The list of City Council candidates changed from 13 to 12 today after candidate Chris Cowden, who filed to represent Ward 2, was struck from the ballot by the Oklahoma County Election Board.
The general election is set for Feb. 14. The nonpartisan election will decide who represents Wards 2, 5, 6 and 8 on the Council for the next four-year term. See a Ward map at okc.gov/WardMap.
Ward 2 candidates
James Cooper (incumbent)
Alexander DeShazo
Weston Storey
Ward 5 candidates
Audra Beasley
Matt Hinkle
Thuan Nguyen
Jeff Owen
Ward 6 candidates
Marek Cornett
JoBeth Hamon (incumbent)
Ward 8 candidates
Mark Stonecipher (incumbent)
Frank Urbanic
Amy Warne
How the election proceeds in each Ward depends on the number of candidates:
- If only one qualified candidate files to run, that candidate is automatically elected to office.
- If two qualified candidates file to run, the winner of the general election on Feb. 14 is elected to office.
- If three or more qualified candidates file to run, the general election on Feb. 14 determines whether a runoff on April 4 is necessary.
- If a candidate earns more than half of the votes on Feb. 14, he or she is elected to office. No runoff is necessary.
- If no candidate earns more than half of the votes on Feb. 14, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the April 4 runoff. The runoff winner is elected to office.
The new council members will take office on May 2.
The City Council has nine members: the Mayor, who is elected citywide, and one member from each of Oklahoma City’s eight Wards. They serve part-time as the head of the City’s Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor’s annual salary is $24,000, and each Council member’s annual salary is $12,000.
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