The 2009 Tulsa mayoral election took place on November 10, 2009, and resulted in the election of Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr.

Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr.

Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. is the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. An oil industry executive and political figure in Tulsa, Bartlett was the Republican nominee for mayor of Tulsa in the 2009 election, and was elected as Tulsa's 39th Mayor on November 10, 2009.Bartlett's father, Dewey F...

, the Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 candidate, as Tulsa's

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

 39th mayor.

The stage for the 2009 election was set when incumbent Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 mayor Kathy Taylor

Kathy Taylor

Kathryn L. Taylor was elected the 38th Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 4, 2006, in the city's largest voter turnout for a mayoral election. She defeated Republican incumbent Mayor Bill Lafortune to become Tulsa's second female mayor, after Susan Savage first filled the post in 1992...

 opted not to seek reelection.. The primary election, held on September 8, 2009, resulted in the selection of state senator Tom Adelson

Tom Adelson

Tom Adelson is an American politician from Oklahoma. He is currently an Oklahoma State Senator representing the 33 Senate District, located in Tulsa County. Adelson is a Democrat who was first elected in 2004...

 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. Two independents were also on the ballot. Polling conducted a week before the primary gave Bartlett about a 10-point head-to-head lead over Adelson; and polling the week before the general election, which also included the independent candidates, showed an 8-point lead for Bartlett.

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.

Nominee

• Tom Adelson
  Tom Adelson
  Tom Adelson is an American politician from Oklahoma. He is currently an Oklahoma State Senator representing the 33 Senate District, located in Tulsa County. Adelson is a Democrat who was first elected in 2004...
  
   State Senator District-33, former Oklahoma Secretary of Health
  Oklahoma State Cabinet
  The Cabinet of the Governor of Oklahoma is a body of the most senior appointed officials of the executive branch of the government of Oklahoma. Originally an informal meeting between the Governor of Oklahoma and various government officials, the Governor's Cabinet has evolved into a major part of...
  
   under Governor of Oklahoma
  Governor of Oklahoma
  The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...
  
   Brad Henry
  Brad Henry
  Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002...
  
   (2003–2004)

Candidates

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

Candidates

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

Primaries

Republican Primary September 8, 2009

Candidate		Votes	%
	Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr. is the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. An oil industry executive and political figure in Tulsa, Bartlett was the Republican nominee for mayor of Tulsa in the 2009 election, and was elected as Tulsa's 39th Mayor on November 10, 2009.Bartlett's father, Dewey F...	12061	54.353%
	Chris Medlock	7004	31.564%
	Anna Falling	2178	9.815%
	Norris Streetman	246	1.109%
	Nathaniel Booth	227	1.023%
	Kevin Boggs	114	0.514%
	David O' Connor	104	0.469%
	John Todd	79	0.356%
	Michael Rush	79	0.356%
	Paul Rhoales	52	0.234%
	Michael Tomes	46	0.207%

Democratic Primary September 8, 2009

Candidate		Votes	%
	Tom Adelson Tom Adelson Tom Adelson is an American politician from Oklahoma. He is currently an Oklahoma State Senator representing the 33 Senate District, located in Tulsa County. Adelson is a Democrat who was first elected in 2004...	12588	93.856%
	Accountability Burns	274	2.043%
	Paul Tay	192	1.432%
	Robert Gwin	190	1.417%
	Prophet-Kelly Clark	168	1.253%

General