Municipal elections in Wichita, Kansas (2017)
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| 2017 Wichita elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 1, 2017 |
| Primary election: August 1, 2017 General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City Council |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
Elections
District 1
Incumbent Lavonta Williams was unable to file for re-election due to term limits.
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General election
Primary election
District 3
General election
- ☑ James Clendenin (i)
- ☐ W.A. Stofer
District 6
Incumbent Janet Miller was unable to file for re-election due to term limits.
General election
Endorsements
The Wichita Eagle endorsed District 1 candidate Brandon Johnson, District 3 incumbent James Clendenin, and District 6 candidate Cindy Claycomb on October 23, 2017.[2]
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kansas elections, 2017
Wichita's municipal elections shared the general election ballot with elections for four seats on the Wichita Public Schools board of Education.
Past elections
2015
Mayor
| Wichita Mayoral General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Jeff Longwell |
59.4% | 22,292 | |
| Samuel M. Williams | 35.9% | 13,478 | |
| Write-in | 4.7% | 1,752 | |
| Total Votes | 37,522 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
| Wichita Mayoral Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jeff Longwell |
28.2% | 5,506 | |
| Samuel M. Williams |
25.6% | 5,000 | |
| Lavonta Williams | 18.1% | 3,537 | |
| Jennifer Winn | 10.7% | 2,094 | |
| Sean Hatfield | 10.4% | 2,029 | |
| Dan Heflin | 2.7% | 535 | |
| Frances Jackson | 1.6% | 311 | |
| Tony Rosales | 1.2% | 227 | |
| Tracy S. Stewart | 0.8% | 147 | |
| Robert L. E. Culver | 0.7% | 133 | |
| Total Votes | 18,166 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
City council
General
| Wichita City Council, District 2 General Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Pete Meitzner Incumbent |
75.4% | 5,229 | |
| Jim Price | 24.1% | 1,674 | |
| Write-in | 0.5% | 33 | |
| Total Votes | 6,936 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
| Wichita City Council, District 4 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jeff Blubaugh Incumbent |
62.2% | 3,045 | |
| Josh Shorter | 37.2% | 1,821 | |
| Write-in | 0.6% | 29 | |
| Total Votes | 4,895 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
| Wichita City Council, District 5 General Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Bryan Frye |
54.9% | 4,393 | |
| Gary W. Bond | 44.8% | 3,586 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 26 | |
| Total Votes | 8,005 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
Primary
| Wichita City Council, District 2 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Pete Meitzner Incumbent |
72.9% | 2,597 | |
| Jim Price |
14.9% | 530 | |
| Anthony K. Mitchell | 12.3% | 437 | |
| Total Votes | 3,564 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
| Wichita City Council, District 5 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Bryan Frye |
50.2% | 1,941 | |
| Gary W. Bond |
30.2% | 1,166 | |
| James F. Breitenbach | 12.4% | 481 | |
| William Beliles | 7.2% | 277 | |
| Total Votes | 3,865 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
About the city
- See also: Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas. As of 2010, its population was 382,368.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Wichita uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and 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.[3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Wichita, Kansas | ||
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| Wichita | Kansas | |
| Population | 382,368 | 2,853,118 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 161 | 81,758 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 74.3% | 84.4% |
| Black/African American | 10.9% | 5.9% |
| Asian | 5.1% | 2.9% |
| Native American | 1% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 4.2% | 2.5% |
| Multiple | 4.4% | 3.5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.2% | 11.9% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.3% | 91% |
| College graduation rate | 30.1% | 33.4% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $52,620 | $59,597 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.9% | 12% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
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