City elections in Wichita, Kansas (2019)

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2019 Wichita elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 3, 2019
Primary election: August 6, 2019 (canceled)
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2019

The city of Wichita, Kansas, held general elections for mayor and three of six city council seats on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled to take place on August 6, 2019, for all three city council races but was canceled due to not enough primary challengers. A primary is held only if four or more candidates file for a district. These candidates did not appear on the primary election ballot and advanced directly to the general election. The filing deadline for this election was June 3, 2019.

Incumbents Becky Tuttle, Jeff Blubaugh, and Bryan Frye won re-election to the Wichita City Council.

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Candidates and results

Wichita City Council (General election - November 5, 2019)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Tuttle (i)
Joseph Scapa 
Rodney Wren  Candidate Connection
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Blubaugh (i)
Beckie Jenek 
Christopher Parisho  Candidate Connection
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Frye (i)
Mike Magness 


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Past elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Wichita, Kansas (2017)

District 1

Brandon Johnson defeated Mike Kinard in the general election for the District 1 seat on the Wichita City Council.[1]

Wichita City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brandon Johnson 65.39% 3,002
Mike Kinard 34.22% 1,571
Write-in votes 0.39% 18
Total Votes 4,591
Source: Sedgwick County, Kansas, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017


Brandon Johnson and Mike Kinard defeated John Stevens and Janet Wilson in the primary election for the District 1 seat on the Wichita City Council.[1]

Wichita City Council, District 1 Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brandon Johnson 52.19% 1,546
Green check mark transparent.png Mike Kinard 22.72% 673
John Stevens 14.82% 439
Janet Wilson 10.26% 304
Total Votes 2,962
Source: Sedgwick County, Kansas, "August 1st, 2017 Primary Election," accessed August 1, 2017

District 3

Incumbent James Clendenin defeated W.A. Stofer in the general election for the District 3 seat on the Wichita City Council.[2]

Wichita City Council, District 3 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png James Clendenin Incumbent 69.95% 1,201
W.A. Stofer 28.89% 496
Write-in votes 1.16% 20
Total Votes 1,717
Source: Sedgwick County, Kansas, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

District 6

Cindy Claycomb defeated Sybil Strum in the general election for the District 6 seat on the Wichita City Council.[3]

Wichita City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cindy Claycomb 86.75% 2,823
Sybil Strum 12.08% 393
Write-in votes 1.17% 38
Total Votes 3,254
Source: Sedgwick County, Kansas, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

2015

See also: Wichita, Kansas municipal elections, 2015

District 2

Wichita City Council, District 2 General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPete Meitzner Incumbent 75.4% 5,229
Jim Price 24.1% 1,674
Write-in 0.5% 33
Total Votes 6,936
Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015


Wichita City Council, District 2 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPete Meitzner Incumbent 72.9% 2,597
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Price 14.9% 530
Anthony K. Mitchell 12.3% 437
Total Votes 3,564
Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2015

District 4

Wichita City Council, District 4 General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Blubaugh Incumbent 62.2% 3,045
Josh Shorter 37.2% 1,821
Write-in 0.6% 29
Total Votes 4,895
Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015

District 5

Wichita City Council, District 5 General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Frye 54.9% 4,393
Gary W. Bond 44.8% 3,586
Write-in 0.3% 26
Total Votes 8,005
Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015


Wichita City Council, District 5 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Frye 50.2% 1,941
Green check mark transparent.pngGary W. Bond 30.2% 1,166
James F. Breitenbach 12.4% 481
William Beliles 7.2% 277
Total Votes 3,865
Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015

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About the city

See also: Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas. As of 2010, its population was 382,368.

City government

See also: Council-manager government

The city of Wichita uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[4]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Wichita, Kansas
Wichita Kansas
Population 382,368 2,853,118
Land area (sq mi) 161 81,758
Race and ethnicity**
White 74.3% 84.4%
Black/African American 10.9% 5.9%
Asian 5.1% 2.9%
Native American 1% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 4.2% 2.5%
Multiple 4.4% 3.5%
Hispanic/Latino 17.2% 11.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.3% 91%
College graduation rate 30.1% 33.4%
Income
Median household income $52,620 $59,597
Persons below poverty level 15.9% 12%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State profile

See also: Kansas and Kansas elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Kansas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held five and Republicans held 12 of Kansas' 24 state exeecutive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Kansas' governor was Democrat Laura Kelly.

State legislature

Kansas Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Sixteen years of Republican trifectas

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Demographic data for Kansas
 KansasU.S.
Total population:2,906,721316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):81,7593,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:85.2%73.6%
Black/African American:5.8%12.6%
Asian:2.6%5.1%
Native American:0.8%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:3.3%3%
Hispanic/Latino:11.2%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:90.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:31%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$52,205$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kansas.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Kansas. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kansas with 56.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 36.1 percent. In presidential elections between 1864 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican 84.21 percent of the time and Democratic 15.78 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican all five times.[5]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kansas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[6][7]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 29 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 21.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 34 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 20.9 points. Clinton won six districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 91 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 35.5 points. Trump won 11 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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