List of mayors of Houston

The following is a list of people who have served as mayor of the city of Houston in the U.S. state of Texas.

Qualifications, election, and terms

To file to run for mayor, a person must be a qualified voter of the city of Houston, and have has resided in the city for at least 12 months immediately preceding the election day; to serve, the person must continue to be a qualified voter and resident. Elections for mayor are held every other odd-numbered year. To serve as mayor of Houston, a person must be a qualified voter and resident of the City. To win the election, a candidate is required to receive the majority of votes; if no candidate receives a majority, a run-off election between the top two

Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenure of Bob Lanier, the city charter imposed term limits on officeholders of no more than three terms (six years total). On November 3, 2015, voters approved Proposition 2, which extended the terms of the Mayor, City Controller and City Councilmembers to four years, while imposing a limit of two terms.

Term MayorParty 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 14 1856–1857 Cornelius Ennis 13 1855–1856 James H. Stevens 12 1853–1854 Nathan Fuller 11 1849–1852 Francis W. Moore Jr. (3rd) 10 1847–1848 Benjamin P. Buckner 9 1846 James Bailey 8 1845 William Swain 7 1844 Horace Baldwin 6 1843 Francis W. Moore Jr. (2nd) 5 1841–1842 John Day Andrews 4 1840 Charles Bigelow3 1839 George W. Lively2 1838–1839 Francis W. Moore Jr. 1 1837 James S. Holman

List of mayors of Houston

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