M L DURHAM
Was elected the first sheriff on June 28, 1873; resigned June 4, 1874 but was elected again July 16, 1874; re-elected February 15, 1876, November 5, 1878, November 2, 1889 and served until April 1881 when he died.

T D CAMPBELL
Was appointed but no date listed in State Election Register.  He qualified on April 16, 1881 and served until November 7, 1882.

A A KILLINGSWORTH
Was elected on November 7, 1882; re-elected November 4, 1884, November 2, 1886, November 6, 1888, and served until November 4, 1890

J C HOWARD
Was elected on November 4, 1890; re-elected November 8, 1892; November 6, 1894, November 3, 1896, November 8, 1898, November 6, 1900 and served until November 4, 1902.

S R THRASHER
Was elected on November 4, 1902; re-elected November 8, 1904 and served until November 6, 1906

G W LITTLE
Was elected on November 6, 1906; re-elected November 3, 1908, and November 8, 1910 and served until November 5, 1912

J R GARNER
Was elected on November 5, 1912 and served until November 3, 1914

J R GORMER
Was elected on November 3, 1914 and served until November 7, 1916.  (Could be J R Garner)

D S MEREDITH
Was elected on November 7, 1916; r-elected November 5, 1918 and served until November 2, 1920.

J R GARNER
Was elected again on November 2, 1920 and served until January 1, 1923

A A KING
Was elected November 7, 1922 and served until January 1, 1925

MARTIN HAYES
Was elected on November 4, 1924; re-elected November 2, 1926, November 8, 1928, and November 4, 1930 and served until January 1, 1933.

WILL H HAYES
Was elected on November 8, 1932; re-elected November 6, 1934 and served until January 1, 1937.

A A KING
Was elected  again on November 3, 1936 and served until January 1, 1939.

WILL H HAYES
Was elected again on November 8, 1938; re-elected November 5, 1940 and served until January 1, 1943.

LONNIE R SMITH
Was elected on November 3, 1942; re-elected November 7, 1944 and served until January 1, 1947.

NOBLE CRAWFORD
Was elected November 5, 1946; re-elected November 2, 1948, November 7, 1950, November 4, 1952, November 2, 1954, November 6, 1956, November 8, 1960, November 3, 1964 November 5, 1968 and served until January 1, 1973.  He served a total of twenty-six years, which is the longest in the history of Gregg County.

TOM H WELCH
Was elected on November 7, 1972; re-elected November 2, 1976 and served until December 1979 when he resigned.

MICHAEL B FETTER
Was appointed in December 1979 and served until January 1, 1980.

BOBBY WEAVER
Was elected on November 4, 1980; re-elected November 6, 1984; November 8, 1988; November, 1992; November, 1996.

Source: Texas County Sheriffs