Tom McCay
Tom McCay was a mayoral candidate in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was defeated in the primary election on June 28, 2016.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
McCay's campaign website listed the following themes for 2016:
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What if your mayor lived in your neighborhood? What would happen if your mayor was just like you? What if it were possible, to have a truly alternative candidate? Have you ever had a reason to vote in a Tulsa election? You do now. My name is Tom McCay, and I am running for Mayor of Tulsa to offer Tulsa citizens a truly alternative choice. I offer a new direction from the 10-year Status Quo. There is no real difference between GT Bynum & Dewey Bartlett, who have virtually identical platforms. I acknowledge the duty of Mayor as a civil-servant who is in office to represent the will of the voters. I believe that Tulsa has immeasurable potential to be a great place to live & work, and with proper management could serve its citizens justly. To have and maintain a great city, its own citizens should reap the benefits. I aim to lower costs for Tulsa businesses by extending the life-span of cyclical municipal regulations; i.e. Licenses, Registrations, Permits, Fees, Etc. I propose that the city should raise its revenue by making it easier to start and operate a small business to serve citizens of Tulsa. As your alternative candidate, I am running to encourage unregistered citizens and apathetic registered voters of Tulsa to register and vote- because your vote matters. I am your Pro-semantic candidate: I say what I mean clearly, and I mean it when I say it. Each action I take in office will lead toward small-government, citizen-led, bottom-up policies that minimize how much influence government exerts in our daily lives. 2016 is the year you can stop choosing between "the lesser of two evils". I am your truly alternative choice. [2] |
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| —Tom McCay (2016), [3] | ||
Elections
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. G. T. Bynum defeated incumbent Dewey Bartlett Jr., Tom McCay, Lawrence Kirkpatrick, and Paul Tay in the Tulsa mayoral primary election.[1]
| Mayor of Tulsa, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 G. T. Bynum |
55.80% | 32,153 |
| Dewey Bartlett Jr. Incumbent | 38.82% | 22,369 |
| Tom McCay | 1.94% | 1,119 |
| Lawrence Kirkpatrick | 1.79% | 1,032 |
| Paul Tay | 1.65% | 952 |
| Total Votes | 57,625 | |
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Statewide Primary Election - June 28, 2016," accessed December 12, 2016 | ||
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See also
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Municipal elections in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tulsa County, Oklahoma, "Tulsa County Election Schedule 2016," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tom McCay, "About Us," accessed May 12, 2016
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