Karen Keith (born 1954) is an American politician and former newscaster who has served as the Tulsa County Commissioner for the 2nd district since 2008. In August 2023,she announced she would retire from the county commission to run in the 2024 Tulsa mayoral election.
Karen Keith was raised in Muskogee,Oklahoma,and graduated from Muskogee High School in 1972. She attended Oklahoma State University,graduating in 1976. After graduation,she spent 26 years in broadcasting. She worked at KJRH for 21 years. She worked as an anchor,reporter,executive producer,and host of "Oklahoma Living”. [1]
Keith became Director of Community Relations and Vision implementation for Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune in 2002. She was elected as the Tulsa County Commissioner for the 2nd District during the 2008 election. [2] She ran for Mayor of Tulsa in the 2024 Tulsa mayoral election,but lost the runoff election to Monroe Nichols. [3]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Monroe Nichols | 18,729 | 33.10 | |
Karen Keith | 18,457 | 32.62 | |
Brent VanNorman | 18,019 | 31.84 | |
Casey Bradford | 823 | 1.45 | |
John Jolley | 366 | 0.65 | |
Kaleb Hoosier | 105 | 0.19 | |
Paul Tay | 86 | 0.15 | |
Total votes | 56,585 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Monroe Nichols | 76,300 | 55.62% | |
Karen Keith | 60,873 | 44.38% | |
Total votes | 137,173 | 100.00 |
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