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.
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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
editCandidates
edit- Brigitte Harper
- Bill LaFortune, incumbent mayor
- Christopher Medlock
- Randi Miller, Tulsa County commissioner
Endorsements
editRandi 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
editCandidates
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
editCandidates
edit- Benford L. Faulk
- Paul C. Tay, candidate for mayor in 2002
General election
editResults
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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