Kansas City Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2021)

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Kansas City Public Schools elections
General election date
April 6, 2021
Enrollment ('17-'18)
15,370 students

Four seats on the Kansas City Public Schools school board in Missouri were up for general election on April 6, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was January 19, 2021.

Elections

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Candidates and results

General election

General election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 1

Incumbent Rita Cortes won election in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 1 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rita Cortes (Nonpartisan)	97.4	4,677
		Other/Write-in votes	2.6	125

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,802
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General election

General election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 3

Incumbent Manny Abarca won election in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 3 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manny Abarca (Nonpartisan)	93.9	1,213
		Other/Write-in votes	6.1	79

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,292
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General election

General election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 5

Kandace Buckner defeated Bruce Beatty in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education Sub-district 5 on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kandace Buckner (Nonpartisan)	50.4	1,813
	Submit photo	Bruce Beatty (Nonpartisan)	49.1	1,766
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	17

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,596
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General election

General election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education At-large

Tanesha Ford defeated incumbent Patricia Mansur in the general election for Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education At-large on April 6, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tanesha Ford (Nonpartisan)	55.9	8,323
		Patricia Mansur (Nonpartisan)	43.3	6,449
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	120

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,892
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About the district

See also: Kansas City Public Schools, Missouri

Kansas City Public Schools is located in Jackson County, Missouri. The district served 15,724 students during the 2015-2016 school year.

See also

Kansas City Public Schools	Missouri	School Boards
Kansas City Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2019) List of school districts in Missouri	Missouri school board elections, 2021 Public education in Missouri Local ballot measures, Missouri	School board elections, 2021 School board elections, 2020 School board election data analysis, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2020

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