2024 Tulsa municipal elections

2024 Tulsa elections

August 27, 2024

The 2024 Tulsa municipal elections are scheduled for August 27, 2024, to elect the mayor of Tulsa, city auditor, and all nine city councilors. A top two runoff election is scheduled for November 5 if no candidate receives a majority vote. All nine city council seats and the city auditor are elected to two year terms. The mayor of Tulsa is elected to a four-year term. The filing period is June 10–12. Incumbent mayor G. T. Bynum is not seeking reelection.[1]

Mayor

Declared candidates

Elected

  • Monroe Nichols, state representative from the 72nd district (2016–present) (Democratic)[2]

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

  • Casey Bradford, businessman (Republican)[4]
  • Keith Hoosier[5]
  • John Jolley, billboard company owner[6]
  • Paul Tay, perennial candidate[5]
  • Brent VanNorman, businessman (Republican)[7]

District 1

Candidates

Elected

  • Vanessa Hall-Harper, incumbent city councilor (2016—present)[1]

Eliminated in primary

  • Angela K. Chambers, CEO of The Greenwood Beat[6]

Endorsements

Vanessa Hall-Harper

Results

2024 Tulsa city council 1st district results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Vanessa Hall-Harper (Incumbent) 3,136 65.9%
Nonpartisan Angela Chambers 1,550 33.1%
Total votes 4,686 100

District 2

Candidates

Elected

  • Anthony Archie, owner, Oklahoma Toffee Co.[1]

Eliminated in runoff

  • Stephanie Reisdorph, mental health therapist[6]

Eliminated in primary

  • Aaron Bisogno, loan officer[10]
  • W.R. Casey Jr., reverend[1]
  • Rhene Ritter, director of grants management at Housing Solutions[1]

Declined

  • Jeannie Cue, incumbent city councilor (2012—2024)[1] (retired to run for Tulsa County Commissioner)[11]

Results

2022 Tulsa city council 2nd district results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Anthony Archie 1,654 41.6%
Nonpartisan Stephanie Reisdorph 780 19.6%
Nonpartisan Rhene D. Ritter 704 17.7%
Nonpartisan W. R. Casey Jr. 434 10.9%
Nonpartisan Aaron L. Bisogno 408 10.3%
Total votes 3,980 100
2024 Tulsa city council 2nd district runoff results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Anthony Archie 6,424 54.4%
Nonpartisan Stephanie Reisdorph 5,363 45.5%
Total votes 11,787 100

District 3

Candidates

Elected

  • Jackie Dutton, community volunteer[5]

Eliminated in primary

  • Susan Frederick[6]

Declined

  • Crista Patrick, incumbent city councilor (2018—2024)[1]

Endorsements

Jackie Dutton

Newspapers

Results

2024 Tulsa city council 3rd district results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jackie Dutton 1,292 53.88%
Nonpartisan Susan Frederick 1,106 46.12%
Total votes 2,398 100

District 4

Candidates

Elected

  • Laura Bellis, incumbent city councilor (2022—present)[1]

Eliminated in primary

  • Aaron Griffith[6]

Endorsements

Laura Bellis

City officials

Organizations

Newspapers

Results

2024 Tulsa city council 4th district results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Laura Bellis (incumbent) 6,392 76.62%
Nonpartisan Aaron Griffith 1,950 23.38%
Total votes 8,342 100

District 5

Candidates

Elected

  • Karen Gilbert, former city councilor for the 5th district (2011 – 2018)[10]

Eliminated in primary

Declined

  • Grant Miller, incumbent city councilor (2022 – 2024)[6]

Endorsements

Karen Gilbert

City officials

Newspapers

Results

2024 Tulsa city council 5th district results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Karen Gilbert 3,079 64.33%
Nonpartisan Alicia Andrews 1,707 35.67%
Total votes 4,786 100

District 6

Candidates

Elected

  • Christian Bengel, incumbent city councilor (2022—present)[1]

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Christian Bengel

City officials

Newspapers

Uriah Davis

Organizations

Results

2024 Tulsa city council 6th district results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Christian Bengel (incumbent) 2,092 69.90%
Nonpartisan Uriah Davis 901 30.10%
Total votes 2,993 100

District 7

Candidates

Elected

  • Lori Decter Wright, incumbent city councilor (2018—present)[1]

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

  • Margie Alfonso[6]

Endorsements

Lori Decter Wright

City officials

Newspapers

Eddie Huff

Newspapers

2022 Tulsa city council 7th district results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Lori Decter Wright (incumbent) 2,534 48.60%
Nonpartisan Eddie Huff 2,277 43.67%
Nonpartisan Margie Alfonso 403 7.73%
Total votes 5,214 100
2024 Tulsa city council 7th district runoff results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Lori Decter Wright (incumbent) 7,757 52.9%
Nonpartisan Eddie Huff 6,920 47.1%
Total votes 14,677 100

District 8

Candidates

Elected

  • Phil Lakin, incumbent city councilor (2011—present)[1]

Eliminated in primary

  • Christopher Cone, financial planner[10]

Endorsements

Phil Lakin

City officials

Newspapers

Chris Cone

Newspapers

Results

2024 Tulsa city council 8th district results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Phil Lakin (incumbent) 7,198 68.91%
Nonpartisan Chris Cone 3,248 31.09%
Total votes 10,446 100

District 9

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in primary

  • Lee Ann Crosby, mental health services provider[10]
  • Julie Dunbar, licensed mental health therapist[10]
  • Matthew Nelson, local business owner[6]

Results

2022 Tulsa city council 9th district results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Carol Bush 4,321 41.84%
Nonpartisan Jayme Fowler (incumbent) 2,931 28.38%
Nonpartisan Julie Dunbar 1,708 16.54%
Nonpartisan Matthew Nelson 733 7.10%
Nonpartisan LeeAnn Crosby 634 6.14%
Total votes 10,327 100
2024 Tulsa city council 9th district runoff results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Carol Bush 11,667 57.3%
Nonpartisan Jayme Fowler (incumbent) 8,680 42.7%
Total votes 20,347 100

City auditor

Candidates

Declared

  • Nathan Pickard, founder of 9b Corp.[5]

Declined

  • Cathy Carter, incumbent city auditor (2013—2024)[6]

References

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  2. ^ Canfield, Kevin (July 13, 2023). "Monroe Nichols announces he's running for Tulsa mayor". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ World, Kevin Canfield Tulsa (August 13, 2023). "Karen Keith announces candidacy for Tulsa mayor". Tulsa World. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  4. ^ Canfield, Kevin (April 26, 2024). "Local business owner announces candidacy for Tulsa mayor". Tulsa World. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e Canfield, Kevin (June 10, 2024). "Few surprises in first day of filing for city of Tulsa municipal races". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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  7. ^ Canfield, Kevin (May 31, 2024). "Brent VanNorman enters race for Tulsa mayor". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "OK Election Results". Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e Canfield, Kevin (March 9, 2024). "Former District 5 Councilor Karen Gilbert to challenge incumbent Grant Miller". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  11. ^ Canfield, Kevin (November 4, 2023). "Councilor Jeannie Cue to run for Tulsa County Commission". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "Endorsement: Long-time District 3 resident Jackie Dutton has right experience and outlook for City Council". Tulsa World. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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  15. ^ "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 14 More Candidates for the 2024 Election Cycle". victoryfund.org. LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. January 4, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  16. ^ "Endorsement: District 4 incumbent Laura Bellis made strides in first term for constituents". Tulsa World. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  17. ^ "Endorsement: Karen Gilbert will bring consistency and experience to District 5". Tulsa World. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "Endorsement: Incumbent Christian Bengel effective voice for Tulsa's City Council District 6". Tulsa World. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  19. ^ "Uriah Davis". Run For Something. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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