Tulsa Tech runoff set

A new Tulsa school board member is elected for District 5.

Brian Hunt handily defeated Radious Guess to be elected to the District 5 seat of the Tulsa school board with 77.2 percent of the votes to 22.8 percent.

pu,UFslams Meanwhile, the race for the Tulsa Technology Center board will continue in a runoff between two of the three candidates because none received more than 50 percent of votes.

Hunt, who is a vice president with CB Richard Ellis/Oklahoma, will succeed Cathy Newsome, who decided not to seek re-election to the Tulsa school board after 15 years.

"It's a real honor to be elected to this position because I really think it's the most important board in the city," Hunt said.

He said he was shocked by the turnout in District 5, where more than 11,300 votes were cast in 29 precincts.

"It's exciting and a real indication of something we already know -- and that's Mid town really cares about education," he said.

District 5 includes the attendance area of Edison Preparatory School and its feeder schools.

Hunt, who has children attending Eliot Elementary School and Zarrow International School in the Tulsa district, said he hopes to share the insight he gained during his campaign with administrators.

"It has been a great experience going to each of the schools and touring and visiting with principals, and teachers and PTAs," he explained. "I found that there were

Tulsa Technology Center: A runoff between Beatrice Cramer and Tim Bradley will be held April 1 to determine the winner in Tulsa Technology Center's District 18, Zone 3.

Candidates must receive 50 percent plus one vote -- also referred to as a simple majority -- to win election.

On Tuesday, Cramer received 41.51 percent, Bradley received 35.04 percent, and Mitchell Garrett received 23.45 percent.

Cramer said, "I think a lot of people that didn't know that much about Tulsa Technology Center voted today."

She said she will look into possibly holding a candidate forum with Bradley so that voters can become more informed about Tulsa Tech.

Bradley said, "I'm looking forward to representing Tulsa Technology Center."

Andrea Eger 581-8470
andrea.eger@tulsaworld.com