"Fifty-two years. Fifty-two years people have tried to do what Tulsans did tonight," City Councilor G.T. Bynum said of the funding for dams on the River.

In the Tulsa County sheriff's race, Regalado defeated retired Tulsa Police Cpl. Rex Berry with 62 percent of the votes.

Regalado, a Republican, told supporters at a watch party that he would not delay bringing reform to Sheriff’s Office and ending patronage.

"There's no reason anymore to hide even things that are wrong, we're going to bring them out," Regalado said. "When I go in there and I see something that is wrong, you guys are probably going to be the second to hear about.

"My staff will hear about it first and then you guys."

Regalado will be the county’s fourth sheriff in nearly six months since the ouster of longtime sheriff Stanley Glanz. He will be sworn into office April 11 to fill the remainder of Glanz’s term and will face another election in November.

The Sheriff's Office issued a statement that it "looks forward to working with Sheriff Vic Regalado. We are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the new sheriff in order to continue moving the office forward in a positive direction.