# Terry Young (American politician)

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. He was reelected in 1978 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 dollars 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 :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Terry Young | Democratic Party | 2,688 | 45.29% |
| | William L. "Bill" Gay | Democratic Party | 1,450 | 24.43% |
| | Robert A. Morrison | Democratic Party | 793 | 13.36% |
| | William H. Oakley | Democratic Party | 753 | 12.68% |
| | Ralph L. Phillips | Democratic Party | 251 | 4.24% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 5,935 | 100% |
1976 Special Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner General Election Results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Terry Young | Democratic Party | 29,576 | 51.60% |
| | Frank A. Wallace | Republican Party | 27,739 | 48.40% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | | 57,315 | 100% |
1978 Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner Democratic Primary Election Results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Terry Young | Democratic Party | 12,010 | 80.22% |
| | Bert Elam | Democratic Party | 2,960 | 19.78% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 14,970 | 100% |
1978 Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner General Election Results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Terry Young | Democratic Party | 20,099 | 56.42% |
| | Robert L. Triplett Jr. | Republican Party | 15,528 | 43.58 |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 35,627 | 100% |
1982 Tulsa County District 2 Commissioner General Election Results :
| Candidates | Candidates | party | Votes | % |
| | Terry Young | Democratic Party | 29,141 | 61.57% |
| | Bob Bass | Republican Party | 18,190 | 38.43% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 47,331 | 100% |
1984 Tulsa Mayoral Democratic Primary Election Results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Terry Young | Democratic Party | 17,772 | 74.37% |
| | Eric Rollerson | Democratic Party | 3,518 | 14.72% |
| | R. C. Romero | Democratic Party | 2,608 | 10.91% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 23,898 | 100%% |
1984 Tulsa Mayoral Election Results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Terry Young | Democratic Party | 48,450 | 50.49% |
| | Jim Inhofe | Republican Party | 47,526 | 49.51% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 95,976 | 100% |
1986 Tulsa Mayoral Democratic Primary Election Results :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Tom Quinn | Democratic Party | 11,434 | 53.46% |
| | Terry Young | Democratic Party | 9,955 | 46.54% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 21,389 | 100%% |