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The final unofficial returns in the Tulsa City Council District 5 special election, from the Tulsa County Election Board, with all precincts reporting and absentee ballots included:
| Martinson | 1129 | 28.93% |
| Phillips | 1118 | 28.64% |
| Harer | 1055 | 27.03% |
| Nichols | 389 | 9.97% |
| Weaver | 131 | 3.36% |
| Harjo | 58 | 1.49% |
| Jackson | 23 | 0.59% |
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Comments (7)
Sad day for Tulsa. I now believe we cannot take control, this city is owned by the powerful, rich good old boys, and us little guys are in a no win situation. We are out numbered by Joe and Suzie Six Pack that don't know what is going on and what is worse, they don't care! Sleep on Tulsa, you are about to get a real lesson in Mayor Miss-Fortune at his finest!
Posted by concerned voter | May 10, 2005 9:45 PM
Posted on May 10, 2005 21:45
God help us. We know the new majority on the City Council won't.
Posted by Mike | May 10, 2005 9:50 PM
Posted on May 10, 2005 21:50
so do we start a recall petiton for Martinson now? after all he shouldnt mind, as he was the only candidate for the recall... how may signatures do we need? I can sign about 100 myself
Posted by mad okie
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May 10, 2005 9:50 PM
Posted on May 10, 2005 21:50
Let's have a little basic honesty here. If Harer had 28% and Martinson 27%, would your headline be "71% of the voters reject Harer, who wins anyway". I don't think so.
Posted by Warren | May 10, 2005 10:42 PM
Posted on May 10, 2005 22:42
Well I live in District 5 and of the 30 people I know who live there none voted for him...I know that it was most likely fraud that got him elected as it would have been SO easy for me to vote 50 times if I had taken the time..
1- the lady opened the book and had me point to my name
2- No ID was looked at even though I had my voter ID card laying on the BOOK before she even asked!
3- I think that a recall should be started on the cockroach’s, the mayor and anyone else who is a scumbag.. All I know is that my house is going up for sale ASAP and I will be moving OUT of Tulsa-
Posted by Sean | May 11, 2005 8:29 AM
Posted on May 11, 2005 08:29
I have lived in Tulsa for more than 15 years & have always thought that the majority of the people who live here are a sleep @ the wheel.
Once again the citizens of Tulsa as well as Oklahoma have proven themselves to be nothing more than mindless sheeple & they always will be.
Posted by Ken | May 11, 2005 9:40 AM
Posted on May 11, 2005 09:40
I am very pleased that two "establishment" candidates polled almost twice the number of votes as the two candidates backed by the so-called reformers. I believe that the more exposure and familiarity the electorate has with the views of media outlets like KFAQ, the more it will help sensible, centrist Democrats and traditional business-friendly Republicans.
Posted by George | May 12, 2005 3:55 PM
Posted on May 12, 2005 15:55