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Mayoral election in Topeka, Kansas (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 1, 2021 |
| Primary election: August 3, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Topeka, Kansas, held a general election for mayor on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for August 3, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was June 1, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Topeka
Mike Padilla defeated Leo Cangiani in the general election for Mayor of Topeka on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Padilla (Nonpartisan) | 61.0 | 9,385 |
| Leo Cangiani (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 5,957 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 15,393 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Topeka
Mike Padilla and Leo Cangiani defeated Daniel Brown, John Lauer, and Patrick Klick in the primary for Mayor of Topeka on August 3, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Padilla (Nonpartisan) | 55.4 | 4,095 |
| ✔ | Leo Cangiani (Nonpartisan) | 25.0 | 1,850 | |
| Daniel Brown (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 759 | ||
| John Lauer (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 384 | ||
| Patrick Klick (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 306 | ||
| Total votes: 7,394 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kansas elections, 2021
Mayoral partisanship
Fifteen state capitals held mayoral elections in 2021. The following office changed partisan control:
- Daniel Rickenmann (R) was elected as mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, on November 16, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Stephen Benjamin (D) did not run for re-election.
Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 38 state capitals were affiliated with the Democratic Party, six were Republicans, one was independent, and two were nonpartisan. The partisan affiliation of three state capital mayors was unknown.
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About the city
- See also: Topeka, Kansas
Topeka is a city in Shawnee County, Kansas. As of 2020, its population was 126,587.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Topeka utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which 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 Topeka, Kansas | ||
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| Topeka | Kansas | |
| Population | 126,587 | 2,937,880 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 61 | 81,758 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 76.6% | 83% |
| Black/African American | 10.5% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 3% |
| Native American | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 2.7% |
| Multiple | 5.5% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.3% | 12.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.3% | 91.4% |
| College graduation rate | 28.5% | 33.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $49,647 | $61,091 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.9% | 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
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