List of mayors of Tulsa, Oklahoma

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This is a list of mayors of Tulsa, a city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Mayors of Tulsa are elected for four year terms.

Mayors of Tulsa

# Image Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Edward E. Calkins 1898 1899 Republican
2 R. N. Bynum 1899 1900 Republican
3 Lewis Poe 1900 1901 Democratic
4 George D. Blakey 1901 1903 Republican
5 George Mowbray 1902 1904 Republican
6 H. R. Cline 1904 1905 Democratic
7 Charles LaFayette Reeder 1905 1906 Democratic
8 John O. Mitchell 1906 1907 Democratic
9 William E. Rohde 1907 1909 Democratic
10 John O. Mitchell 1909 1910 Democratic
11 L. J. Martin 1910 1912 Democratic
12 Frank M. Wooden[A 1] 1912 1916 Democratic
13 John Simmons (Oklahoma politician) 1916 1918 Republican
14 C. H. Hubbard 1918 1920 Democratic
15 T. D. Evans 1920 1922 Republican
16 Herman Frederick Newblock 1922 1928 Democratic
17 Dan W. Patton 1928 1930 Republican
18 George L. Watkins 1930 1932 Democratic
19 Herman Frederick Newblock 1932 1934 Democratic
20 T. A. Penney 1934 1940 Democratic
21 Clarence H. Veale 1940 1944 Democratic
22 Olney F. Flynn 1944 1946 Republican
23 Lee Price 1946 1948 Republican
24 Roy M. Lundy 1948 1950 Democratic
25 George H. Stoner 1950 1952 Republican
26 Clancy M. Warren 1952 1954 Republican
27 L. C. Clark 1954 1956 Republican
28 George E. Norvell 1956 1958 Democratic
29 James Maxwell May 6, 1958[2] May 3, 1966[3] Democratic
30 James M. Hewgley Jr. 1966 1970 Republican
31 Robert J. LaFortune 1970 1978 Republican
32 Jim Inhofe 1978 1984 Republican
33 Terry Young 1984 1986 Democratic
34 Dick Crawford 1986 1988 Republican
35 Rodger Randle[A 2] 1988 1992 Democratic
36 Susan Savage 1992 March 31, 2002 Democratic
37 Bill LaFortune April 1, 2002[4] April 9, 2006 Republican
38 Kathy Taylor April 10, 2006[5] December 6, 2009 Democratic
39 Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. December 7, 2009[6] December 4, 2016 Republican
40 G. T. Bynum December 5, 2016[7] December 2, 2024 Republican
41 Monroe Nichols December 2, 2024 Democratic

Notes

  1. ^ Wooden was removed from office in 1916.[1]
  2. ^ Randle resigned July 13, 1992. Savage served as Mayor Pro Tem, elected August 25, 1992 to complete Randle's term.

See also

References

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  1. ^ Wooden v. State, 1918 OK 280, 173 P. 829, 173 P. 829 (Okla. 1918), available here
  2. ^ "Maxwell Takes Over as Youngest Mayor". The Tulsa Tribune. May 6, 1958. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "Hewgley and Coulson Takes City Positions". Tulsa World. May 4, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Killman, Curtis; Lassek, P.J. (April 2, 2002). "Tulsa's new mayor bullish on basics". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  5. ^ Lassek, P.J. (April 6, 2006). "Taylor visits City Hall". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  6. ^ Barber, Brain; Lassek, P.J. (November 11, 2009). "Bartlett elected as mayor". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on November 15, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
  7. ^ Matt Trotter, "Bynum, Councilors, Auditor Sworn in at City Inauguration", KWGS, December 5, 2016.
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