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.

2006 Tulsa mayoral election

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Nominee Kathy Taylor Bill LaFortune
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 39,453 36,016
Percentage 51.01% 46.56%

Mayor before election

Bill LaFortune
Republican

Elected Mayor

Kathy Taylor
Democratic

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

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Candidates

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Endorsements

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Randi Miller

Results

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Republican primary
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

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Candidates

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  • 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

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Democratic primary
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

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Candidates

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  • Benford L. Faulk
  • Paul C. Tay, candidate for mayor in 2002

General election

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Results

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2006 Tulsa mayoral election
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

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  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.