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.