2022 Norman, Oklahoma mayoral election

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2022 Norman, Oklahoma mayoral election
← 2018 February 8, 2022 (first round)
April 5, 2022 (runoff)		 2026 →
 
Candidate Larry Heikkila Breea Clark
First round 7,282
32.02% 		8,291
36.46%
Runoff 13,031
53.42% 		11,362
46.58%
 
Candidate Midway Bob Thompson Nicole M. Kish
First round 4,297
18.89% 		2,841
12.49%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election

Breea Clark
Democratic

Elected mayor

Larry Heikkila
Republican

The 2022 Norman, Oklahoma mayoral election was held on February 8, 2022, to elect the next mayor of Norman, Oklahoma. Since there was no candidate that received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held. In the runoff election, incumbent Democratic mayor Breea Clark was defeated by Republican Larry Heikkila.[1][2]

Heikkila opposed mask mandates and other COVID-19 measures, while Clark had supported them.[3]

All Norman municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party.

First round

Results

2022 Norman, Oklahoma mayoral election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Breea Clark (incumbent) 8,291 36.46
Nonpartisan Larry Heikkila 7,282 32.02
Nonpartisan Midway Bob Thompson 4,297 18.89
Nonpartisan Nicole M. Kish 2,841 12.49
Nonpartisan A.E. Stephenson-Leuck 32 0.14

Endorsements

Breea Clark
Organizations
  • Oklahoma Medical Association[5]
  • The Red Earth Group[5]
  • Sally’s List, a PAC supporting progressive women candidates[5]
  • The Sierra Club[5]
Larry Heikkila
Individuals
Organizations
  • Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 122, Norman Police Department police union[5]
  • IAFF 2067, Norman professional firefighters union[5]
  • Lions Den, a faith-based Christian business association[5]
  • Oklahoma Second Amendment Rights Association[5]
  • Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights, an organization that helps parents opt out of compulsory vaccines for children[5]
Nicole M. Kish
State elected officials
Organizations
  • Unite Norman, a pro-police political organization[5]

Runoff

Results

2022 Norman, Oklahoma mayoral runoff election results[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Larry Heikkila 13,031 53.42
Nonpartisan Breea Clark (incumbent) 11,362 46.58

Endorsements

Breea Clark
Organizations
  • Oklahoma Medical Association[5]
  • The Red Earth Group[5]
  • Sally's List, a PAC supporting progressive women candidates[5]
  • The Sierra Club[5]
Larry Heikkila
Individuals
Organizations
  • Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 122, Norman Police Department police union[5]
  • IAFF 2067, Norman professional firefighters union[5]
  • Lions Den, a faith-based Christian business association[5]
  • Oklahoma Second Amendment Rights Association[5]
  • Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights, an organization that helps parents opt out of compulsory vaccines for children[5]
  • Republican National Committee[8]

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Jillian. "Breea Clark, Larry Heikkila enter runoff election for Norman mayoral seat". OU Daily. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Norman chooses new mayor, as Larry Heikkila unseats incumbent Breea Clark". KOSU. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Deese, Kaelan (April 11, 2022). "Pro-mask Oklahoma college-town mayor loses to rival backing 'personal freedoms'". Washington Examiner. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma Election Results: February 8, 2022". okelections.us. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Wood, Mindy (January 30, 2022). "FOP reverses course to back Heikkila; other organizations announce endorsements". The Norman Transcript. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Oklahoma Election Results: April 5 Norman mayoral runoff election". koco.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Results" (PDF).
  8. ^ Gorman, Reese (April 11, 2022). "On The Trail #5". The Frontier. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
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