2016 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 = 2013 Tulsa mayoral election
| previous_year = 2013
| election_date = June 28, 2016
| next_election = 2020 Tulsa mayoral election
| next_year = 2020
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = File:GT Bynum (cropped).jpg
| candidate1 = George Bynum
| popular_vote1 = 33,064
| percentage1 = 56.19%
| image2 = File:Dewey F. Bartlett.jpg
| candidate2 = Dewey Bartlett
| popular_vote2 = 22,592
| percentage2 = 38.39%
| title = Mayor
| before_election = Dewey Barlett
| before_party = Republican Party (US)
| after_election = G. T. Bynum
| after_party = Republican Party (US)
| colour1 = C0c0c0
| colour2 = C0c0c0
}}
{{ElectionsOK}}
The 2016 Tulsa mayoral election was held on June 28, 2016, to elect the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican mayor Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. lost re-election outright to Republican city councilor G. T. Bynum, eliminating the possibility of a runoff.{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Griffin |title=GT Bynum Defeats Incumbent Bartlett For Tulsa Mayor |url=https://www.newson6.com/story/5e360bfc2f69d76f62037820/gt-bynum-defeats-incumbent-bartlett-for-tulsa-mayor |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=www.newson6.com |language=en}}
The election was officially nonpartisan.
Endorsements
{{Endorsements box|title=Dewey F. Bartlett|list=;U.S. Senators
- Tom Coburn, former United States Senator from Oklahoma (2005-2015)
- Jim Inhofe, United States Senator from Oklahoma (1994-2023), former Mayor of Tulsa (1978-1984)|width=50em}}{{Endorsements box|title=George Bynum|list=;Statewide officials
- M. Susan Savage, former Oklahoma Secretary of State (2003-2011), former Mayor of Tulsa (1992-2002){{Cite web |last=Wade |first=Jarrel |date=2016-06-25 |title=Five former mayors endorse G.T. Bynum in Tulsa mayoral race |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/five-former-mayors-endorse-g-t-bynum-in-tulsa-mayoral-race/article_9ba061e9-3257-5ff1-a37c-c074f241dbf9.html |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Tulsa World |language=en}}
Local officials
- Dick Crawford, former Mayor of Tulsa (1986-1988)
- Robert J. LaFortune, former Mayor of Tulsa (1970-1978)
- Kathy Taylor, former Mayor of Tulsa (2006-2009)
- Terry Young, former Mayor of Tulsa (1984-1986)|width=50em}}
Results
{{Election box begin no change |title=2016 Tulsa mayoral election{{cite web |title=OK Election Results |website=results.okelections.us |date=June 28, 2016 |url=https://results.okelections.us/OKER/?elecDate=20160628}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = G. T. Bynum
|votes = 33,064
|percentage = 56.19
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. (incumbent)
|votes = 22,592
|percentage = 38.39
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Tom E. McCay
|votes = 1,129
|percentage = 1.92
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Lawrence Kirkpatrick
|votes = 1,076
|percentage = 1.83
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Nonpartisan politician
|candidate = Paul Tay
|votes = 987
|percentage = 1.68
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 58,848
|percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box end}}