2006 Tulsa mayoral election

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2006 Tulsa mayoral election
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  2002 April 4, 2006 (2006-04-04) 2009  
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Nominee Kathy Taylor Bill LaFortune
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote39,45336,016
Percentage51.01%46.56%

Mayor before election

Bill LaFortune
Republican

Elected Mayor

Kathy Taylor
Democratic

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.

Contents

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

Candidates

Endorsements

Randi Miller

Results

Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill LaFortune (incumbent) 13,894 42.69
Republican Christopher Medlock11,10534.12
Republican Randi Miller7,03821.62
Republican Brigitte Harper5131.58
Total votes32,550 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Taylor 16,852 79.76
Democratic Don McCorkell 2,95213.97
Democratic James Alexander, Jr.4312.04
Democratic James Desmond3031.43
Democratic Prophet-Kelly Clark2981.41
Democratic Accountability Burns2921.38
Total votes21,128 100.00

Independents

Candidates

General election

Results

2006 Tulsa mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kathy Taylor 39,453 51.01
Republican Bill LaFortune (incumbent)36,01646.56
Independent Benford L. Faulk1,4841.92
Independent Paul C. Tay3980.52
Total votes77,351 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

  1. Oklahoma Democratic Party Archived 2007-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "3 Former Professors Sue Oral Roberts U." The Chronicle of Higher Education. October 4, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2007.