2009 Tulsa mayoral election
November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
Turnout29.84%
 
Nominee Dewey Bartlett Tom Adelson Mark Perkins
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 29,948 24,211 11,913
Percentage 44.95% 36.34% 17.88%
Mayor before election

Kathy Taylor
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Dewey F. Bartlett Jr.
Republican

The 2009 Tulsa mayoral election was held on November 10, 2009 to elect the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It resulted in the election of Dewey F. Bartlett Jr., the Republican candidate.[1]

The stage for the 2009 election was set when incumbent Democratic mayor Kathy Taylor opted not to seek reelection.[2] The primary election, held on September 8, 2009, resulted in the selection of state senator Tom Adelson as the Democratic nominee and Bartlett, a former councilman, as the Republican. This led to a rematch of the 2004 state senate election in which Adelson defeated Bartlett.[3] Two independents were also on the ballot.[4] Polling conducted a week before the primary gave Bartlett about a 10-point head-to-head lead over Adelson;[5] and polling the week before the general election, which also included the independent candidates, showed an 8-point lead for Bartlett.[6]

In the November 10 general election, Bartlett received about 45% of the vote to Adelson's 36% and 18% for independent Mark Perkins. Adelson conceded early in the evening as the results became apparent. Bartlett took office on December 7, 2009.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated primary

  • Accountability Burns, perennial candidate
  • Prophet-Kelly Clark, perennial candidate
  • Robert Gwin Jr., perennial candidate
  • Paul Tay, perennial candidate

Results

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Adelson 12,588 93.86
Democratic Accountability Burns 274 2.04
Democratic Paul Tay 192 1.43
Democratic Robert Gwin Jr. 190 1.42
Democratic Prophet-Kelly Clark 168 1.25
Total votes 13,412 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Kevin Boggs
  • Nathaniel Booth
  • Anna Falling, former City Councilor
  • Chris Medlock, former City Councilor and 2006 mayoral Candidate
  • David O'Connor
  • Paul Alan Roales
  • Michael Lee Rush
  • Norris Streetman
  • John Porter Todd
  • Michael Tomes Sr.

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. 12,061 54.35
Republican Chris Medlock 7,004 31.56
Republican Anna Falling 2,178 9.82
Republican Norris Streetman 246 1.11
Republican Nathaniel Booth 227 1.02
Republican Kevin Boggs 114 0.51
Republican David O'Connor 104 0.47
Total votes 22,190 100.00

Independents

Candidates

  • Lawrence Kirkpatrick
  • Mark Perkins

General election

2009 Tulsa mayoral election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. 29,948 44.95
Democratic Tom Adelson 24,211 36.34
Independent Mark Perkins 11,913 17.88
Independent Lawrence Kirkpatrick 560 0.84
Total votes 66,843 100.00
Turnout   29.84
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. 1 2 Bartlett to be Tulsa's next mayor Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, Tulsa World, November 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Kathy Taylor Will Not Seek Re-Election - NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com |". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ Brian Barber and P.J. Lassek, "Mayoral contest is replay of '04 match, Tulsa World, September 10, 2009.
  4. ↑ Brian Barber, "Bartlett, Adelson advance: Two candidates will join ballot with independents" Archived 2012-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, Tulsa World, September 9, 2009.
  5. ↑ Randy Krehbiel, "Poll shows Bartlett leading over Adelson", Tulsa World, September 10, 2009.
  6. ↑ Randy Krehbiel, "Bartlett keeps lead in race, survey shows", Tulsa World, November 8, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Election Results November 10, 2009 (Summary)" (PDF). Tulsa County Election Board. November 10, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2009.
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