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2019 Wichita elections
Election dates
Filing deadline: June 3, 2019
Primary election: August 6, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and city council
Total seats up: 4 (click here for other city elections)
Election type: Nonpartisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2019
Mayoral

The city of Wichita, Kansas, is holding a general election for mayor on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was June 3, 2019.

Click here to learn more about the Wichita's city council election.

  • 4Past elections
  • 5Additional elections on the ballot
    • 5.2What's at stake?
    • 5.3About the city
    • 5.4State profile
    • 5.5Pivot Counties

Elections

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General election

Incumbent Jeff Longwell and Brandon Whipple are running in the general election for Mayor of Wichita on November 5, 2019.

Jeff Longwell (Nonpartisan)
Brandon Whipple (Nonpartisan)
Primary election

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Wichita on August 6, 2019.

%
Jeff Longwell (Nonpartisan) 7,136
Brandon Whipple (Nonpartisan) 5,729
Lyndy Wells (Nonpartisan) 5,569
Amy Lyon (Nonpartisan) 1,412
Mark Gietzen (Nonpartisan) 1,309
Brock Booker (Nonpartisan) 435
Ian Demory (Nonpartisan) 231
Joshua Atkinson (Nonpartisan) 152
Marty Mork (Nonpartisan) 135
Total votes: 22,108

Mayoral Election


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2015

See also: Wichita, Kansas municipal elections, 2015

The city of Wichita, Kansas, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 27, 2015. Three of the six city council seats were up for election.[1]

In the primary election for mayor, Jeff Longwell and Samuel M. Williams advanced past Robert L. E. Culver, Sean Hatfield, Tony Rosales, Frances Jackson, Dan Heflin, Tracy S. Stewart and Jennifer Winn. Longwell defeated Williams in the general election on April 7.[2] Incumbent Carl Brewer was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.[3]

Wichita Mayoral General Election, 2015
CandidateVote %Votes
Jeff Longwell59.4%22,292
Samuel M. Williams35.9%13,478
Write-in 4.7%1,752
Total Votes37,522
Source:Sedgwick County Elections, 'Official general election results,' accessed May 28, 2015
Wichita Mayoral Primary Election, 2015
CandidateVote %Votes
Jeff Longwell28.2%5,506
Samuel M. Williams25.6%5,000
Lavonta Williams18.1%3,537
Jennifer Winn10.7%2,094
Sean Hatfield10.4%2,029
Dan Heflin2.7%535
Frances Jackson1.6%311
Tony Rosales1.2%227
Tracy S. Stewart0.8%147
Robert L. E. Culver0.7%133
Total Votes18,166
Source:Sedgwick County Elections, 'Official general election results,' accessed May 28, 2015

2011

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In the 2011 general election, Brewer defeated Darrell E. Leffew.

Mayor of Wichita, 2011
CandidateVote %Votes
Carl BrewerIncumbent69.6%17,285
Darrell E. Leffew 30.2%7,494
Write-in 0.3%66
Total Votes24,845
Source:Sedgwick County Board of Elections - 2011 General Election Results

2007

In the 2007 general election, Brewer defeated incumbent Carlos Mayans.

Mayor of Wichita, 2017
CandidateVote %Votes
Carl Brewer61.7%28,390
Carlos Mayans Incumbent37.5%17,230
Write-in 0.8%359
Total Votes45,979
Source:Sedgwick County Board of Elections - 2007 General Election Results
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Mayoral partisanship in 2019

See also: Partisanship in United States municipal elections (2019)

As of August 2019, 62 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 30 are affiliated with the Republican Party, four are independents, and four identify as nonpartisan. While most mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are nonpartisan, most officeholders are affiliated with a political party.

Thirty-one mayoral elections in the 100 largest cities are being held in 2019. In 20 of those cities, the pre-election incumbent is Democratic. Seven pre-election incumbents are Republican, three are independent, and the affiliation of one is unknown. For more on partisanship in 2019 municipal elections, click here.

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About the city

See also: Wichita, Kansas

Wichita is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas. As of 2013, its population was 386,552.[4]

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.[5]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Wichita, Kansas (2015)
WichitaKansas
Total population:387,1472,906,721
Land area (square miles):15981,759
Gender
Female:50.6%50.2%
Race and ethnicity[6]
White:75.6%85.2%
Black/African American:11.5%5.8%
Asian:5.1%2.6%
Native American:1%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.1%
Two or more:4.2%3.3%
Hispanic/Latino:16%11.2%
Education
High school graduation rate:87.5%90.2%
College graduation rate:28.3%31%
Income
Median household income:$45,947$52,205
Persons below poverty level:17.3%15%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 'American Community Survey' (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

State profile

See also: Kansas and Kansas elections, 2019

Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Kansas voted Republican in all five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016.

Congressional delegation

  • Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Kansas were Republicans.
  • Kansas had one Democratic and three Republican U.S. Representatives.

State executives

  • Democrats held five and Republicans held 12 of Kansas' 24 state exeecutive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Kansas' governor was Democrat Laura Kelly.

State legislature

  • Republicans controlled the Kansas State Senate with a 28-11 majority.
  • Republicans controlled the Kansas House of Representatives with a 84-41 majority.

Kansas Party Control: 1992-2019
No Democratic trifectas16 years of Republican trifectas

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Kansas quick stats
  • Became a state in 1861
  • 34th state admitted to the United States
  • Members of the Kansas State Senate: 40
  • Members of the Kansas House of Representatives: 125
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 4
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Demographic data for Kansas
KansasU.S.
Total population:2,906,721316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):81,7593,531,905
Gender
Female:50.2%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:85.2%73.6%
Black/African American:5.8%12.6%
Asian:2.6%5.1%
Native American:0.8%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:3.3%3%
Hispanic/Latino:11.2%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:90.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:31%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$52,205$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 'American Community Survey' (5-year estimates 2010-2015)**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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Kansas. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kansas with 56.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 36.1 percent. In presidential elections between 1864 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican 84.21 percent of the time and Democratic 15.78 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican all five times.[7]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kansas. Click [show] to expand the table. The 'Obama,' 'Romney,' 'Clinton,' and 'Trump' columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The '2012 Margin' and '2016 Margin' columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The 'Party Control' column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[8][9]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 29 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 21.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 34 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 20.9 points. Clinton won six districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 91 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 35.5 points. Trump won 11 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.
2016 presidential results by state House district
DistrictObamaRomney2012 MarginClintonTrump2016 MarginParty Control
1 34.52% 63.35% R+28.8 23.35% 71.63% R+48.3 R
2 39.77% 57.53% R+17.8 27.77% 66.50% R+38.7 D
3 46.36% 51.22% R+4.9 38.05% 54.82% R+16.8 D
4 30.10% 67.41% R+37.3 20.25% 74.79% R+54.5 R
5 32.25% 65.27% R+33 23.45% 69.48% R+46 R
6 29.97% 68.18% R+38.2 26.18% 67.84% R+41.7 R
7 37.56% 60.32% R+22.8 27.74% 66.71% R+39 R
8 29.85% 68.98% R+39.1 39.07% 55.47% R+16.4 R
9 34.83% 62.80% R+28 26.84% 66.79% R+39.9 R
10 56.98% 40.00% D+17 56.46% 35.14% D+21.3 D
11 30.79% 66.61% R+35.8 24.48% 70.05% R+45.6 R
12 22.13% 75.66% R+53.5 16.45% 78.95% R+62.5 R
13 22.55% 75.21% R+52.7 16.51% 77.88% R+61.4 R
14 35.33% 63.12% R+27.8 40.81% 52.23% R+11.4 R
15 41.90% 55.57% R+13.7 42.04% 48.78% R+6.7 R
16 42.20% 56.14% R+13.9 47.32% 45.91% D+1.4 D
17 41.27% 56.85% R+15.6 47.24% 45.90% D+1.3 R
18 43.81% 54.18% R+10.4 45.07% 47.41% R+2.3 D
19 44.88% 53.47% R+8.6 53.76% 39.96% D+13.8 R
20 37.95% 60.61% R+22.7 48.15% 46.37% D+1.8 R
21 50.02% 48.02% D+2 57.77% 35.71% D+22.1 D
22 52.33% 44.57% D+7.8 52.46% 38.89% D+13.6 D
23 49.29% 48.38% D+0.9 51.80% 40.42% D+11.4 R
24 53.41% 43.84% D+9.6 54.71% 37.19% D+17.5 D
25 50.47% 47.54% D+2.9 59.32% 33.38% D+25.9 R
26 32.80% 65.25% R+32.4 33.61% 58.71% R+25.1 R
27 29.93% 68.57% R+38.6 36.38% 57.73% R+21.4 R
28 31.83% 66.95% R+35.1 42.47% 52.42% R+9.9 R
29 44.53% 53.59% R+9.1 49.08% 44.00% D+5.1 D
30 43.67% 54.04% R+10.4 47.90% 44.60% D+3.3 R
31 68.34% 29.12% D+39.2 64.49% 28.46% D+36 D
32 70.85% 26.33% D+44.5 69.13% 24.93% D+44.2 D
33 53.07% 44.74% D+8.3 46.77% 46.81% R+0 D
34 87.52% 11.61% D+75.9 82.15% 14.18% D+68 D
35 83.97% 14.71% D+69.3 79.07% 17.21% D+61.9 D
36 57.58% 41.19% D+16.4 54.32% 40.28% D+14 D
37 60.83% 36.66% D+24.2 53.70% 39.94% D+13.8 D
38 34.73% 63.29% R+28.6 30.42% 63.22% R+32.8 R
39 35.39% 62.94% R+27.5 39.04% 53.11% R+14.1 R
40 40.75% 57.27% R+16.5 38.32% 53.56% R+15.2 D
41 46.66% 50.70% R+4 39.81% 50.78% R+11 D
42 36.18% 61.14% R+25 31.04% 61.02% R+30 R
43 34.15% 63.16% R+29 31.41% 59.98% R+28.6 R
44 62.77% 34.89% D+27.9 67.49% 25.53% D+42 D
45 54.91% 42.82% D+12.1 59.16% 33.32% D+25.8 R
46 77.64% 19.20% D+58.4 76.44% 14.71% D+61.7 D
47 38.18% 59.43% R+21.3 31.44% 61.94% R+30.5 R
48 36.29% 62.51% R+26.2 45.15% 48.99% R+3.8 R
49 38.40% 59.65% R+21.3 42.61% 49.98% R+7.4 R
50 37.85% 59.91% R+22.1 32.39% 60.99% R+28.6 R
51 28.55% 68.80% R+40.3 24.87% 67.57% R+42.7 R
52 38.48% 59.83% R+21.4 41.24% 52.33% R+11.1 R
53 49.46% 48.55% D+0.9 48.48% 44.69% D+3.8 D
54 36.08% 61.42% R+25.3 31.53% 61.19% R+29.7 R
55 58.75% 38.23% D+20.5 56.22% 35.86% D+20.4 D
56 50.35% 47.61% D+2.7 47.52% 45.37% D+2.1 D
57 60.24% 37.08% D+23.2 52.56% 40.10% D+12.5 D
58 68.89% 28.89% D+40 62.81% 30.95% D+31.9 D
59 34.91% 62.26% R+27.3 27.17% 65.34% R+38.2 R
60 44.81% 52.89% R+8.1 41.23% 50.34% R+9.1 R
61 28.37% 68.24% R+39.9 21.25% 72.95% R+51.7 R
62 23.43% 74.47% R+51 17.38% 77.05% R+59.7 R
63 35.08% 62.22% R+27.1 26.76% 66.59% R+39.8 R
64 25.27% 72.77% R+47.5 20.43% 73.29% R+52.9 R
65 43.74% 54.05% R+10.3 34.93% 58.47% R+23.5 R
66 50.12% 46.43% D+3.7 51.05% 38.79% D+12.3 D
67 40.06% 57.80% R+17.7 42.63% 49.20% R+6.6 R
68 34.43% 63.50% R+29.1 29.68% 63.68% R+34 R
69 35.59% 61.03% R+25.4 30.21% 60.42% R+30.2 R
70 23.84% 73.94% R+50.1 19.14% 74.53% R+55.4 R
71 32.78% 64.93% R+32.1 30.30% 61.66% R+31.4 R
72 40.72% 57.33% R+16.6 36.99% 55.92% R+18.9 D
73 26.35% 71.50% R+45.2 22.73% 70.59% R+47.9 R
74 29.70% 67.81% R+38.1 26.47% 66.27% R+39.8 R
75 30.67% 66.90% R+36.2 24.51% 69.40% R+44.9 R
76 30.91% 66.27% R+35.4 24.82% 68.60% R+43.8 R
77 27.21% 70.71% R+43.5 22.92% 70.69% R+47.8 R
78 34.61% 63.40% R+28.8 38.30% 53.87% R+15.6 R
79 32.96% 65.00% R+32 28.05% 65.25% R+37.2 D
80 35.06% 62.13% R+27.1 26.70% 67.44% R+40.7 R
81 33.84% 63.99% R+30.2 31.03% 61.27% R+30.2 R
82 30.06% 67.52% R+37.5 26.99% 65.38% R+38.4 R
83 54.37% 43.11% D+11.3 51.85% 39.65% D+12.2 D
84 70.84% 26.86% D+44 68.69% 24.53% D+44.2 D
85 34.31% 63.97% R+29.7 37.32% 56.24% R+18.9 R
86 53.12% 43.21% D+9.9 48.15% 43.40% D+4.7 D
87 37.57% 60.74% R+23.2 40.94% 52.41% R+11.5 R
88 49.69% 48.03% D+1.7 47.67% 44.31% D+3.4 D
89 61.51% 37.13% D+24.4 59.18% 34.73% D+24.4 D
90 24.03% 73.80% R+49.8 22.19% 71.68% R+49.5 R
91 30.91% 66.80% R+35.9 29.71% 63.58% R+33.9 R
92 50.33% 46.78% D+3.5 49.74% 42.40% D+7.3 D
93 27.30% 70.28% R+43 21.81% 71.39% R+49.6 R
94 29.42% 68.69% R+39.3 29.97% 63.69% R+33.7 R
95 47.49% 49.01% R+1.5 43.07% 48.91% R+5.8 D
96 46.56% 50.44% R+3.9 39.83% 52.31% R+12.5 D
97 36.12% 61.26% R+25.1 30.50% 61.72% R+31.2 R
98 40.62% 56.26% R+15.6 33.41% 58.84% R+25.4 D
99 26.09% 72.26% R+46.2 28.46% 64.66% R+36.2 R
100 31.22% 66.92% R+35.7 31.69% 61.73% R+30 R
101 23.17% 75.00% R+51.8 21.32% 72.49% R+51.2 R
102 44.74% 51.67% R+6.9 36.80% 53.97% R+17.2 D
103 64.24% 33.10% D+31.1 59.09% 33.27% D+25.8 D
104 31.01% 67.13% R+36.1 29.17% 64.11% R+34.9 R
105 37.77% 59.32% R+21.5 36.00% 56.30% R+20.3 R
106 23.27% 74.50% R+51.2 18.06% 76.25% R+58.2 R
107 21.11% 76.29% R+55.2 16.89% 77.37% R+60.5 R
108 28.23% 68.87% R+40.6 24.51% 68.39% R+43.9 R
109 18.44% 79.59% R+61.2 14.04% 81.00% R+67 R
110 17.45% 80.37% R+62.9 13.13% 82.19% R+69.1 R
111 26.84% 71.10% R+44.3 24.33% 69.49% R+45.2 D
112 23.09% 75.31% R+52.2 19.09% 75.85% R+56.8 R
113 24.26% 73.83% R+49.6 18.44% 76.06% R+57.6 R
114 26.19% 71.17% R+45 20.18% 73.85% R+53.7 R
115 19.36% 78.60% R+59.2 15.93% 78.96% R+63 R
116 24.38% 73.12% R+48.7 16.94% 76.79% R+59.8 R
117 20.29% 78.08% R+57.8 15.14% 79.76% R+64.6 R
118 14.70% 83.44% R+68.7 11.38% 84.39% R+73 R
119 35.54% 62.75% R+27.2 33.22% 61.23% R+28 R
120 17.37% 80.09% R+62.7 12.51% 82.46% R+70 R
121 34.73% 63.15% R+28.4 37.99% 54.71% R+16.7 R
122 21.80% 76.17% R+54.4 20.40% 74.49% R+54.1 R
123 32.30% 65.78% R+33.5 35.21% 58.47% R+23.3 R
124 16.22% 82.22% R+66 15.64% 79.80% R+64.2 R
125 29.14% 69.53% R+40.4 32.81% 62.26% R+29.4 R
Total 38.08% 59.72% R+21.6 36.28% 57.01% R+20.7 -
Source: Daily Kos

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Footnotes

  1. Email correspondence with Sandra L. Gritz, Chief Deputy Election Commissioner of Sedgwick County, Kansas on September 12, 2014.
  2. Sedgwick County, 'Unofficial Election Results,' accessed April 7, 2015
  3. Sedgwick County Elections, '2015 Candidate List,' accessed January 27, 2015
  4. U.S. Census Bureau, 'State and County Quick Facts,' accessed October 23, 2014
  5. City of Wichita, 'Government,' accessed October 23, 2014
  6. 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.
  7. 270towin.com, 'Kansas,' accessed June 1, 2017
  8. Daily Kos, 'Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts,' July 9, 2013
  9. Daily Kos, 'Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts,' February 6, 2017
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