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Phil Lakin Jr.
Phil Lakin is a member of the Tulsa City Council in Oklahoma, representing District 8. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on December 7, 2026.
Lakin ran for re-election to the Tulsa City Council to represent District 8 in Oklahoma. He won in the general election on August 27, 2024.
Although elections for Tulsa City Council are officially nonpartisan, Lakin is known to be a member of the Republican Party.[1]
Biography
Lakin holds a B.B.A. and MBA from Baylor University. His professional experience includes working as the C.E.O. of the Tulsa Community Foundation.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2024)
General election
General election for Tulsa City Council District 8
Incumbent Phil Lakin defeated Chris Cone in the general election for Tulsa City Council District 8 on August 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Lakin (Nonpartisan) | 68.9 | 7,198 |
 | Chris Cone (Nonpartisan)  | 31.1 | 3,248 | |
| Total votes: 10,446 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lakin in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2022)
General election
General election for Tulsa City Council District 8
Incumbent Phil Lakin defeated Scott Houston in the general election for Tulsa City Council District 8 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil Lakin (Nonpartisan) | 71.8 | 5,393 |
| Scott Houston (Nonpartisan) | 28.2 | 2,117 | ||
| Total votes: 7,510 | |||
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2020
See also: City elections in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2020)
General election
The general election was canceled. Phil Lakin (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Phil Lakin (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2016
The mayor and nine seats on the Tulsa City Council were up for election in 2016. The filing deadline was April 13, 2016, and there was a primary election on June 28, 2016. A candidate was able to win a seat outright in the primary by winning 50 percent or more of the vote. A general election was held on November 8, 2016, for races with two candidates or races where no candidates received 50 percent of the primary vote.
Lakin was the only candidate to file for the District 8 seat in 2016. He was declared the winner of the seat following the filing deadline due to a lack of opposition.[3]
2014
The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma held nonpartisan city council elections on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014, for races in which more than two candidates filed to run. Incumbent Phil Lakin, Jr. ran unopposed.[4]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Phil Lakin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Phil Lakin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Tulsa City Council District 8 |
Officeholder Tulsa City Council District 8 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Tulsa Today, "Tulsa City Council endorsements," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Tulsa World, "3 councilors re-elected as city filing period ends; 1 more enters mayoral race," April 14, 2016
- ↑ Tulsa County, "Official candidate list," accessed June 30, 2014
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