2006 Tulsa mayoral election
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The 2006 Tulsa mayoral election was held on April 4, 2006, to elect the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Partisan primary elections were held on March 7, 2006.
Incumbent Republican Bill LaFortune ran for re-election. He was defeated in the general election by Democratic nominee Kathy Taylor, who became the second female mayor of Tulsa after Susan Savage.[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Brigitte Harper
- Bill LaFortune, incumbent mayor
- Christopher Medlock
- Randi Miller, Tulsa County commissioner
Endorsements
[edit]Randi Miller
- Richard Roberts, president of Oral Roberts University[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill LaFortune (incumbent) | 13,894 | 42.69 | |
| Republican | Christopher Medlock | 11,105 | 34.12 | |
| Republican | Randi Miller | 7,038 | 21.62 | |
| Republican | Brigitte Harper | 513 | 1.58 | |
| Total votes | 32,550 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- James Alexander Jr.
- Accountability Burns
- Prophet-Kelly Clark
- James Desmond, candidate for mayor in 1988
- Don McCorkell, former state representative
- Kathy Taylor, Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce, Tourism, and Workforce Development
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Taylor | 16,852 | 79.76 | |
| Democratic | Don McCorkell | 2,952 | 13.97 | |
| Democratic | James Alexander, Jr. | 431 | 2.04 | |
| Democratic | James Desmond | 303 | 1.43 | |
| Democratic | Prophet-Kelly Clark | 298 | 1.41 | |
| Democratic | Accountability Burns | 292 | 1.38 | |
| Total votes | 21,128 | 100.00 | ||
Independents
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Benford L. Faulk
- Paul C. Tay, candidate for mayor in 2002
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Taylor | 39,453 | 51.01 | |
| Republican | Bill LaFortune (incumbent) | 36,016 | 46.56 | |
| Independent | Benford L. Faulk | 1,484 | 1.92 | |
| Independent | Paul C. Tay | 398 | 0.52 | |
| Total votes | 77,351 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Oklahoma Democratic Party Archived 2007-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "3 Former Professors Sue Oral Roberts U." The Chronicle of Higher Education. October 4, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
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