Paul Tay
Paul Tay ran for election for Mayor of Tulsa in Oklahoma. He lost in the general election on August 27, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2024)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Tulsa
Monroe Nichols defeated Karen Keith in the general runoff election for Mayor of Tulsa on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monroe Nichols (Nonpartisan) | 55.6 | 76,300 | |
| Karen Keith (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 60,873 | ||
| Total votes: 137,173 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
General election
General election for Mayor of Tulsa
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Tulsa on August 27, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monroe Nichols (Nonpartisan) | 33.1 | 18,752 | |
| ✔ | Karen Keith (Nonpartisan) | 32.6 | 18,458 | |
| Brent VanNorman (Nonpartisan) | 31.8 | 18,021 | ||
| Casey Bradford (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 824 | ||
| John Jolley (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 366 | ||
| Kaleb Hoosier (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 106 | ||
| Paul Tay (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 87 | ||
| Total votes: 56,614 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Tay in this election.
2022
See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Oklahoma
Incumbent Kevin Stitt defeated Joy Hofmeister, Natalie Bruno, and Ervin Yen in the general election for Governor of Oklahoma on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Stitt (R) | 55.4 | 639,484 | |
| Joy Hofmeister (D) | 41.8 | 481,904 | ||
| Natalie Bruno (L) | 1.4 | 16,243 | ||
| Ervin Yen (Independent) | 1.4 | 15,653 | ||
| Total votes: 1,153,284 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Tay (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma
Joy Hofmeister defeated Constance Johnson in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joy Hofmeister | 60.7 | 101,913 | |
| Constance Johnson | 39.3 | 65,894 | ||
| Total votes: 167,807 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma
Incumbent Kevin Stitt defeated Joel Kintsel, Mark Sherwood, and Moira McCabe in the Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Stitt | 69.1 | 248,525 | |
| Joel Kintsel | 14.3 | 51,587 | ||
| Mark Sherwood | 13.3 | 47,713 | ||
| Moira McCabe | 3.3 | 12,046 | ||
| Total votes: 359,871 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ervin Yen (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Natalie Bruno advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Oklahoma.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Tulsa, Oklahoma (2020)
General election
General election for Mayor of Tulsa
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Tulsa on August 25, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | G. T. Bynum (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 36,727 | |
| Greg Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 28.8 | 20,414 | ||
| Ken Reddick (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 9,771 | ||
| Ty Walker (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 1,951 | ||
| Craig Immel (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 1,313 | ||
| Paul Tay (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 286 | ||
| Ricco Wright (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 193 | ||
| Zackri Leon Whitlow (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 165 | ||
| Total votes: 70,820 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2018
General election
General election for Tulsa City Council District 9
Incumbent Ben Kimbro defeated Paul Tay in the general election for Tulsa City Council District 9 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Kimbro (Nonpartisan) | 82.6 | 6,695 | |
| Paul Tay (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 1,414 | ||
| Total votes: 8,109 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
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 | ||
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. District 9 did not hold a primary. Incumbent G. T. Bynum defeated Paul Tay in the general election.[2][3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paul Tay did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Paul Tay did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Paul Tay did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Arrested on charges of rape, kidnapping, and assault with a dangerous weapon (2021)
On August 23, 2021, the Tulsa Police Department arrested Tay on charges of first-degree rape, kidnapping, and assault with a dangerous weapon. According to information released by the Tulsa Police Department's Special Victims Unit, the victim reported that she met Tay in Bethany, Oklahoma, in response to an ad to work for his campaign. She alleged that Tay locked her in his car, hit her with a pipe, and sexually assaulted her.[4]
Tay's arraignment was scheduled for August 30, 2021.[5]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tulsa County, Oklahoma, "Tulsa County Election Schedule 2016," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ Tulsa County, "Official candidate list," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ KFOR Noon News, "Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate arrested for rape, kidnapping," August 24, 2021
- ↑ Inside Edition, "Oklahoma Governor Candidate Paul Tay Arrested for Alleged Rape and Attack of Woman Who Answered a Campaign Ad," August 27, 2021
| |||||||||
