Nichols and Keith headed to runoff election this November

(TULSA, Okla.) After a tight race on Tuesday, it appears State Representative Monroe Nichols and Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith are headed to a runoff election to determine Tulsa’s next mayor this November.

According to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board, Nichols came in first place with a total of 18,729 votes and 33.1% of the vote. 

Keith came up just behind Nichols with 18,457 votes and 32.62% of the vote. 

Brent VanNorman came in third place, receiving 18,019 votes and 31.84% of the vote. 

Candidates needed more than 50% of the vote to win the election.

As the top two of the seven candidates, Nichols and Keith will be on the ballot in a runoff in the November general election. 

The four other candidates who ran were Casey Bradford, Kaleb Hoosier, John Jolley, and Paul Tay. 

The winner of the November runoff will replace current Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum. 

Disclaimer: The results reported in this story are unofficial and are subject to change.