Posted on 11/10/2009 6:54:56 PM PST by LdSentinal
The race to become Tulsa's new Mayor ended less than an hour after the polls closed Tuesday evening when Democrat Tom Adelson conceded to his Republican foe, Dewey Bartlett, Jr.
The office of the city's chief executive was up for grabs because incumbent mayor Kathy Taylor (D) announced in June that she would not run for re-election so she could concentrate on the city's financial stability.
Mark Perkins, an independent candidate, also conceded to Bartlett about 8:15 p.m. The other independent in the race, Lawrence Kirkpatrick, has not issued a statement at the time of this writing.
Bartlett, a business owner, has previously served as a Tulsa city councilor. His four-year term will begin in December.
They may be Republicans, but few are conservatives. :-(
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