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.

List of mayors

=Provisional mayors following land run=

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! Name

! Entered office

! Left office

!

! Party

1

| William L. Couch

| April 27, 1889

| November 11, 1889

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| Sidney Clarke

| November 11, 1889

| November 27, 1889{{Cite web|url=https://www.okc.gov/government/archives-records/oklahoma-city-history/previous-mayors/sidney-clarke|title=Sidney Clarke | City of OKC}}

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| Republican

2

| Andrew Jackson Beale

| November 27, 1889

| December 30, 1889

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3

| David Williams Gibbs

| July 15, 1890

| August 9, 1890

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=Elected mayors following Oklahoma City's incorporation=

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! Name

! Entered office

! Left office

!

! Party

4

| William James Gault

| August 12, 1890

| April 12, 1892

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5

| Oscar A. Mitscher

| April 23, 1892

| April 9, 1894

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| Republican

6

| Nelson Button

| April 9, 1894

| April 13, 1896

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7

| Charles G. Jones

| April 13, 1896

| April 12, 1897

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| Republican

8

| James P. Allen

| April 12, 1897

| April 10, 1899

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9

| Robert E. Lee Van Winkle

| April 10, 1899

| April 8, 1901

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10

| Charles G. Jones

| April 8, 1901

| April 13, 1903

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| Republican

11

| Robert E. Lee Van Winkle

| April 13, 1903

| April 10, 1905

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12

| Joseph Fife Messenbaugh

| April 10, 1905

| April 8, 1907

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13

| Henry Scales

| April 8, 1907

| April 11, 1910

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14

| Dan V. Lackey

| April 11, 1910

| June 8, 1911

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15

| Whit M. Grant

| June 8, 1911

| April 13, 1915

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16

| Ed Overholser

| April 13, 1915

| December 24, 1918

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| Republican

17

| Byron D. Shear

| December 25, 1918

| April 7, 1919

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| Republican

18

| Jack C. Walton

| April 7, 1919

| January 9, 1923

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| Democratic

19

| Mike Donnelly

| January 9, 1923

| April 4, 1923

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20

| O.A. Cargill

| April 4, 1923

| April 12, 1927

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| Democratic

21

| Walter C. Dean

| April 12, 1927

| April 12, 1931

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22

| C.J. Blinn

| April 12, 1931

| November 7, 1933

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23

| Tom McGee

| November 7, 1933

| April 9, 1935

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24

| John Frank Martin

| April 9, 1935

| April 11, 1939

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25

| Robert A. Hefner

| April 11, 1939

| April 8, 1947

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26

| Allen Street

| April 8, 1947

| April 7, 1959

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| Democratic

27

| James Norick

| April 7, 1959

| April 9, 1963

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| 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

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| Democratic

29

| George H. Shirk

| June 16, 1964

| April 11, 1967

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30

| James Norick

| April 11, 1967

| April 13, 1971

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| Democratic

31

| Patience Latting

| April 13, 1971

| April 12, 1983

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| Democratic

32

| Andy Coats

| April 13, 1983

| April 14, 1987

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| Democratic

33

| Ron Norick

| April 14, 1987

| April 9, 1998

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| Republican

34

| Kirk Humphreys

| April 9, 1998

| November 3, 2003

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| Republican

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| Guy Liebmann

| November 3, 2003

| March 2, 2004

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| Republican

35

| Mick Cornett

| March 2, 2004

| April 10, 2018

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| Republican

36

| David Holt

| April 10, 2018

| Incumbent

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| 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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  • The City of Oklahoma City. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091120103351/http://www.okc.gov/council/okcmayors/index.html Previous Mayors]. OKC.gov. URL accessed 5 March 2007.

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