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Municipal elections in Clay County, Missouri (2022)
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| 2022 Clay County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 28, 2021 March 29, 2022 August 2, 2022 (judicial) |
| Primary election: August 2, 2022 General election: April 5, 2022 & November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Auditor, county commission, prosecutor, community college board, and circuit court judges and associate judges |
| Total seats up: 11 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Clay County, Missouri, held general elections for auditor, county commission, prosecutor, and circuit court judges and associate judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 29, 2022.
A general election for the Metropolitan community college board of trustees was scheduled for April 5, 2022. The filing deadline was December 28, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
Auditor
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Victor Hurlbert (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Prosecuting attorney
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Zachary Thompson (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
County commission
General election
Clay County Commission general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Eastern District-At large |
 JoAnn Lawson Steve Wolcott |
| Eastern District-Seat 2 |
Sherry Duffett Jay Johnson  |
| Western District-At large |
Kenneth Jamison Jason Withington |
| Western District-Seat 2 | This general election was canceled. |
| Presiding Commissioner |
Jerry Nolte (i) Dan Troutz |
Primary election
Clay County Commission primary election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Eastern District-At large |
Scott Hayes JoAnn Lawson James Shrimpton Noel Shull Steve Wolcott Did not make the ballot: |
| Eastern District-Seat 2 |
Sherry Duffett Jay Johnson Lynn Spalding Vern Windsor |
| Western District-At large |
Josiah Bechthold Kenneth Jamison Jason Withington Did not make the ballot: |
| Western District-Seat 2 |
Rodney Phillips Sharon Spero Scott Wagner |
| Presiding Commissioner |
Jerry Nolte* (i)Dan Troutz* |
Community college board
Metropolitan Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 3
General election
The general election was canceled. Barbara Washington (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Metropolitan Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 6
General election
General election for Metropolitan Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 6
Chris Benjamin defeated incumbent Michael Brown in the general election for Metropolitan Community College Board of Trustees Subdistrict 6 on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Benjamin (Nonpartisan) | 51.3 | 2,778 | |
 | Michael Brown (Nonpartisan) | 48.7 | 2,639 | |
| Total votes: 5,417 | |||
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Judicial offices
Circuit Court
7th Judicial District Circuit Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Division 1 |
Shane T. Alexander (i) |
| Division 6 |
Karen Krauser (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Missouri elections, 2022
April 5, 2022
- Liberty Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2022)
- North Kansas City Schools, Missouri, elections (2022)
- Park Hill School District, Missouri, elections (2022)
- Platte County R-III School District, Missouri, elections (2022)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 2, Property Tax Levy Renewal for Emergency and Hospital Services Measure (April 2022)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 3, Remove Vacant Land from Park System Measure (April 2022)
- Kansas City, Question 1, Sanitary Sewer Revenue Bonds Measure (April 2022)
August 2, 2022
- United States Senate election in Missouri, 2022
- Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Missouri Auditor election, 2022
- Missouri State Senate elections, 2022
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2022)
- Municipal elections in Platte County, Missouri (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Missouri, 2022
- Missouri's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
- Missouri's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Missouri Auditor election, 2022
- Missouri State Senate elections, 2022
- Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Missouri Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Missouri intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Missouri Amendment 1, State Treasurer Investment Authority Amendment (2022)
- Missouri Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022)
- Missouri Amendment 4, Allow Legislature to Require a City to Increase Funding without State Reimbursement for a Police Force Established by State Board Amendment (2022)
- Missouri Amendment 5, Department of the National Guard Amendment (2022)
- Missouri Constitutional Convention Question (2022)
- Missouri Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (2022)
- Municipal elections in Jackson County, Missouri (2022)
- Municipal elections in Platte County, Missouri (2022)
- Clay County, Missouri, Proposition A, Commercial Property Tax Decrease Measure (November 2022)
- Jackson County, Missouri, Question 1, Community Children's Services Fund Measure (November 2022)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 1, City Parks and Recreation Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 2, Housing Bond Measure (November 2022)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 3, Tiffany Springs Parkway Measure (November 2022)
- Platte County, Missouri, Question 1, Sales Tax Renewal Measure (November 2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Clay County, Missouri | ||
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| Clay County | Missouri | |
| Population | 253,335 | 6,154,913 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 397 | 68,745 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 84.1% | 81.3% |
| Black/African American | 6.2% | 11.4% |
| Asian | 2.3% | 2% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.9% | 1.3% |
| Multiple | 4.9% | 3.5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7% | 4.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.4% | 90.6% |
| College graduation rate | 32.8% | 29.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $72,047 | $57,290 |
| Persons below poverty level | 8.2% | 13% |
| 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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