Council Election Recap as of 9:15 PM

[Hoss]

District 1 - Jack Henderson (D) with 78.1%, no Republican fielded a candidate.  Jack Henderson retains his council seat, one of only two incumbents to do so.
District 2 - Jeannie Cue (R) with 35.9%, will run against Philip Oyler (D), uncontested.  The seat was unclaimed after Westcott decided not run again.
District 3 - David Bell (R) with 76.9% will run against David Patrick (D) with 59.9%.  Roscoe Turner is unseated.
District 4 - Blake Ewing (R) with 59.4% will run against Kenneth Brune (D) with 53.7%  Maria Barnes is unseated.
District 5 - Karen Gilbert (R) with 41.0%, no Democrat candidate was fielded.  Gilbert wins the seat, and Chris Trail is unseated.
District 6 - Byron Steele (R) with 62.2%, will run against Robert Gwin, Jr (D), uncontested. Jim Mautino is unseated.
District 7 - Thomas Mansur (R) with 54.2% will run against Michael Rainwater (D) with 78.9%.  Seat was unclaimed after Eagleton decided not to run.
District 8 - Philip Lakin Jr (R) with 54.3%, will face off against William Suliburk (D), uncontested. Seat was unclaimed after Christiansen decided not to run.
District 9 - GT Bynum (R) with 70.9%, will face off against Mike Batman (D), uncontested (owner of Batman Convenience Store at Pine and Mingo).

All the other runoffs contain no incumbents, so we will be getting 7 new council members.  I wonder how Jack and GT are going to feel about that....

[DTowner]

Definitely a bad night for incumbents.  Mayor Bartlett may be the biggest winner tonight.

[Hoss]

Definitely a bad night for incumbents.  Mayor Bartlett may be the biggest winner tonight.

I"m not so sure about that.  When the vote for charter change comes up, this could definitely be an indicator.

[DTowner]

I"m not so sure about that.  When the vote for charter change comes up, this could definitely be an indicator.

Bartlett's the winner tonight.  November is a new day.  It will be interesting to see how such a near complete change in the council will impact the charter change proposal vote.  It would be nice to see how the new council functions before changing the government system.

[Hoss]

Bartlett's the winner tonight.  November is a new day.  It will be interesting to see how such a near complete change in the council will impact the charter change proposal vote.  It would be nice to see how the new council functions before changing the government system.

Still say it will hurt Bartlett because if we go to a city manager gubmint what will the puppet-Mayor do?

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[Conan71]

I did not see that coming for D-5 at all.  If anything, I assumed Roop had the money and influence to get the seat.  I see the Democrats turned on Maria in D-4.  Not entirely unexpected and I stand by my previous comments that she seemed curiously detached and not well-informed at times since she got re-elected.  That should be an interesting race come November between Ewing and Brune.

The most interesting district is #3.  I'm sure a Republican has run for that seat before, but I sure can't remember who that was.  It's always been between the Patrick's and Roscoe, with Patrick running as an Ind to get around him in the primaries.  Really curious to see the outcome on that one.

D-1? Henderson again?  Really?  Talk about learned helplessness...

[Conan71]

Still say it will hurt Bartlett because if we go to a city manager gubmint what will the puppet-Mayor do?

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Fire Simonson since he's the one with his hand up the puppet's butt.

[Hoss]

OK guys, made some glaring mistakes here...I didn't include those races with just one running, so give me a minute to correct them.  My apologies.

[Conan71]

OK guys, made some glaring mistakes here...I didn't include those races with just one running, so give me a minute to correct them.  My apologies.

"Well...There you go again!"

[Hoss]

"Well...There you go again!"

Do it right, have JC do it!

[tulsaboy]

I think the burden is now on the mayor.  He's got the new council he wanted.  At least 7 will be new, with the pretty certain exceptions of Jack and GT.  If the mayor gets into the same kind of squabbles with his new council, and if there is not much progress in terms of the tone at city hall, I think that it's safe to say the blame will fairly and squarely rest at the mayor's feet.  At that point, good luck to him in his next election...

[Conan71]

I think the burden is now on the mayor.  He's got the new council he wanted.  At least 7 will be new, with the pretty certain exceptions of Jack and GT.  If the mayor gets into the same kind of squabbles with his new council, and if there is not much progress in terms of the tone at city hall, I think that it's safe to say the blame will fairly and squarely rest at the mayor's feet.  At that point, good luck to him in his next election...

He was on Ch. 6 this morning and said he plans to run again.  I don't see why anyone would want the job for any amount of money.

[Hoss]

He was on Ch. 6 this morning and said he plans to run again.  I don't see why anyone would want the job for any amount of money.

I doubt he wins.  Just for the humor factor alone it would be great for him to run (some electronics store might offer him free cell phones in case his catches fire).  But with the sour taste left in the mouths of most citizens, I'm betting another R runs against him and I'm betting he doesn't get out of the primaries.

[Townsend]

From TW:

Although there are four proposals seeking to change the city's current form of government and seven City Council races on Tuesday's general election ballot, voter turnout is expected to be fairly light, Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Patty Bryant said.

"We've looked at past races and we've had as low as 7 percent and as high as 19 percent turnout," she said. "We hope with the ballot questions that we get the higher turnout."

We can hope for a better turnout tomorrow.

The most important issues before voters are the four ballot questions that seek changes to the city's government, ranging from tweaks to a total replacement.

If voters want no changes then they must vote against the proposals.

If the no vote does not prevail, those changes approved will be implemented.

One or all four of the proposals could pass. If that occurs, and the approved proposals have areas of conflict, the proposal with the greatest yes vote will decide the conflict.

One of the four ballot proposals is sponsored by the council, while the other three were placed on the ballot through an initiative petition process by the local nonprofit group Save Our Tulsa.

Proposition 1: A majority of city councilors are seeking to replace the current strong mayor-City Council form of government with a council-city manager structure. The mayor would join the council and essentially be on the same footing as the councilors.

The proposal also would extend council terms to four years, institute a 12-year term limit for Tulsa's elected officials and switch to nonpartisan races.

Initiative Petition Proposition 1: The proposal placed on the ballot by Save Our Tulsa would add three at-large councilors to the current nine-member council and have the mayor control the council meetings and agenda topics.

Initiative Petition Proposition 2: Also pushed by Save Our Tulsa, this proposal would return City Council terms to two years and bring municipal elections in line with the state and federal cycles.

Initiative Petition Proposition 3: The final proposal initiated by Save Our Tulsa would change the current partisan municipal races to nonpartisan. Candidates could identify themselves as Republican or Democrat while campaigning, but the party affiliation would not be on the ballot. At the primary stage, the candidates whose votes make up a majority would advance to the general election.

The ballot also will contain seven of the nine council races - Districts 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Two races were decided in September's primary. In District 1, Councilor Jack Henderson, a Democrat, was re-elected in September's primary, while in District 5, newcomer Karen Gilbert defeated Councilor Chris Trail and another candidate in the GOP primary to win the seat.

District 2: Republican Jeannie Cue, a retired nurse, will face off against Democrat Phillip Oyler, an information technology consultant. Republican Councilor Rick Westcott did not seek re-election.
District 3: Democrat David Patrick, a mechanic and former councilor, will compete against Republican David Bell, a retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol lake patrol officer. Democrat Councilor Roscoe Turner was defeated in the primary.

District 4: Republican Blake Ewing, a downtown entrepreneur, is vying for the seat against Democrat Ken Brune, an attorney. Democrat Councilor Maria Barnes was knocked out in the primary.

District 6: Republican Byron "Skip" Steele, a computer repairman, will face Democrat Robert Gwin Jr., a convenience store clerk. Republican Councilor Jim Mautino lost in the primary.

District 7: Republican Thomas Mansur, a civil engineer, is competing against Democrat Michael Rainwater, a former Department of Human Services supervisor. Republican Councilor John Eagleton did not seek re-election.

District 8: Republican Phil Lakin Jr., Tulsa Community Foundation CEO, will battle Democrat William Suliburk, a retired banker. Republican Councilor Bill Christiansen did not run for re-election.

District 9: Republican Councilor G.T. Bynum, a government relations consultant, will try to stave off a challenge from Democrat Mike Batman, a car salesman.

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=334&articleid=20111107_11_A1_Althou326716

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For those who want to vote early, in-person absentee voting will be available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday at the Tulsa County Election Board, 555 N. Denver Ave.

[carltonplace]

Here are the results as reported by KJRH. Looks like our city government will not change except to make the elections non-partisan.

http://www.kjrh.com/generic/news/political/Election-Results

Tulsa County Tulsa City Council District 2
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> Jeannie Cue (R) 1,755 69%
   Phillip Oyler (D) 795 31%

Tulsa County Tulsa City Council District 3
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> David Patrick (D) 1,157 53%
  David Bell (R) 1,014 47%


Tulsa County Tulsa City Council District 4
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> Blake Ewing (R) 3,186 57%
  Kenneth Brune (D) 2,433 43%


Tulsa County Tulsa City Council District 6
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> Byron Steele III (R) 1,365 77%
  Robert Gin (D) 419 23%


Tulsa County Tulsa City Council District 7
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> Thomas Mansur (R) 2,244 74%
  Michael Rainwater (D) 781 26%


Tulsa County Tulsa City Council District 8
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> Phillip Lakin, Jr. (R) 4,316 75%
  William Suliburk (D) 1,406 25%


Tulsa County Tulsa City Council District 9
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> GT Bynum (R / Inc.) 4,624 80%
  Mike Batman (D) 1,154 20%


Tulsa County Tulsa Prop (City Council-City Mgr Form of Gov't)
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> No  24,501 76%
  Yes  7,558 24%


Tulsa County Tulsa Special Election Prop 1 (Re-Structure)
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> No  23,780 73%
  Yes  8,675 27%


Tulsa County Tulsa Special Election Prop 2 (Dates & Terms)
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> Yes  18,742 58%
No  13,460 42%


Tulsa County Tulsa Special Election Prop 3 (Non-Partisan)
100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
> Yes  17,766 55%
  No  14,560 45%