In 1965, 33-year-old Davis defeated incumbent Clyde Harland to become Compton's first black City Clerk; she won reelection in May 1972 with 83.8% of the vote.[1] In 1973, she challenged and defeated incumbent Compton Mayor Douglas Dollarhide. By doing so, she became the first female African American Mayor of a major metropolitan city in the United States. However, after four years as mayor she did not seek re-election.
Davis was succeeded in 1977 by another African-American, Lionel Cade, an accountant and former member of the city council, who also served only one term.
Until 2013, Davis was the only female mayor in Compton's history. On June 4, 2013, Aja Brown was elected as Compton's 2nd female mayor and the city's youngest mayor. In 2004, Alita Godwin became only the second black woman to serve as Compton City Clerk.
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