Incumbent Jackie Dutton fended off challenger Tanisha Bowen to win a second term representing District 3 on Tulsa City Council. With 2,377 votes cast, Dutton won with 55.92%.
Dutton was not available for comment Tuesday night. She has been in the council seat, which covers a portion of midtown and much of northeast Tulsa, since December 2024. She is a former business owner and a 33-year resident of the district.
Bowen is a local real estate agent who has lived in the district for 22 years. She decided to run after noticing it was an uncontested race. She wanted to be the change she wanted to see in the district, she said.
Bowen told the Flyer she congratulates Dutton on her win and plans to stay engaged with work related to the district.
“The results didn’t turn out the way I had hoped, but I’m still really proud of the campaign we ran,” Bowen said. “I’ll continue to treat people with respect, I’ll continue to focus on the issues that matter and continue to work in my community.”
Dutton considers the creation of the Neighborhood Conditions Index Collaborative program among her accomplishments. It is a permanent program after bringing improvements to three neighborhoods in the pilot version that include District 3’s Sequoyah neighborhood.
She has opposed more data centers coming to the city, citing their placement in underserved neighborhoods and advocates for more Route 66 funds along the 11th Street corridor east of Yale Avenue.
During a District 3 candidate forum, Dutton said she was pursuing Improve Our Tulsa funds to fix infrastructure for business expansion and leaning into possible aerospace industry projects. She is also seeking partnerships with nonprofits and private companies for investment.
Among her priorities during her next term is to bring a community center and library facilities to the area.
This article was produced as part of a partnership between the Tulsa Flyer and La Semana, a Tulsa-based bilingual Spanish-English newspaper serving Latino communities in Oklahoma.
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