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Municipal elections in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (2024)

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2024 Tulsa County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 6, 2024 & April 5, 2024
Primary election: June 18, 2024
General election: April 2, 2024 (canceled) & November 5, 2024
Runoff election: August 27, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: Clerk, sheriff, county commissioner, court clerk, and Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
Total seats up: 5
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Tulsa County, Oklahoma, held general elections for clerk, sheriff, county commissioner, and court clerk on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for June 18, 2024. A primary runoff was scheduled for August 27, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 5, 2024.

The county also had an election for the Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education Zone 1 scheduled for April 2, 2024, but it was canceled after only one candidate filed to run.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

County Court Clerk

Republican primary election

The primary election was canceled. Don Newberry (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

County Sheriff

Republican primary election

The primary election was canceled. Vic Regalado (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

County Clerk

General election

General election for Tulsa County Clerk

Incumbent Michael Willis defeated Don Nuam in the general election for Tulsa County Clerk on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Willis
Michael Willis (R) Candidate Connection
 
62.6
 
157,235
Image of Don Nuam
Don Nuam (D)
 
37.4
 
94,020

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 251,255
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Don Nuam advanced from the Democratic primary for Tulsa County Clerk.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Willis advanced from the Republican primary for Tulsa County Clerk.

County Commissioner

General election

General election for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Lonnie Sims defeated Sarah Gray in the general election for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lonnie Sims
Lonnie Sims (R)
 
50.8
 
38,776
Image of Sarah Gray
Sarah Gray (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.2
 
37,524

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 76,300
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Sarah Gray defeated Maria Veliz Barnes in the Democratic primary runoff for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on August 27, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sarah Gray
Sarah Gray Candidate Connection
 
59.0
 
7,786
Image of Maria Veliz Barnes
Maria Veliz Barnes
 
41.0
 
5,400

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,186
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Lonnie Sims defeated Melissa Myers in the Republican primary runoff for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on August 27, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Lonnie Sims
 
54.7
 
6,137
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Melissa Myers
 
45.3
 
5,092

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,229
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Sarah Gray and Maria Veliz Barnes advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jim Rea in the Democratic primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sarah Gray
Sarah Gray Candidate Connection
 
37.7
 
2,152
✔
Image of Maria Veliz Barnes
Maria Veliz Barnes
 
33.4
 
1,909
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Jim Rea
 
28.9
 
1,654

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,715
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2

Lonnie Sims and Melissa Myers advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jeannie Cue in the Republican primary for Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 on June 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lonnie Sims
Lonnie Sims
 
40.3
 
2,827
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Melissa Myers
 
31.5
 
2,205
Image of Jeannie Cue
Jeannie Cue
 
28.2
 
1,975

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,007
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Special districts

Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education

General election

The general election was canceled. Ray Owens (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Oklahoma elections, 2024

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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Tulsa County Oklahoma
Population 669,279 3,959,353
Land area (sq mi) 570 68,596
Race and ethnicity**
White 68.7% 71.1%
Black/African American 10% 7.3%
Asian 3.6% 2.2%
Native American 5.1% 7.7%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 3.4% 2.8%
Multiple 9.1% 8.7%
Hispanic/Latino 13.1% 10.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.9% 88.6%
College graduation rate 32% 26.1%
Income
Median household income $57,024 $53,840
Persons below poverty level 14.3% 15.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

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