List of mayors of Houston
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The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas.
Infobox
Style
The Honorable
Term length
Four years, renewable once (effective 2016)
Inaugural holder
James S. Holman1837
Formation
Houston City Charter
Salary
$236,189 (2019)
Website
Official website
Tables
· List of mayors of Houston
63
63
No.
63
Term
2024–present
Mayor
John Whitmire
Party affiliation
Democratic
62
2016
2016–2024
62
No.
62
Term
2016–2024
Mayor
Sylvester Turner
Party affiliation
Democratic
61
2010
2010–2016
61
No.
61
Term
2010–2016
Mayor
Annise Parker
Party affiliation
Democratic
60
2004
2004–2010
60
No.
60
Term
2004–2010
Mayor
Bill White
Party affiliation
Democratic
59
1998
1998–2004
59
No.
59
Term
1998–2004
Mayor
Lee Brown
Party affiliation
Democratic
58
1992
1992–1998
58
No.
58
Term
1992–1998
Mayor
Bob Lanier
Party affiliation
Democratic
57
1982
1982–1992
57
No.
57
Term
1982–1992
Mayor
Kathy Whitmire
Party affiliation
Democratic
56
1978
1978–1982
56
No.
56
Term
1978–1982
Mayor
Jim McConn
Party affiliation
Republican
55
1974
1974–1978
55
No.
55
Term
1974–1978
Mayor
Fred Hofheinz
Party affiliation
Democratic
54
1964
1964–1974
54
No.
54
Term
1964–1974
Mayor
Louie Welch
Party affiliation
Republican
53
1958
1958–1964
53
No.
53
Term
1958–1964
Mayor
Lewis Cutrer
Party affiliation
Democratic
52
1956
1956–1958
52
No.
52
Term
1956–1958
Mayor
Oscar F. Holcombe (5th)
Party affiliation
Democratic
51
1953
1953–1956
51
No.
51
Term
1953–1956
Mayor
Roy Hofheinz
Party affiliation
Democratic
50
1947
1947–1953
50
No.
50
Term
1947–1953
Mayor
Oscar F. Holcombe (4th)
Party affiliation
Democratic
49
1943
1943–1947
49
No.
49
Term
1943–1947
Mayor
Otis Massey
Party affiliation
Democratic
48
1941
1941–1943
48
No.
48
Term
1941–1943
Mayor
Neal Pickett
Party affiliation
Democratic
47
1939
1939–1941
47
No.
47
Term
1939–1941
Mayor
Oscar F. Holcombe (3rd)
Party affiliation
Democratic
46
1937
1937–1939
46
No.
46
Term
1937–1939
Mayor
Richard H. Fonville
45
1933
1933–1937
45
No.
45
Term
1933–1937
Mayor
Oscar F. Holcombe (2nd)
Party affiliation
Democratic
44
1929
1929–1933
44
No.
44
Term
1929–1933
Mayor
Walter E. Monteith
Party affiliation
Democratic
43
1921
1921–1929
43
No.
43
Term
1921–1929
Mayor
Oscar F. Holcombe
Party affiliation
Democratic
42
1918
1918–1921
42
No.
42
Term
1918–1921
Mayor
A. Earl Amerman
41
1917
1917–1918
41
No.
41
Term
1917–1918
Mayor
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.
40
40
No.
40
Term
1917
Mayor
J. J. Pastoriza (died in office)
39
1913
1913–1917
39
No.
39
Term
1913–1917
Mayor
Ben Campbell
38
1905
1905–1913
38
No.
38
Term
1905–1913
Mayor
H. Baldwin Rice (2nd)
37
1904
1904–1905
37
No.
37
Term
1904–1905
Mayor
Andrew L. Jackson
36
1902
1902–1904
36
No.
36
Term
1902–1904
Mayor
O. T. Holt
35
1901
1901–1902
35
No.
35
Term
1901–1902
Mayor
John D. Woolford
34
1898
1898–1901
34
No.
34
Term
1898–1901
Mayor
Samuel H. Brashear
33
1896
1896–1898
33
No.
33
Term
1896–1898
Mayor
Horace Baldwin Rice
32
1892
1892–1896
32
No.
32
Term
1892–1896
Mayor
John T. Browne
31
1890
1890–1892
31
No.
31
Term
1890–1892
Mayor
Henry Scherffius
30
1886
1886–1890
30
No.
30
Term
1886–1890
Mayor
Daniel C. Smith
29
1880
1880–1886
29
No.
29
Term
1880–1886
Mayor
William R. Baker
28
1879
1879–1880
28
No.
28
Term
1879–1880
Mayor
Andrew Jackson Burke
27
1877
1877–1878
27
No.
27
Term
1877–1878
Mayor
James T. D. Wilson (2nd)
26
1875
1875–1876
26
No.
26
Term
1875–1876
Mayor
I. C. Lord
25
25
No.
25
Term
1874
Mayor
James T. D. Wilson
24
1870
1870–1873
24
No.
24
Term
1870–1873
Mayor
Thomas H. Scanlan
23
1868
1868–1870
23
No.
23
Term
1868–1870
Mayor
Joseph Robert Morris
22
1867
1867–1868
22
No.
22
Term
1867–1868
Mayor
Alexander McGowan (2nd)
21
21
No.
21
Term
1866
Mayor
Horace D. Taylor
20
1863
1863–1865
20
No.
20
Term
1863–1865
Mayor
William Anders
19
19
No.
19
Term
1862
Mayor
Thomas W. House
18
18
No.
18
Term
1861
Mayor
William J. Hutchins
17
17
No.
17
Term
1860
Mayor
Thomas W. Whitmarsh
16
16
No.
16
Term
1859
Mayor
William King
15
15
No.
15
Term
1858
Mayor
Alexander McGowan
14
1856
1856–1857
14
No.
14
Term
1856–1857
Mayor
Cornelius Ennis
13
1855
1855–1856
13
No.
13
Term
1855–1856
Mayor
James H. Stevens
12
1853
1853–1854
12
No.
12
Term
1853–1854
Mayor
Nathan Fuller
11
1849
1849–1852
11
No.
11
Term
1849–1852
Mayor
Francis W. Moore Jr. (3rd)
10
1847
1847–1848
10
No.
10
Term
1847–1848
Mayor
Benjamin P. Buckner
9
9
No.
9
Term
1846
Mayor
James Bailey
8
8
No.
8
Term
1845
Mayor
William Swain
7
7
No.
7
Term
1844
Mayor
Horace Baldwin
6
6
No.
6
Term
1843
Mayor
Francis W. Moore Jr. (2nd)
5
1841
1841–1842
5
No.
5
Term
1841–1842
Mayor
John Day Andrews
4
4
No.
4
Term
1840
Mayor
Charles Bigelow
3
3
No.
3
Term
1839
Mayor
George W. Lively
2
1838
1838–1839
2
No.
2
Term
1838–1839
Mayor
Francis W. Moore Jr.
1
1
No.
1
Term
1837
Mayor
James S. Holman
| No. | Term | Mayor | Party affiliation | |
| 63 | 2024–present | John Whitmire | Democratic | |
| 62 | 2016–2024 | Sylvester Turner | Democratic | |
| 61 | 2010–2016 | Annise Parker | Democratic | |
| 60 | 2004–2010 | Bill White | Democratic | |
| 59 | 1998–2004 | Lee Brown | Democratic | |
| 58 | 1992–1998 | Bob Lanier | Democratic | |
| 57 | 1982–1992 | Kathy Whitmire | Democratic | |
| 56 | 1978–1982 | Jim McConn | Republican | |
| 55 | 1974–1978 | Fred Hofheinz | Democratic | |
| 54 | 1964–1974 | Louie Welch | Republican | |
| 53 | 1958–1964 | Lewis Cutrer | Democratic | |
| 52 | 1956–1958 | Oscar F. Holcombe (5th) | Democratic | |
| 51 | 1953–1956 | Roy Hofheinz | Democratic | |
| 50 | 1947–1953 | Oscar F. Holcombe (4th) | Democratic | |
| 49 | 1943–1947 | Otis Massey | Democratic | |
| 48 | 1941–1943 | Neal Pickett | Democratic | |
| 47 | 1939–1941 | Oscar F. Holcombe (3rd) | Democratic | |
| 46 | 1937–1939 | Richard H. Fonville | ||
| 45 | 1933–1937 | Oscar F. Holcombe (2nd) | Democratic | |
| 44 | 1929–1933 | Walter E. Monteith | Democratic | |
| 43 | 1921–1929 | Oscar F. Holcombe | Democratic | |
| 42 | 1918–1921 | A. Earl Amerman | ||
| 41 | 1917–1918 | Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. | ||
| 40 | 1917 | J. J. Pastoriza (died in office) | ||
| 39 | 1913–1917 | Ben Campbell | ||
| 38 | 1905–1913 | H. Baldwin Rice (2nd) | ||
| 37 | 1904–1905 | Andrew L. Jackson | ||
| 36 | 1902–1904 | O. T. Holt | ||
| 35 | 1901–1902 | John D. Woolford | ||
| 34 | 1898–1901 | Samuel H. Brashear | ||
| 33 | 1896–1898 | Horace Baldwin Rice | ||
| 32 | 1892–1896 | John T. Browne | ||
| 31 | 1890–1892 | Henry Scherffius | ||
| 30 | 1886–1890 | Daniel C. Smith | ||
| 29 | 1880–1886 | William R. Baker | ||
| 28 | 1879–1880 | Andrew Jackson Burke | ||
| 27 | 1877–1878 | James T. D. Wilson (2nd) | ||
| 26 | 1875–1876 | I. C. Lord | ||
| 25 | 1874 | James T. D. Wilson | ||
| 24 | 1870–1873 | Thomas H. Scanlan | ||
| 23 | 1868–1870 | Joseph Robert Morris | ||
| 22 | 1867–1868 | Alexander McGowan (2nd) | ||
| 21 | 1866 | Horace D. Taylor | ||
| 20 | 1863–1865 | William Anders | ||
| 19 | 1862 | Thomas W. House | ||
| 18 | 1861 | William J. Hutchins | ||
| 17 | 1860 | Thomas W. Whitmarsh | ||
| 16 | 1859 | William King | ||
| 15 | 1858 | Alexander McGowan |
References
- CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAShttps://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTVOFEL_S4QUELOF
- "What triggers a runoff election in Texas? Here's what you need to know"https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2024-02-27/how-many-primary-races-will-require-overtime-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-runoffs-in-texas
- Women in Texas Historyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170323170755/http://www.womenintexashistory.org/timeline