Clay Chastain
Clay Chastain ran for election for Mayor of Kansas City. He lost in the general election on June 20, 2023.
Chastain is a transportation activist known for collecting signatures in support of light rail in Kansas City, Mo. Chastain was a 2015 candidate for Mayor of Kansas City.[1][2]
Career
Clay Chastain began his career in Kansas City politics with an interest in transportation, light rail, and the city's unused Union Station. He began in the 1990s with proposals involving restoring Union Station into a transportation hub and then in building a light rail system that would connect the city and its airport. In 2015, despite living primarily in Bedford, Va., Chastain ran for Mayor of Kansas City. He campaigned on building a light rail system throughout the city, according to his campaign's website:[3]
| “ | Kansas City cannot grow and prosper (nor be a great place to live) without a modern, attractive, and well-functioning public transportation system. An exciting citywide rail-based transit system will not only save people time, money, and hassle in getting to jobs and major destinations, but will also serve as an economic catalyst attracting back to the city new residents, commerce, business, and JOBS.[4] | ” |
Petition drives
Since the beginning of his career as an activist, Clay Chastain has collected signatures for transportation issues in Kansas City. He placed a number of initiatives on the ballot concerning the construction of light rail in the city throughout the 1990s and 2000s.[5]
2006
In 2006, Chastain sponsored a referendum that would have increased the sales tax in Kansas City by 3/8 cent for 30 years. The increase was to pay for a light rail system that would serve the Kansas City International Airport and the city's zoo. The plan was overturned by the city council because it was deemed "underfunded and unfeasible."[6]
1999
Chastain collected enough signatures to have a sales tax increase referendum put on the ballot in 1999. The referendum would have raised taxes to fund a light rail system in Kansas City.[7]
1995
One of Chastain's earliest signature drives was his successful attempt to halt a planned demolition of Kansas City's Union Station. Chastain aimed to "turn it into a rail hub and transportation museum." According to The Southeast Missourian, Chastain collected the required number of petition signatures to have the matter placed on the ballot, but the city refused. Chastain then sued the city, when the judge ordered the referendum to be placed on the ballot. The election had passed by the time the appeals process ended; Union Station was not demolished and was rededicated in November 1999.[7]
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Kansas City
Incumbent Quinton Lucas defeated Clay Chastain in the general election for Mayor of Kansas City on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Quinton Lucas (Nonpartisan) | 80.5 | 33,158 |
 | Clay Chastain (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 8,008 | |
| Total votes: 41,166 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Kansas City
Incumbent Quinton Lucas and Clay Chastain defeated Andrew McGuire and Leroy Glover Jr. in the primary for Mayor of Kansas City on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Quinton Lucas (Nonpartisan) | 81.4 | 35,436 |
| ✔ | | Clay Chastain (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 8,038 |
| Andrew McGuire (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 63 | ||
| Leroy Glover Jr. (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 43,546 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Ryan Derks, Robin Dominick, Antwain Winters, and Billy Ballard in the general election for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emanuel Cleaver (D) | 58.8 | 207,180 |
 | Ryan Derks (R) | 38.6 | 135,934 | |
 | Robin Dominick (L) | 2.6 | 9,272 | |
 | Antwain Winters (G) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 41 | |
| Billy Ballard (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 352,428 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Incumbent Emanuel Cleaver defeated Maite Salazar in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emanuel Cleaver | 85.3 | 75,040 |
| Maite Salazar | 14.7 | 12,923 | ||
| Total votes: 87,963 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Derks | 34.0 | 13,832 |
 | Jerry Barham | 31.7 | 12,880 | |
| Clay Chastain | 18.5 | 7,519 | |
 | Weldon Woodward | 5.9 | 2,381 | |
 | R. H. Hess | 5.4 | 2,207 | |
| Richonda Oaks | 4.6 | 1,872 | ||
| Total votes: 40,691 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5
Robin Dominick advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House Missouri District 5 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robin Dominick | 100.0 | 542 |
| Total votes: 542 | |||
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2019
See also: Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)
General election
General election for Mayor of Kansas City
Quinton Lucas defeated Jolie Justus in the general election for Mayor of Kansas City on June 18, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Quinton Lucas (Nonpartisan) | 58.6 | 40,149 |
 | Jolie Justus (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 28,415 | |
| Total votes: 68,564 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Kansas City
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Kansas City on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jolie Justus (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 12,876 |
| ✔ | | Quinton Lucas (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 10,402 |
 | Alissia Canady (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 7,617 | |
 | Steve Miller (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 6,847 | |
 | Scott Wagner (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 5,072 | |
 | Scott Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 4,891 | |
 | Phil Glynn (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 3,991 | |
 | Jermaine Reed (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 3,241 | |
| Clay Chastain (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 518 | |
| Henry Klein (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 365 | ||
| Vincent Lee (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 205 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 100 | ||
| Total votes: 56,125 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2015
The city of Kansas City, Missouri, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and city council on June 23, 2015. A primary election took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 13, 2015.[8][9]
In the primary election for mayor, incumbent Sly James and Vincent Lee advanced past Clay Chastain. James defeated Lee in the general election on June 23.[10][11][12]
| Mayor of Kansas City, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Sly James Incumbent |
87.3% | 29,830 | |
| Vincent Lee | 12.7% | 4,337 | |
| Total Votes | 34,167 | ||
| Source: Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Cumulative general election results," accessed January 26, 2016 | |||
| Mayor of Kansas City, Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Sly James Incumbent |
84.8% | 19,884 | |
| Vincent Lee |
9% | 2,112 | |
| Clay Chastain | 6.2% | 1,456 | |
| Total Votes | 23,452 | ||
| Source: Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
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2020
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2019
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Media
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas City Star, "Petition process changes political game," June 21, 2009
- ↑ KMBC, "Clay Chastain announces plans to run for KC mayor in 2015," December 2, 2014
- ↑ Clay Chastain for Mayor, "About Clay," archived July 23, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Pitch, "Crazy Train," October 26, 2006
- ↑ Rail Magazine, "The Enduring Struggle Towards Streetcars in Kansas City," Spring 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Southeast Missourian, "Rail part of activist's quest for better world," October 31, 1999
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2015 Missouri Election Calendar," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Elections, "Home," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Unofficial election results," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Unofficial election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Sample Ballot: Municipal Primary, School and Special Election, April 7, 2015," accessed February 9, 2015
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