Voters in Tulsa city councilâ€™s district 5 have chosen a new city councilor

Tulsa has a new district 5 city councilor. By just 11 votes, Republican Bill Martinson won the vacant seat on the Tulsa city council, getting 1,129 votes. <br/><br/>Democrat Andy Phillips was the nearest

Tuesday, May 10th 2005, 9:46 am

By: News On 6

Tulsa has a new district 5 city councilor. By just 11 votes, Republican Bill Martinson won the vacant seat on the Tulsa city council, getting 1,129 votes.

Democrat Andy Phillips was the nearest challenger, he got 1,118 votes.

Republican Charlotte Harer came in third with 1,055 votes.

Al Nichols, David Weaver and Allen Harjo round out the list of candidates. They got 10-percent, 3-percent, and 1-percent of the vote respectively.

This was a winner take all election, which means there will be no runoff.

Unofficial election results. [23 of 23 precincts]

Al Nichols 389 9.97%
Andy Phillips 1,118 28.64%
Bill Martinson 1,129 28.93%
Charlotte Harer 1,055 27.03%
David Weaver 131 3.36%
Nancy Jackson 23 .59%
Allen Harjo 58 1.49%