Bradley Carter

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Bradley Carter

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Nonpartisan

Oklahoma City Council Ward 1

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

4

Predecessor

James Greiner

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

February 11, 2025

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Bradley Carter is a member of the Oklahoma City Council, representing Ward 1. He assumed office on April 13, 2021. His current term ends on April 29, 2029.

Carter won re-election to the Oklahoma City Council to represent Ward 1 outright after the general election on February 11, 2025, was canceled.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2025)

General election

The general election was canceled. Bradley Carter (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Carter in this election.

2021

See also: City elections in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2021)

General election

General election for Oklahoma City Council Ward 1

Bradley Carter defeated Shay Varnell in the general election for Oklahoma City Council Ward 1 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bradley Carter (Nonpartisan)	54.0	2,489
		Shay Varnell (Nonpartisan)	46.0	2,118

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,607
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Oklahoma City Council Ward 1

The following candidates ran in the primary for Oklahoma City Council Ward 1 on February 9, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bradley Carter (Nonpartisan)	26.3	1,022
✔		Shay Varnell (Nonpartisan)	18.6	724
		Nana Dankwa (Nonpartisan)	16.6	645
	Submit photo	Jay Sherrill (Nonpartisan)	14.2	552
	Submit photo	Megan Scott (Nonpartisan)	11.1	432
	Submit photo	Bill Fleming (Nonpartisan)	4.5	176
	Submit photo	Richard Buchanan (Nonpartisan)	4.2	162
	Submit photo	Joshua Debolt (Nonpartisan)	2.3	88
	Submit photo	Susan Parisi (Nonpartisan)	2.1	82

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,883
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Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

Bradley Carter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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Preceded by James Greiner	Oklahoma City Council Ward 1 2021-Present	Succeeded by -