As we not-so-boldly predicted, incumbent OKC mayor David Holt – with the support and backing of his Who's-Who List of OKC Champions – ran away with yesterday's mayoral election, winning in a landslide with 59% of the votes. That means Oklahoma City is going to have four more years of social media selfies, Thunder tweets, and the general dodging of uncomfortable issues from the mayor's office.
The election never really felt close, but after the King's of Leon drummer endorsed Mayor McSelfie on Twitter, it was all but in the bag:
You can like a person without being in the same political party. I personally am a fan of @davidfholt and he’s a great dude. Haters hate on.
— nathan followill (@doctorfollowill) February 8, 2022
Hey, if the mayor of OKC named a street after TLO's house band – Powerlines Down – and then paid us six figures to perform a free concert in downtown OKC, I'd also be a big fan!
Although Holt's resounding election win is the important news from last night, the funny, hysterical, absolutely delicious takeaway is that Frank Urbanic – fresh off his appearance on The Lost Ogle Show – topped his former campaign endorsor and consultant Crazy Carol Herner in the race for second by a 20% to 13% margin.
Yep, that's right. The unhinged Islamaphobic Karen from Rose Creek finished 3rd in the election with only 8,285 votes. This is despite spending $225,000 – nearly double what Frank spent – in the last month or so on TV and radio ads, billboards, mailers, mailer typos, etc. That equates to $27.50 a vote, which even by wannabe oil overlord standards, seems expensive.