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City elections in Wichita, Kansas (2023)

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2023 Wichita elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 1, 2023
Primary election: August 1, 2023
General election: November 7, 2023
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 4 (click here for mayoral elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2023

The city of Wichita, Kansas, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2023. A primary was scheduled for August 1, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was June 1, 2023.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

Wichita City Council general election, 2023

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

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Tuttle (i)
Marcey Gregory 
Hatim Zeineddine 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDalton Glasscock  Candidate Connection
Judy Pierce 
District 5

Gary Bond 
Green check mark transparent.pngJ.V. Johnston 
Ben Taylor 

Primary

Wichita City Council general election, 2023

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Candidates
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Tuttle* (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMarcey Gregory
Green check mark transparent.pngHatim Zeineddine
District 4

Bentley Blubaugh  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngDalton Glasscock  Candidate Connection
Alan Oliver 
Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Pierce 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Bond
Green check mark transparent.pngJ.V. Johnston
Green check mark transparent.pngBen Taylor


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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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