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Mayors of Compton, California

Mayors of Compton, 1937-2007 (may be incomplete!)
A. Leroy Aylmer 1937 Harry T. Laugharn 1950-53 Frank G. Bussing 1953-57 Del M. Clawson 1957-63 Douglas Dollarhide 1969-73 Doris A. Davis 1973-77 Lionel Cade 1977-81 Walter R. Tucker, Jr. 1981-90 Walter R. Tucker III 1991-92 Omar Bradley 1993-2001 Eric J. Perrodin 2001-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1973: Lionel Cade, defeated; Doris A. Davis, elected; Douglas Dollarhide, defeated.
  • 1977: Walter R. Tucker, Jr., defeated.
  • 1990 Oct 1: Walter R. Tucker, Jr., died in office.
  • 1991: Walter R. Tucker III, elected; Patricia A. Moore, defeated.
  • 1993: Omar Bradley, elected; Patricia A. Moore, defeated.
  • 1997: Omar Bradley, elected.
  • 2001 Apr 17: Omar Bradley, nominated; Eric J. Perrodin, nominated; Marcine B. Shaw, defeated in primary; Juan R. Mora, defeated in primary; Basil Kimbrew, defeated in primary; Saul E. Lankster, defeated in primary; Fred Cressel, defeated in primary; Emma Sharif, defeated in primary; Eugene W. Mitchell, Jr., defeated in primary.
  • 2001 Jun 5: Eric J. Perrodin, elected; Omar Bradley, defeated.
  • 2005 Apr 19: Eric J. Perrodin, elected; Cecil M. Rhambo, Jr., defeated; Frederick D. Shaw, Jr., defeated; Benjamin L. Holifield, defeated; Juan R. Mora, defeated; Leo Turner, defeated; Hashim M. Bomani, defeated; Eugene W. Mitchell, Jr., defeated.

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