2007 Wichita mayoral election

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2007 Wichita mayoral election
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  2003 February 27, 2007 (primary)
April 3, 2007 (general)
2011  
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Candidate Carl Brewer Carlos Mayans
Popular vote28,39017,230
Percentage61.7%37.5%

Mayor before election

Carlos Mayans
Republican

Elected mayor

Carl Brewer
Democratic

The 2007 Wichita mayoral election took place on April 3, 2007, to elect the Mayor of Wichita, Kansas. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Carl Brewer, who unseated incumbent mayor Carlos Mayans. Brewer was the first African American to be elected mayor of Wichita.

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Results

Primary

Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Carl Brewer 13,155 57.7
Nonpartisan Carlos Mayans (incumbent) 5,882 25.8
Nonpartisan Larry G. White1,4746.5
Nonpartisan Darrell E. Leffew9844.3
Nonpartisan James D. Mendenhall7423.3
Nonpartisan Randy Pace3271.4
Nonpartisan King David Davis2501.1
Turnout 22,81411.79

General election

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Carl Brewer 28,390 61.7
Nonpartisan Carlos Mayans (incumbent)17,23037.5
Write-in 3590.8
Turnout 45,97919.53

References

  1. "February 27, 2007 Primary Election". Sedgwick County Election Office. February 28, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. "April 3, 2007 General Election". Sedgwick County Election Office. April 6, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2019.