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Michelle De La Isla
Michelle De La Isla was the Mayor of Topeka in Kansas. She assumed office on January 8, 2018. She left office on January 4, 2022.
De La Isla (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kansas' 2nd Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Jacob LaTurner defeated Michelle De La Isla and Robert Garrard in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jacob LaTurner (R) | 55.1 | 185,464 |
 | Michelle De La Isla (D) | 40.6 | 136,650 | |
| Robert Garrard (L) | 4.2 | 14,201 | ||
| Total votes: 336,315 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Michelle De La Isla defeated James Windholz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle De La Isla | 75.0 | 41,050 |
| James Windholz | 25.0 | 13,662 | ||
| Total votes: 54,712 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Abbie Hodgson (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2
Jacob LaTurner defeated incumbent Steve Watkins and Dennis Taylor in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacob LaTurner | 49.1 | 47,898 |
 | Steve Watkins | 33.9 | 33,053 | |
 | Dennis Taylor | 16.9 | 16,512 | |
| Total votes: 97,463 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michelle De La Isla did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Kansas District 2 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Mayor of Topeka 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Mike Padilla |
