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

Provisional mayors following land run

#NameEntered officeLeft officeParty
1William L. CouchApril 27, 1889November 11, 1889
--^Sidney ClarkeNovember 11, 1889November 27, 1889 Republican
2Andrew Jackson BealeNovember 27, 1889December 30, 1889
3D.W. GibbsJuly 15, 1890August 9, 1890

Elected mayors following Oklahoma City's incorporation

#NameEntered officeLeft officeParty
4W.J. GaultAugust 12, 1890April 12, 1892
5Oscar A. MitscherApril 23, 1892April 9, 1894 Republican
6Nelson ButtonApril 9, 1894April 13, 1896-
7Charles G. JonesApril 13, 1896April 12, 1897 Republican
8J.P. AllenApril 12, 1897April 10, 1899-
9Lee Van WinkleApril 10, 1899April 8, 1901-
10Charles G. JonesApril 8, 1901April 13, 1903 Republican
11Lee Van WinkleApril 13, 1903April 10, 1905-
12J.G. MessenbaughApril 10, 1905April 8, 1907-
13Henry M. ScalesApril 8, 1907April 11, 1910-
14Dan V. LackeyApril 11, 1910June 8, 1911-
15Whit M. GrantJune 8, 1911April 13, 1915-
16Ed OverholserApril 13, 1915December 24, 1918 Republican
17Byron D. ShearDecember 25, 1918April 7, 1919 Republican
18Jack C. WaltonApril 7, 1919January 9, 1923 Democratic
19Mike DonnellyJanuary 9, 1923April 4, 1923-
20O.A. CargillApril 4, 1923April 12, 1927 Democratic
21Walter C. DeanApril 12, 1927April 12, 1931-
22C.J. BlinnApril 12, 1931November 7, 1933-
23Tom McGeeNovember 7, 1933April 9, 1935-
24John Frank MartinApril 9, 1935April 11, 1939-
25Robert A. HefnerApril 11, 1939April 8, 1947-
26Allen StreetApril 8, 1947April 7, 1959 Democratic
27James NorickApril 7, 1959April 9, 1963 Democratic
28Jack S. WilkesApril 9, 1963May 3, 1964 Democratic
29George H. ShirkJune 16, 1964April 11, 1967-
30James NorickApril 11, 1967April 13, 1971 Democratic
31Patience LattingApril 13, 1971April 12, 1983 Democratic
32Andy CoatsApril 13, 1983April 14, 1987 Democratic
33Ron NorickApril 14, 1987April 9, 1998 Republican
34Kirk HumphreysApril 9, 1998November 3, 2004 Republican
--^Guy LiebmannNovember 3, 2004January 2, 2005 Republican
35Mick CornettJanuary 2, 2004April 10, 2018 Republican
36David HoltApril 10, 2018Incumbent Republican

^Clarke served as acting mayor in 1889. Liebmann finished out the remainder of Kirk Humphreys' term as Humphreys resigned to run for US Senate