List of mayors of Oklahoma City explained

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

	Name	Entered office	Left office		Party
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

	Name	Entered office	Left office		Party
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 https://www.okc.gov/government/archives-records/oklahoma-city-history/previous-mayors/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

• The City of Oklahoma City. Previous Mayors. OKC.gov. URL accessed 5 March 2007.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sidney Clarke | City of OKC.