List of mayors of Tulsa, Oklahoma

Mayor of Tulsa
Mayor of Tulsa
	Seal of City of Tulsa
	Incumbent; Monroe Nichols; since December 2, 2024
Term length	Four years
Website	Mayor of Tulsa

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

#	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

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

References

General

Political Graveyard–Mayors of Tulsa, Oklahoma
City Officials at website of Tulsa City Auditor Phil Wood (archived by WebCite here)

Specific

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

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[2] Wooden was removed from office in 1916.^[1]

[5] Randle resigned July 13, 1992. Savage served as Mayor Pro Tem, elected August 25, 1992 to complete Randle's term.

[1] Wooden v. State, 1918 OK 280, 173 P. 829, 173 P. 829 (Okla. 1918), available here

[3] "Maxwell Takes Over as Youngest Mayor". The Tulsa Tribune. May 6, 1958. Retrieved July 5, 2025.

[4] "Hewgley and Coulson Takes City Positions". Tulsa World. May 4, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[BL-6] 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.

[KT-7] Lassek, P.J. (April 6, 2006). "Taylor visits City Hall". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2009.

[DFB-8] 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.

[GTB-9] Matt Trotter, "Bynum, Councilors, Auditor Sworn in at City Inauguration", KWGS, December 5, 2016.

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