List of mayors of Compton, California

This is a list of Mayors of Compton, California.

Contents

Mayors

Mayor Term Party
C. A. Dickison 1924–1933 Republican
C. S. Smith 1933–1936 Democratic
A. Leroy Aylmer 1936–1941? Republican
Roy W. Tarleton 1945–1946? Republican
Milton Andrew 1946?–1946
Monte Snavely 1946–1946 Democratic
Harry T. Laugharn 1946–1953
Frank G. Bussing 1953–1957 Republican
Del M. Clawson 1957–1963 Republican
Chester R. Crain 1963–1969 Democratic
Douglas Dollarhide 1969–1973 Democratic
Doris A. Davis 1973–1977 Democratic
Lionel Cade 1977–1981 Democratic
Walter R. Tucker, Jr. 1981–1990 Democratic
Walter R. Tucker III 1991–1992 Democratic
Omar Bradley 1993–2001
Eric J. Perrodin 2001–Present

Mayoral races

(winners are in bold)

Year Incumbent Challenger
2009 Eric J. Perrodin
3,041		 Lynn Boone
478
2005 Eric J. Perrodin
3,548		 Cecil W. Rhambo, Jr.
1,204
2001 Omar Bradley
5,103		 Eric J. Perrodin
5,367
1997 Omar Bradley Unknown
1993 Omar Bradley
3,483		 Patricia A. Moore
3,134
1991* Walter R. Tucker III
2,389		 Patricia A. Moore
1,863
1989 Walter R. Tucker, Jr. E. Boyd (Chuck) Esters
1985 Walter R. Tucker, Jr.
6,588		 Maxcy D. Filer
1,065
1981 Lionel Cade
2,791		 Walter R. Tucker, Jr.
4,338
1977 Lionel Cade
3,494		 Walter R. Tucker, Jr.
3,184
1973 Douglas Dollarhide
4,867		 Doris A. Davis
6,063
1969 Douglas Dollarhide
5,711		 Walter R. Tucker, Jr.
4,072
1965 Chester R. Crain Conway Cooke
1961 Del Clawson
4,656		 Unopposed
1953 Frank G. Bussing Edmund F. Shaheen
1949 Harry Laugharn Unknown
1933 C. A. Dickison
855		 C. S. Smith
971
1929 C. A. Dickison
1,001		 Ivy Clark
720

NOTE: If no incumbent, winner is listed first.