The 2006 Tulsa mayoral election was held on April 4, 2006 to elect the
mayor
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of
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
,
Oklahoma. Partisan primary elections were held on March 7, 2006.
Incumbent
Republican
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Political ideology
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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.
Oklahoma Democratic Party
Republican primary
Candidates
* Brigitte Harper
* Bill LaFortune, incumbent mayor
* Christopher Medlock
* Randi Miller, Tulsa County
Tulsa County is located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 669,279, making it the second-most populous county in Oklahoma, behind only Oklahoma County. Its county seat and largest city is Tulsa, the secon ...
commissioner
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
* James Alexander, Jr.
* Accountability Burns
* Prophet-Kelly Clark
* James Desmond, candidate for mayor in 1988
* Don McCorkell
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He ran unsuccessful Democratic primary campaigns in the 1996 United ...
, former state representative
* Kathy Taylor, Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce, Tourism, and Workforce Development
Results
Independents
Candidates
* Benford L. Faulk
* Paul C. Tay, candidate for mayor in 2002
General election
Results
References
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with ...
2006
Government of Tulsa, Oklahoma
April 2006 events
April 2006 events in North America
April 2006 events in the United States
2006 elections
2006 elections in North America
2006 elections in the United States
2006 in Oklahoma
2000s in Oklahoma
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