2002 Tulsa mayoral election

2002 Tulsa mayoral election

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Nominee Bill LaFortune Gary Watts Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 40,991 22,946 Percentage 62.49% 34.98%

Mayor before election Susan Savage Democratic Elected Mayor Bill LaFortune Republican

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The 2002 Tulsa mayoral election was held on 12 March 2002 in order to elect the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Partisan primary elections were held on 5 February 2002. Incumbent Democratic mayor Susan Savage decided not to run for re-election. The subsequent open seat was won by Republican nominee Bill LaFortune.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bill LaFortune
• Carlton Pearson
• Terry A. Simonson
• Bill J. Tims Sr.
• Scott Vostad
• Don Gibson
• Stephen R. Smith
• Ray McCollum

Results

Eight Republicans ran in the primary on 5 February 2002, with Bill LaFortune emerging as the frontrunner and winning the nomination with an undisclosed number of votes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Gary Watts
• James Alexander Jr.
• Accountability Burns
• James O. Desmond Jr.

Results

Four Democrats ran in the primary on 5 February 2002, with Gary Watts emerging as the frontrunner and winning the nomination with an undisclosed number of votes.

Independents

Candidates

• Milton T. Goodwin
• Paul C. Tay
• Lawrence Kirkpatrick

General election

The general election was held on 12 March 2002. Republican nominee Bill LaFortune won the election by a margin of 18,045 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic candidate Gary Watts, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[2]

Results

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