Lee Barnes
Lee Barnes was an at-large member of the Kansas City City Council. Barnes assumed office in 2015. Barnes left office on August 1, 2023.
Barnes ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Kansas City City Council. Barnes won in the general election on June 18, 2019.
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)
General election
General election for Kansas City City Council At-large District 5
Incumbent Lee Barnes defeated Dwayne Williams in the general election for Kansas City City Council At-large District 5 on June 18, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lee Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 62.3 | 36,334 |
 | Dwayne Williams (Nonpartisan) | 37.7 | 21,947 | |
| Total votes: 58,281 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Kansas City City Council At-large District 5
Incumbent Lee Barnes and Dwayne Williams defeated Erik Dickinson in the primary for Kansas City City Council At-large District 5 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lee Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 45.7 | 20,767 |
| ✔ | | Dwayne Williams (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 12,293 |
| Erik Dickinson (Nonpartisan) | 26.2 | 11,890 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 452 | ||
| Total votes: 45,402 | |||
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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. All 12 city council seats were up for election.[1][2]
In the primary election for the District 5 At-large seat, Dennis Anthony and Lee Barnes advanced past Theresa Garza Ruiz. Although Ruiz appeared on the official candidate list, her name was not included on the official returns.[3] Barnes defeated Anthony in the general election on June 23.[4] Incumbent Cindy Circo was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.[5]
| Kansas City City Council, District 5 At-large, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Lee Barnes |
77.1% | 23,124 | |
| Dennis Anthony | 22.9% | 6,885 | |
| Total Votes | 30,009 | ||
| Source: Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Cumulative general election results," accessed January 26, 2016 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015
- ↑ Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, "Unofficial election results," accessed June 23, 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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Kansas City City Council At-large District 5 2015-2023 |
Succeeded by Darrell Curls |
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