It's transition time
11/12/2009
Mayor Kathy Taylor and Mayor-elect Dewey Bartlett will likely meet Thursday to begin discussing the transition of power at City Hall.

Bartlett elected as mayor
11/11/2009
Republican oilman Dewey Bartlett Jr. triumphed Tuesday night in a heated election battle to become Tulsa's 39th mayor.

3 ex-councilors win
11/11/2009
Tulsa voters sent three former city councilors back to City Hall on Tuesday, with Democrats Roscoe Turner and Maria Barnes scoring solid victories in Districts 3 and 4 and Republican Jim Mautino narrowly retaking District 6.

New city auditor promises activism
11/11/2009
After 21 years, Tulsa is getting a new city auditor.

3 City Charter changes passed
11/11/2009
Tulsa voters approved three City Charter changes on Tuesday.

Pawhuska approves $9 million package
11/11/2009
Voters at Pawhuska gave their approval Tuesday to a $9.61 million school bond package, the largest in the school district's history.

Mayor's Race: Precinct by Precinct
11/11/2009
Unofficial results of Tuesday's election.

Voters approve City Charter changes
11/10/2009
Proposition 1 requires candidates for city auditor to be a certified public accountant or a certified internal auditor at the time of filing for office.

Turner, Barnes and Mautino to return to City Hall
11/10/2009
In the only other City Council seat decided Tuesday, Republican incumbent G.T. Bynum easily defeated perennial challenger Roger Lowery.

Voters approve measures in Creek, Osage counties
11/10/2009
School bond issues were approved in Pawhuska and Mounds, and sales-tax measures were approved in Bristow.

Bartlett to be Tulsa's next mayor
11/10/2009
Republican oilman Dewey Bartlett Jr. triumphed Tuesday night in a heated election battle to become Tulsa’s 39th mayor.

Wood concedes race for city auditor to Doerflinger
11/10/2009
City Auditor Phil Wood conceded defeat in his race with Republican challenger Preston Doerflinger at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Voters deciding on next mayor, city auditor
11/10/2009
The ballot also includes Council Districts 3,4,6 and 9, along with three proposed charter amendments.



Turnout: No crystal ball
11/10/2009
If history is any indication, roughly a third of Tulsa's registered voters will show up at the polls Tuesday to select the next mayor.



Typical voter turnout expected for Tulsa's election on Tuesday
11/9/2009
If history is any indication, roughly a third of the city’s registered voters will show up at the polls Tuesday to select the next mayor.

Voting on four City Hall posts a rematch
11/9/2009
Tulsa voters will see the year of the rematch on Tuesday's general election ballot.

Bartlett keeps lead in race, survey shows
11/8/2009
Two months of highly charged campaigning have hardly budged public opinion about Tuesday's Tulsa mayoral election, the Oklahoma Poll has found.

Hopefuls continue attack ads
11/7/2009
With just days until Tuesday's general election, mayoral frontrunners Democrat Tom Adelson and Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. continue to fire off new attack ads at one another, and independent Mark Perkins also has hit local television screens.

Perkins says he won't quit mayor's race
11/5/2009
Independent mayoral candidate Mark Perkins said Wednesday that he will not drop out of the race despite recent pressures to do so.

Mayoral hopefuls aim to return copters to service
11/5/2009
Tulsa's three leading mayoral candidates said Wednesday that they would work to get the police helicopters flying again.

Mayoral Smashup throws unorthodox questions at candidates
11/4/2009
Democrat Tom Adelson revealed at a Tuesday night forum that, if elected, he won't accept the mayor's $105,000 salary. Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins said they'd want to be paid.

Election board to post Tulsa results online
11/3/2009
The Tulsa County Election Board announced plans Tuesday to make results from next week's elections more readily available to the public and media.

Self-loans bolster city campaign funds
11/3/2009
At first blush, campaign contribution reports indicate Democratic mayoral candidate Tom Adelson has overwhelmingly out-raised Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr.

Organization defends low rating of Adelson's record
11/3/2009
Local and state business leaders on Monday defended the Research Institute for Economic Development's low scoring of Democrat mayoral candidate Tom Adelson's Oklahoma senate voting record.

Role in schools backed
11/2/2009
Tulsa's next mayor should take an active approach in the city's education programs, the candidates said at a forum Sunday.

Tulsa mayoral candidates discuss RIED ratings
11/2/2009
Local and state business leaders on Monday defended the Research Institute for Economic Development’s low scoring of Democrat mayoral candidate Tom Adelson’s Oklahoma senate voting record.

Perkins out to help others, test himself
11/1/2009
Left alone in the wilderness for three days with a source of fresh water plus crackers, peanuts and raisins to ration, Mark Perkins learned at age 18 about survival and himself.

Mayors share common ground
11/1/2009
Tulsa's next mayor will have something uniquely in common with not only current Mayor Kathy Taylor, but the three mayors before her.

Bartlett has name recognition going
11/1/2009
A decade ago, Dewey Bartlett Jr. planted 1,600 pecan trees on 80 acres in southeastern Osage County.

Volunteering led Adelson to politics
11/1/2009
It was the first day of a Head Start program that had been relocated from an apartment complex into Houston Elementary School in far north Tulsa.

Candidates take on race, religion
10/31/2009
Tulsa's three leading mayoral candidates said at a Friday forum that they would work to bridge religious and racial divides in the city.

Candidates debate management styles, green issues
10/30/2009
The leading candidates for mayor described their differing plans for managing the city during a forum Thursday.

Mayoral candidates come out against profiling
10/29/2009
All four mayoral candidates said Wednesday that they would not tolerate racial profiling of Hispanics by any Tulsa police officer.

All Tulsa mayoral candidates address Hispanic community
10/28/2009
All four mayoral candidates said Wednesday that racial profiling of Hispanics by any Tulsa Police officer would not be tolerated under their administration.

Mayoral candidates mum for once
10/28/2009
The three top mayoral candidates participated in an hourlong, televised forum Tuesday evening, tackling head-on all of the questions asked — except one.

Tulsa mayoral candidates participate in downtown forum
10/27/2009
Bartlett, Adelson and Perkins will face each other at the Nov. 10 general election. Also on the ballot will be independent Lawrence Kirkpatrick.

Hopefuls: Preserve police force
10/27/2009
No Tulsa police officers' jobs should be cut as city officials work to reduce the budget by $6 million, the three major mayoral candidates said at a forum Monday night.

Charter changes on ballot
10/26/2009
Tulsa voters will not only select the next mayor and decide other local political races in the Nov. 10 general election, they also will determine the fate of three proposed City Charter amendments.

Mayoral candidates to appear in forums in run-up to election
10/25/2009
Tulsa mayoral candidates will make many appearances over the next two weeks, but the Tulsa World and Cox Cable are co-sponsoring the only opportunity for residents to see and hear them live on TV.

Mayoral candidates Q&A
10/25/2009
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 10 city elections, the Tulsa World will present the mayoral candidates — Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins — with various questions about issues facing the city.

Mayoral hopeful puts finance first
10/24/2009
Independent mayoral candidate Mark Perkins said Friday that all the negative campaigning by his opponents is harmful to Tulsa, further validating the need for a "new attitude" and a new kind of leader.

Chamber urges voters to nix two charter proposals
10/24/2009
The Tulsa Metro Chamber encouraged voters Friday to reject two of the proposed City Charter amendments and approve a third that will all appear on the Nov. 10 ballot.

Mayoral hopefuls try new tactic
10/23/2009
Mayoral candidates Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett Jr. held dueling news conferences Thursday to outline their individual plans for economic development.

Mayoral candidates outline economic development plans
10/22/2009
Adelson, a Democrat, unveiled a six-point plan that includes targeting small businesses, localizing expenditures, and workforce training. Bartlett, a Republican, unveiled a five-point plan that includes economic forums and easing regulatory and permitting processes.

Video: Punches continue in mayoral race
10/22/2009
Dispute over the validity of a political attack ad that portrays Democratic mayoral nominee Tom Adelson as soft on child molesters continued Wednesday through news releases between his campaign as that of his Republican opponent, Dewey Bartlett Jr.

Tulsa mayoral candidates debate records, TV ad
10/21/2009
Dispute over the validity of a political attack ad that portrays mayoral candidate Tom Adelson as soft on child molesters continued Wednesday through news releases between the Democratic state senator and his Republican opponent, Dewey Bartlett Jr.

'Misleading' molester ad denounced by Adelson
10/21/2009
Mayoral candidate Tom Adelson said his opponent Dewey Bartlett Jr. has taken his campaign into the gutter with a new "misleading, downright false" TV ad implying that Adelson is soft on child molesters.

Tulsa mayoral candidate blasts TV ad's content
10/20/2009
“Shame on that campaign. It’s a disgrace to the city,” the candidate said.

Tulsa Elections: Read bios of candidates for mayor, City Council and city auditor and view a map of City Council districts.

Hopefuls address strife
10/20/2009
Each of the top three mayoral candidates said Monday that he not only knows how to "play well with others" but, in his own way, will do so as Tulsa's next leader.

Tulsa mayoral candidates talk acrimony at forum
10/19/2009
Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett, and independent Mark Perkins participated in a mayoral forum Monday hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Tulsa.

District 4 race is a rematch of 2008
10/18/2009
Councilor Eric Gomez will have a rematch with former Councilor Maria Barnes in Tulsa's District 4 general election Nov. 10.

Mayoral candidate will speak Friday
10/18/2009
Independent mayoral candidate Mark Perkins will speak at the Tulsa Press Club's Page One luncheon at noon Friday.

Three-way race has big rivalry
10/18/2009
The District 3 City Council race is round eight in the battle between Councilor David Patrick, an independent, and former Councilor Roscoe Turner, a Democrat.

Mayoral candidates Q&A
10/18/2009
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 10 city elections, the Tulsa World will present the mayoral candidates — Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins — with various questions about issues facing the city.

Public safety is top priority, says mayoral candidate
10/17/2009
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr. at his Tulsa Press Club appearance Friday said he sees the city returning to prosperity under his leadership.

Tulsa mayoral candidate speaks at Press Club
10/16/2009
“I see an entrepreneurial attitude with an emphasis on the many assets we have in this community,” said Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr.

From Wayne Greene's Blog: Bartlett plays Truth or Fair at the Press Club

Candidates find common ground
10/16/2009
With the city facing $6 million more in budget cuts, the three major candidates for mayor said at a forum Thursday that Tulsa should have a "rainy day" fund, as the state does, to provide a cushion during hard economic times.

Mayoral hopefuls speak at forum
10/15/2009
Tulsa will rise and fall depending on the quality of its public school system, and that must be a focus for the city's next mayor, three of the candidates for the position said Wednesday.

Press Club to host Bartlett as speaker
10/15/2009
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr. will speak at the Tulsa Press Club's Page One luncheon at noon Friday.

Hopefuls address plans to lead Tulsa
10/14/2009
Mayoral candidates Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett Jr. have very different plans for how they would lead the city.

Tulsa mayoral candidates talk education
10/14/2009
Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr., Democrat Tom Adelson and independent Mark Perkins spoke during a Rotary Club of Tulsa forum Wednesday.

Hopefuls for governor vary on plans
10/14/2009
Attorney General Drew Edmondson on Tuesday said he would find it difficult to sign further tax cuts if he is elected governor.

Energy efficiency a first step, candidate says
10/14/2009
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr. said Tuesday that the city should control its energy costs to make more funds available for public safety and other priorities.

Tulsa mayoral candidates speak
10/13/2009
Mayoral candidates Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett spoke before a crowd of about 100 Tuesday during a mayoral forum held by the Tulsa Retired Educators Association at the Tulsa Education Service Center.

Tulsa Elections: Read bios of candidates for mayor, City Council and city auditor and view a map of City Council districts.

Tulsa mayoral candidate Bartlett talks about energy costs
10/13/2009
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett Jr. said Tuesday the city should control its energy costs to make more funds available for public safety and other priorities.

Mayoral hopefuls keep sparring
10/13/2009
As the Tulsa mayor's race unfolds, the Tulsa World will periodically examine the truthfulness of the campaign ads put forth by candidates. The general election is set for Nov. 10.

Councilor seeking second term faces repeat candidate
10/11/2009
City Councilor G.T. Bynum of District 9 will face a perennial candidate, Roger Lowry, in Tulsa's Nov. 10 general elections.

District 6 candidates set for rematch in November race
10/11/2009
Democratic Councilor Dennis Troyer will face off again with his Republican rival, former Councilor Jim Mautino, in the District 6 general election Nov. 10.

Mayoral candidates Q&A
10/11/2009
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 10 city elections, the Tulsa World will present the mayoral candidates — Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins — with various questions about issues facing the city.

Political Notebook
10/11/2009
Watts at fundraiser: Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts is headlining a Republican fundraiser Thursday at the Southern Hills Marriott.

Adelson defends his advertising
10/10/2009
It appears doubtful that the negative campaigning between the frontrunners in the mayor's race will end.

Tulsa mayoral candidate addresses negative ads
10/9/2009
It appears doubtful that the negative campaigning between the frontrunners in the mayor’s race will end.

 Tulsa Elections: Read bios of candidates for mayor, City Council and city auditor and view a map of City Council districts.

From Wayne Greene's Blog: Tom, Dewey: Take the pledge -- no negative advertising

Adelson to speak today at luncheon
10/9/2009
Democratic mayoral candidate Tom Adelson will speak at the Tulsa Press Club's Page One Luncheon on Friday.

Tulsa mayoral candidates announce future events
10/8/2009
Democratic mayoral candidate Tom Adelson faces Republican nominee Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent candidate Mark Perkins in the Nov. 10 general election.

Video: Fact-check on mayoral ads continues
10/8/2009
As the Tulsa mayor's race unfolds, the Tulsa World will periodically examine the truthfulness of the campaign ads put forth by the candidates. The general election is set for Nov. 10.

City auditor has new challenger for post
10/4/2009
Longtime City Auditor Phil Wood will face political newcomer Preston Doerflinger in the municipal general elections Nov. 10.

Mayoral candidates Q&A
10/5/2009
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 10 city elections, the Tulsa World will present the mayoral candidates — Democrat Tom Adelson, Republican Dewey Bartlett Jr. and independent Mark Perkins — with various questions about issues facing the city. Here are the candidates' responses, in 100 words or less, to today's questions about public safety.

Video: More mayoral candidate ads scrutinized
10/3/2009
As the Tulsa mayor's race unfolds, the Tulsa World will periodically examine the truthfulness of the campaign ads put forth by the candidates.

Bartlett wants 'slanderous' TV ad pulled
10/3/2009
Republican mayoral candidate Dewey Bartlett is calling for his opponent Tom Adelson to pull a television campaign ad about Great Plains Airline that he says is "false, misleading and slanderous."

Mayoral hopefuls trade jabs
10/1/2009
Mayoral candidates Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett Jr. sparred in a Wednesday morning radio debate, with each asking the other pointed questions to highlight philosophical, political and personality differences.

Independent mayoral hopeful feels snubbed
10/2/2009
Independent mayoral candidate Mark Perkins said Wednesday that Tulsans should demand that he be included in candidate forums.


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