2002 Tulsa mayoral election

The 2002 Tulsa mayoral election was held on 12 March 2002 in order to elect the mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Partisan primary elections were held on 5 February 2002. Incumbent Democratic mayor Susan Savage decided not to run for re-election. The subsequent open seat was won by Republican nominee Bill LaFortune.

Candidates

 * Bill LaFortune
 * Carlton Pearson
 * Terry A. Simonson
 * Bill J. Tims Sr.
 * Scott Vostad
 * Don Gibson
 * Stephen R. Smith
 * Ray McCollum

Results
Eight Republicans ran in the primary on 5 February 2002, with Bill LaFortune emerging as the frontrunner and winning the nomination with an undisclosed number of votes.

Candidates

 * Gary Watts
 * James Alexander Jr.
 * Accountability Burns
 * James O. Desmond Jr.

Results
Four Democrats ran in the primary on 5 February 2002, with Gary Watts emerging as the frontrunner and winning the nomination with an undisclosed number of votes.

Candidates

 * Milton T. Goodwin
 * Paul C. Tay
 * Lawrence Kirkpatrick

General election
The general election was held on 12 March 2002. Republican nominee Bill LaFortune won the election by a margin of 18,045 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic candidate Gary Watts, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma.