2013 Tulsa mayoral election

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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| flag_image = File:Flag of Tulsa, Oklahoma (1973–2018).svg

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2009 Tulsa mayoral election

| previous_year = 2009

| election_date = June 11, 2013 (first round)
November 12, 2013 (runoff)

| next_election = 2016 Tulsa mayoral election

| next_year = 2016

| image_size = x155px

| 1blank = First round

| 2blank = Runoff

| image1 = File:Dewey F. Bartlett.jpg

| candidate1 = Dewey Bartlett

| party1 = Nonpartisan candidate

| 1data1 = 19,949
34.21%

| 2data1 = 39,739
54.98%

| image2 = File:Kathytaylor (cropped).jpg

| candidate2 = Kathy Taylor

| party2 = Nonpartisan candidate

| 1data2 = 24,529
42.07%

| 2data2 = 32,534
45.02%

| image3 = File:3x4.svg

| candidate3 = Bill Christiansen

| party3 = Nonpartisan candidate

| 1data3 = 13,488
23.13%

| 2data3 = Eliminated

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Dewey F. Bartlett Jr.

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Dewey F. Bartlett Jr.

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

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The 2013 Tulsa mayoral election was held on June 11, 2013 to elect the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. No candidate received a majority vote in the primary elections, and the top two finishers advanced to a runoff election on November 12, 2013. Incumbent mayor Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. was re-elected to a second term after facing former mayor Kathy Taylor.{{cite news |title=Bartlett triumphs in Tulsa mayoral race |first=Kevin |last=Canfield |date=November 13, 2013 |work=Tulsa World |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/bartlett-triumphs-in-tulsa-mayoral-race/article_8e8bfe9d-6849-5522-9b94-24bfb5400d21.html}}

This was the first mayoral election in Tulsa to use a nonpartisan two-round system rather than partisan primary system. Candidates' party affiliations did not appear on the ballot.{{cite news |title=League of Women Voters opposes proposed city charter changes |date=July 23, 2011 |work=Tulsa World |url=https://tulsaworld.com/opinion/article.aspx?subjectid=65&articleid=20110723_65_A23_CUTLIN262296}}