List of mayors of Lawton, Oklahoma

This is a complete list of the people who have served as mayor of the city of Lawton in southwest Oklahoma.

Lawton's city government uses a council-manager model of municipal government where most of the authority resides in the City Council. The mayor presides and sets the agenda over the City Council whereas most of the day-to-day operations is handled by the City Manager.Lawton, Oklahoma, Municipal Code art. C-2-2 (accessed 2011-03-30)Lawton, Oklahoma, Municipal Code art. C-3-2 (accessed 2011-03-30) The mayor is elected every three years. The position is currently held by Stan Booker.

Mayor Term Began Term Ended Political Party Colonel Leslie P. Ross 1901 1903 Dr. W.M. Turner 1903 1908 Richard A. Jones 1908 1909 Henry Boyle 1909 1911 G.H. Block 1911 1911 George Short 1911 1913 R. Henry Warren 1913 1915 Sim Sheppard 1918 1919 George Short 1919 1921 F.A. Parkinson 1921 1922 J.A. Johnson 1922 1923 John D. Kennard 1923 1924 G.S. Holman (acting mayor) 1924 1925 Charles S. Powell 1925 1929 Fred Larrance 1929 1931 Jackson Broshears 1931 1935 Walter Fuller 1933 1935 Richard A. Jones 1935 1941 Everett Glenn 1941 1947 George Hutchins 1947 1949 R Everett Glenn 1949 1953 Joe McCain 1953 1955 C.R. Ellsworth 1955 1961 Wayne Gilley 1961 1971 Don Whitaker 1971 1975 Wayne Gilley 1975 1989 Robert L. Shanklin 1989 1991 John T. "Ted" Marley 1991 1998 Cecil E. Powell 1998 2004 John P. Purcell, Jr. 2004 2010 Fred L. Fitch 2010 2019 Stan Booker 2019 present

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