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2022 Tulsa elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 15, 2022
General election: August 23, 2022
Runoff election: November 8, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: Auditor and city council
Total seats up: 10
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, held general elections for auditor and city council on August 23, 2022. A runoff election was scheduled for November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 15, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Auditor

General election

The general election was canceled. Cathy Carter (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

City council

Runoff election

Tulsa City Council runoff election (November 8, 2022)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 5

Mykey Arthrell (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngGrant Miller 
District 6

Connie Dodson (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChristian Bengel 
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngLori Decter Wright (i) Candidate Connection
Ken Reddick 

General election

Tulsa City Council general election (August 23, 2022)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngVanessa Hall-Harper (i)
David Harris 
Francetta Mays 
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJeannie Cue (i)
Aaron Bisogno  Candidate Connection
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngCrista Patrick (i)
Daniel Grove 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Bellis  Candidate Connection
Michael Birkes 
Michael Feamster 
Weydan Flax 
Matthew Fransein  Candidate Connection
Bobby Orcutt 

Did not make the ballot:
Scott Carter 

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngMykey Arthrell (i)
Latasha Jim 
Adil Khan 
Green check mark transparent.pngGrant Miller 
Ty Walker 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngConnie Dodson (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChristian Bengel 
Lewana Harris 
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngLori Decter Wright (i) Candidate Connection
Jerry Griffin 
Green check mark transparent.pngKen Reddick 
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Lakin (i)
Scott Houston 
District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngJayme Fowler (i)
Lee Ann Crosby 
Chad Hotvedt  Candidate Connection


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About the city

See also: Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, and extends into Osage, Rogers, and Wagoner counties. As of 2020, its population was 413,066.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Tulsa uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]

Demographics

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Demographic Data for Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa Oklahoma
Population 413,066 3,959,353
Land area (sq mi) 197 68,596
Race and ethnicity**
White 63.3% 71.1%
Black/African American 15% 7.3%
Asian 3.5% 2.2%
Native American 4.5% 7.7%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 4.6% 2.8%
Multiple 8.9% 8.7%
Hispanic/Latino 17.1% 10.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 87.8% 88.6%
College graduation rate 31.3% 26.1%
Income
Median household income $49,474 $53,840
Persons below poverty level 18.3% 15.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Tulsa, Oklahoma Oklahoma Municipal government Other local coverage
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