Oklahoma City mayor elected for third term

 
BY BRYAN DEAN | Modified: March 3, 2010 at 4:31 am | Published: March 3, 2010   

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett comfortably won re-election Tuesday night.

Cornett, 51, bested local activist Steve Hunt, 39. Hunt was a vocal opponent of the Ford Center sales tax approved in 2008 and the MAPS 3 sales tax approved by voters in December. Cornett led the campaigns for both efforts.

photo - Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett reacts after announcing the passage of MAPS 3 during the Yes for MAPS watch party at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. Photo by Nate Billings
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett reacts after announcing the passage of MAPS 3 during the Yes for MAPS watch party at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. Photo by Nate Billings

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With all precincts reporting, Cornett had 14,073 votes, or 58.3 percent, to Hunt’s 10,061 votes, or 41.7 percent.

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