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City elections in Wichita, Kansas (2021)

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2021 Wichita elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 1, 2021
Primary election: August 3, 2021
General election: November 2, 2021
Election stats
Offices up: City council
Total seats up: 3
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2021

The city of Wichita, Kansas, held general elections for city council on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for August 3, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was June 1, 2021.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Wichita City Council general election (November 2, 2021)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Johnson (i)
Myron Ackerman 
District 3

Jared Cerullo (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Hoheisel  Candidate Connection
District 6

Cindy Claycomb (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMaggie Ballard 


Wichita City Council primary election (August 3, 2021)

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Candidates
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Johnson* (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMyron Ackerman
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngJared Cerullo (i)
Jason Carmichael  Candidate Connection
Jerome Crawford 
Ian Demory  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Hoheisel  Candidate Connection
Cindy Miles  Candidate Connection
Tevin Smith 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Claycomb (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMaggie Ballard 
Martin Garcia 
Loren John Hermreck 
Dereck Reynolds 
Andy Speck 


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About the city

See also: Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas. As of 2020, its population was 397,532.

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.[1]

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Wichita, Kansas
Wichita Kansas
Population 397,532 2,937,880
Land area (sq mi) 162 81,758
Race and ethnicity**
White 72.6% 83%
Black/African American 10.3% 5.7%
Asian 4.9% 3%
Native American 0.9% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) N/A 2.7%
Multiple 6.4% 4.8%
Hispanic/Latino 17.4% 12.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.5% 91.4%
College graduation rate 30.7% 33.9%
Income
Median household income $53,466 $61,091
Persons below poverty level 15.5% 11.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.


See also

Wichita, Kansas Kansas Municipal government Other local coverage
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