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Jeff Longwell
Jeff Longwell was the Mayor of Wichita in Kansas. Longwell assumed office on April 14, 2015. Longwell left office on January 13, 2020.
Longwell ran for re-election for Mayor of Wichita in Kansas. Longwell lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
He was first elected on April 7, 2015.[1]
Before becoming mayor, Longwell was a member of the Wichita City Council, representing District 5 from 2007 to 2015. He was the vice-mayor of Wichita from April 2010 to April 2011.[2]
Biography
Longwell is a graduate of West High School. He holds a B.S. from Wichita State University. His professional experience includes working as the Vice President of Ad Astra Print Resources, as a Marketing Director for The Print Source and as the General Manager for Thermal Trade Graphics.[3]
Career
Below is a brief outline of Longwell's political career:
- 2015 - Present: Mayor of Wichita
- 2010 - 2011: Vice-Mayor of Wichita
- 2007 - 2015: Wichita City Council, District 5
Elections
2019
See also: Mayoral election in Wichita, Kansas (2019)
General election
General election for Mayor of Wichita
Brandon Whipple defeated incumbent Jeff Longwell in the general election for Mayor of Wichita on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Whipple (Nonpartisan) | 46.4 | 23,174 |
 | Jeff Longwell (Nonpartisan) | 36.0 | 17,969 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 17.6 | 8,767 | ||
| Total votes: 49,910 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Wichita
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Wichita on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Longwell (Nonpartisan) | 32.1 | 7,409 |
| ✔ | | Brandon Whipple (Nonpartisan) | 26.3 | 6,067 |
 | Lyndy Wells (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 5,770 | |
 | Amy Lyon (Nonpartisan) | 6.4 | 1,470 | |
 | Mark Gietzen (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 1,349 | |
 | Brock Booker (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 457 | |
 | Ian Demory (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 239 | |
 | Joshua Atkinson (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 166 | |
| Marty Mork (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 144 | ||
| Total votes: 23,071 | |||
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2015
The city of Wichita, Kansas, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 27, 2015. Three of the six city council seats were up for election.[4]
In the primary election for mayor, Jeff Longwell and Samuel M. Williams advanced past Robert L. E. Culver, Sean Hatfield, Tony Rosales, Frances Jackson, Dan Heflin, Tracy S. Stewart and Jennifer Winn. Longwell defeated Williams in the general election on April 7.[5] Incumbent Carl Brewer was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.[6]
| Wichita Mayoral General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Jeff Longwell |
59.4% | 22,292 | |
| Samuel M. Williams | 35.9% | 13,478 | |
| Write-in | 4.7% | 1,752 | |
| Total Votes | 37,522 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
| Wichita Mayoral Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jeff Longwell |
28.2% | 5,506 | |
| Samuel M. Williams |
25.6% | 5,000 | |
| Lavonta Williams | 18.1% | 3,537 | |
| Jennifer Winn | 10.7% | 2,094 | |
| Sean Hatfield | 10.4% | 2,029 | |
| Dan Heflin | 2.7% | 535 | |
| Frances Jackson | 1.6% | 311 | |
| Tony Rosales | 1.2% | 227 | |
| Tracy S. Stewart | 0.8% | 147 | |
| Robert L. E. Culver | 0.7% | 133 | |
| Total Votes | 18,166 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Longwell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "Jeff Longwell sworn in as Wichita’s mayor," April 14, 2015
- ↑ City of Wichita, "District 5," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ City of Wichita, "Mayor's Office," accessed April 14, 2015
- ↑ Email correspondence with Sandra L. Gritz, Chief Deputy Election Commissioner of Sedgwick County, Kansas on September 12, 2014.
- ↑ Sedgwick County, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Sedgwick County Elections, "2015 Candidate List," accessed January 27, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Carl Brewer |
Mayor of Wichita 2015 - Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by - |
Wichita City Council, District 5 2007 – 2015 |
Succeeded by Bryan Frye |
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