Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)
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| 2023 Kansas City elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 10, 2023 |
| Primary election: April 4, 2023 General election: June 20, 2023 |
| 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, 2023 |
The city of Kansas City, Missouri, held a general election for mayor on June 20, 2023. A primary was scheduled for April 4, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was January 10, 2023.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Kansas City
Incumbent Quinton Lucas defeated Clay Chastain in the general election for Mayor of Kansas City on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Quinton Lucas (Nonpartisan) | 80.5 | 33,158 |
 | Clay Chastain (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 8,008 | |
| Total votes: 41,166 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Kansas City
Incumbent Quinton Lucas and Clay Chastain defeated Andrew McGuire and Leroy Glover Jr. in the primary for Mayor of Kansas City on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Quinton Lucas (Nonpartisan) | 81.4 | 35,436 |
| ✔ | | Clay Chastain (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 8,038 |
| Andrew McGuire (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 63 | ||
| Leroy Glover Jr. (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 43,546 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Missouri elections, 2023
April 4, 2023
- City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)
- Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)
- Hickman Mills C-1 School District, Missouri, elections (2023)
- Raytown C-2 School District, Missouri, elections (2023)
- Grandview C-4 School District, Missouri, elections (2023)
- Center School District, Missouri, elections (2023)
- Kansas City Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2023)
- Liberty Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2023)
- North Kansas City Schools, Missouri, elections (2023)
- Park Hill School District, Missouri, elections (2023)
- Platte County R-III School District, Missouri, elections (2023)
- Raytown C-2 School District, Missouri, Question 1, Bond Measure (April 2023)
- Raytown C-2 School District, Missouri, Question 2, Tax Levy Measure (April 2023)
- Jackson County, Missouri, Question 1, Sales Tax on Non-Medicinal Marijuana Measure (April 2023)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 1, Sales Tax on Non-Medicinal Marijuana Measure (April 2023)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 2, Hotel Tax Measure (April 2023)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 3, Lodging Occupancy Fee Measure (April 2023)
June 20, 2023
- City elections in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)
- Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2023)
- Kansas City Public Schools, Missouri, elections (2023)
November 7, 2023
- Clay County, Missouri, Proposition A, Communication Services Fee for 911 Funding Measure (November 2023)
- Jackson County, Missouri, Question 1, Use Tax Measure (November 2023)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 1, Sales Tax Measure (November 2023)
- Kansas City, Missouri, Question 2, Park Land Measure (November 2023)
Candidate profiles
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Mayoral partisanship
Twenty-nine of the 100 largest cities held mayoral elections in 2023. Once mayors elected in 2023 assumed office, Democrats held 63 top-100 mayoral offices, Republicans held 26, Libertarians held one, independents held four, and nonpartisan mayors held four. Two mayors' partisan affiliations were unknown.
The following top 100 cities saw a change in mayoral partisan affiliation in 2023:
- Colorado Springs, Colorado: Independent Yemi Mobolade defeated Republican Wayne W. Williams in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent John Suthers, a Republican, was term-limited.
- Jacksonville, Florida: Democrat Donna Deegan defeated Republican Daniel Davis in the May 16 runoff election. Incumbent Lenny Curry, a Republican, was term-limited.
- Dallas, Texas: Mayor Eric Johnson announced on September 22 that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.[1]
- Wichita, Kansas: Libertarian Lily Wu defeated incumbent Democratic mayor Brandon Whipple in the November 7 general election.
- Spokane, Washington: Democrat Lisa Brown defeated incumbent Republican mayor Nadine Woodward in the November 7 general election.
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About the city
- See also: Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City is a city in Jackson County, Missouri. As of 2020, its population was 508,090.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Kansas City 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.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Kansas City, Missouri | ||
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| Kansas City | Missouri | |
| Population | 508,090 | 6,154,913 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 314 | 68,745 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 60.3% | 81.3% |
| Black/African American | 27.7% | 11.4% |
| Asian | 2.8% | 2% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 1.3% |
| Multiple | 4.8% | 3.5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.6% | 4.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.7% | 90.6% |
| College graduation rate | 35.7% | 29.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $56,179 | $57,290 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.3% | 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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