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Elections in Oklahoma |
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Government |
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.
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |