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

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### Provisional mayors following land run

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1st Mayor of Oklahoma City, William Couch #  | Name  | Entered office  | Left office  |  | Party

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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

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Mayor Jack C. Walton (1919–1923) Mayor Mick Cornett 2005–2018 Current mayor David Holt #  | Name  | Entered office  | Left office  |  | Party

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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 [1] | 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

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1. ^ "Sidney Clarke | City of OKC".

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

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