years, 209 days 1931 Unknown
24 No image.png Thomas McGee
(1887–1963)
[24]
November 7, 1933April 9, 19351 year, 153 daysUnknown
25 No image.png John Frank Martin
(1892–1968)
[25]
April 9, 1935April 11, 19394 years, 2 days 1935 Unknown
26 No image.png Robert A. Hefner
(1874–1971)
[26]
April 11, 1939April 8, 19477 years, 362 days 1939 Unknown
1943
27 No image.png Allen Street
(1885–1969)
[27]
April 8, 1947April 7, 195911 years, 364 days 1947 Democratic
1951
1955
28 No image.png James Norick
(1920–2015)
1st time

[28]
April 7, 1959April 9, 19634 years, 2 days 1959 Democratic
29 No image.png Jack Stauffer Wilkes
(1917–1969)
[29]
April 9, 1963May 31, 1964 [f] 1 year, 52 days 1963 Democratic
30 No image.png George H. Shirk
(1913–1977)
[30]
June 16, 1964April 11, 19672 years, 299 daysApp.Unknown
1965 special
31 No image.png James Norick
(1920–2015)
2nd time

[28]
April 11, 1967April 13, 19714 years, 2 days 1967 Democratic
32 No image.png Patience Latting
(1918–2012)
[31]
April 13, 1971April 12, 198311 years, 364 days 1971 Democratic
1975
1979
33 No image.png Andy Coats
(born 1935)
[32]
April 12, 1983April 14, 19874 years, 2 days 1983 Democratic
34 No image.png Ron Norick
(born 1941)
[33]
April 14, 1987April 14, 199811 years, 0 days 1987 Republican
1991
1995
35 No image.png Kirk Humphreys
(born 1950)
[34]
April 14, 1998November 3, 2003 [g] 5 years, 203 days 1998 Republican
2002
36 No image.png Guy Liebmann
(born 1936)
Acting

[35]
November 3, 2003March 2, 2004120 days Republican
37 US Navy 070605-N-8497H-031 Director of Global Operations (J3) United States Strategic Command, Rear Adm. Doug McClain receives the Proclamation from Mayor Mick Cornett, declaring June 1-10 Oklahoma Navy week (cropped).jpg Mick Cornett
(born 1958)
[36]
March 2, 2004April 10, 201814 years, 39 days 2004 Republican
2006
2010
2014
38 Mayor Holt at 2019 OKC Dodgers Season Opener (cropped).jpg David Holt
(born 1979)
[1]
April 10, 2018 Incumbent 7 years, 190 days 2018 Republican
2022

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Charles "Gristmill" Jones". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  11. "J.P. Allen". okc.gov. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.