Terry Young was mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1984 to 1986.
Early life Young graduated Edison High School in 1966 and received an associate degree from Tulsa Community College.
Tulsa County Commissioner Young was appointed as county commissioner of Tulsa County's second district in 1976 and was later elected to a full term that year.Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 219, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 3, 1976 hosted by The Gateway to Oklahoma History pg 28 He was reelected in 1978Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 89, No. 224, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 8, 1978 hosted by The Gateway to Oklahoma History pg 10 and 1982.
Mayor of Tulsa In 1984, Young was elected Mayor of Tulsa by a 924 vote margin against incumbent mayor Jim Inhofe. He served one term as mayor between 1984 and 1986. He negotiated the land exchange with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to build OSU-Tulsa and allocated $10 million to expand the Gilcrease Museum.
As mayor, he created a flood control program in response to the 1984 flood. The program was controversial because of its home buyout element.
Electoral history 1976 Special Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner Democratic Primary Election Results Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 87, No. 184, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 22, 1976 hosted by The Gateway to Oklahoma History pg 11CandidatesPartyVotes%Terry YoungDemocratic Party2,68845.29%William L. "Bill" GayDemocratic Party1,45024.43%Robert A. MorrisonDemocratic Party79313.36%William H. OakleyDemocratic Party75312.68%Ralph L. PhillipsDemocratic Party2514.24%Total Votes5,935100% 1976 Special Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner General Election ResultsCandidatesPartyVotes%Terry YoungDemocratic Party29,57651.60%Frank A. WallaceRepublican Party27,73948.40%Total Votes57,315100% 1978 Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner Democratic Primary Election ResultsThe Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1978 hosted by The Gateway to Oklahoma History pg 1CandidatesPartyVotes%Terry YoungDemocratic Party12,01080.22%Bert ElamDemocratic Party2,96019.78%Total Votes14,970100% 1978 Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner General Election ResultsCandidatesPartyVotes%Terry YoungDemocratic Party20,09956.42%Robert L. Triplett Jr.Republican Party15,52843.58Total Votes35,627100% 1982 Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner General Election ResultsCandidatespartyVotes%Terry YoungDemocratic Party29,14161.57%Bob BassRepublican Party18,19038.43%Total Votes47,331100% 1984 Tulsa Mayoral Democratic Primary Election ResultsSapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 70, No. 150, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 1984 hosted by The Gateway to Oklahoma History pg 2CandidatesPartyVotes%Terry YoungDemocratic Party17,77274.37%Eric RollersonDemocratic Party3,51814.72%R. C. RomeroDemocratic Party2,60810.91%Total Votes23,898100%% 1984 Tulsa Mayoral Election ResultsSapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 70, No. 174, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 4, 1984 hosted by The Gateway to Oklahoma History pg 2CandidatesPartyVotes%Terry YoungDemocratic Party48,45050.49%Jim InhofeRepublican Party47,52649.51%Total Votes95,976100% 1986 Tulsa Mayoral Democratic Primary Election Results The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 68, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 1986 hosted by The Gateway to Oklahoma History pg 1CandidatesPartyVotes%Tom QuinnDemocratic Party11,43453.46%Terry YoungDemocratic Party9,95546.54%Total Votes21,389100%%
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