2024 Tulsa mayoral election

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2024 Tulsa mayoral election
Flag of Tulsa, Oklahoma (2018).svg
←  2020 August 27, 2024 (first round)
November 5, 2024 (runoff)		2028 →
  Nichols, Monroe (cropped).jpg Karen Keith (2024) (cropped).jpg Brent VanNorman (2024) (alt crop).jpg
Candidate Monroe Nichols Karen Keith Brent VanNorman
First round18,729
33.10%		18,457
32.62%		18,019
31.84%
Runoff76,300
55.62%		60,873
44.38%		Eliminated
Mayor before election

G. T. Bynum
Republican

Elected Mayor

Monroe Nichols
Democratic

The 2024 Tulsa mayoral election was held on August 27, 2024, and November 5, 2024, to elect the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Monroe Nichols won the runoff election, becoming the first Black Mayor of Tulsa.

Contents

Since no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the August election, Tulsa County commissioner Karen Keith and Nichols advanced to a runoff scheduled for November 5, 2024. Two-term incumbent mayor G. T. Bynum declined to run for a third term.

Background

With Mayor G. T. Bynum not seeking a third term as Mayor of Tulsa, speculation on who would campaign in 2024 began in a January 2023 Tulsa World article that included former state representative Carol Bush, Tulsa County commissioner Karen Keith, state senator David Rader, state representative Monroe Nichols, city councilors Phil Lakin and Jayme Fowler, and former attorney general John M. O'Connor as potential candidates. [1] By July, O'Connor, Bush and Lakin had all ruled out campaigns. [2]

On July 13, Nichols became the first candidate to launch a mayoral campaign with Keith following suit on August 13. [3] [4] Fowler entered the race on September 5, but later dropped out in May 2024. [5] [6] Businessman Casey Bradford entered the race in April 2024. [7] Businessman and attorney Brent VanNorman entered the race shortly before filing in June. [8] Kaleb Hoosier, John Jolley, and perennial candidate Paul Tay also filed to run for the office. [9] [10]

Keith faced criticism during the campaign, including accusations related to her handling of a juvenile detention center scandal. [11] Additionally, controversies arose over her campaign's use of unauthorized photography and edited images in promotional materials, which drew public scrutiny. [12]

On August 27, Nichols and Keith advanced to a November 5 runoff election after placing in the top two during the August 27 election. [13] VanNorman announced his intention to file for a recount two days later. [14] The recount confirmed the results of the primary election. [15]

In September, Keith's access to the Democratic VAN (Voter Activation Network) database was revoked. The Oklahoma Democratic Party’s Central Committee made this decision after a 90-minute meeting, reversing an earlier allowance for Keith's Democratic field representative to use the system. Concerns were raised about the risk of Republican campaign workers on her team accessing sensitive data. Keith downplayed the impact, stating her campaign would incur additional costs and effort to gather the necessary voter information through alternative means. [16]

Nichols won the runoff election, becoming the first Black mayor of Tulsa and the first Democratic mayor elected since 2006. [17]

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Karen Keith (D)

Mayors

Labor unions

Monroe Nichols (D)

Governors

State senators

Mayors

Local officials

Newspapers

Brent VanNorman (R)

Federal officials

Statewide elected officials

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Newspapers

Declined to endorse

Mayors

General election

Debate

2024 Tulsa mayoral debate
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee  W  Withdrawn
KeithNicholsVanNorman
1August 8, 2024NonDoc/KJRH Tres Savage and Erin Christy [33] PPP

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Karen
Keith		Monroe
Nichols		Brent
VanNorman		OtherUndecided
Strategy Management [34] [A] July 22–24, 2024400 LV± 3.5%46%20%11%1% [b] 21%

Results

2024 Tulsa mayoral election [35]
CandidateVotes %
Monroe Nichols 18,72933.10
Karen Keith 18,45732.62
Brent VanNorman18,01931.84
Casey Bradford8231.45
John Jolley3660.65
Kaleb Hoosier1050.19
Paul Tay860.15
Total votes56,585 100.00

Runoff

Results

2024 Tulsa mayoral election runoff [36]
CandidateVotes %
Monroe Nichols 76,30055.62
Karen Keith 60,87344.38
Total votes137,173 100.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ John Jolley with 1%; Casey Bradford, Kaleb Hoosier, and Paul Tay with 0%

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll commissioned by Build and Protect OK PAC

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