2013 Kansas City, Kansas, mayoral election

2013 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election

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Candidate Mark Holland Ann Murguia Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 9,359 7,248 Percentage 56% 43.37%

Mayor before election Joe Reardon Nonpartisan Elected mayor Mark Holland Nonpartisan

The 2013 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election took place on April 2, 2013, to elect the Mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. The election is officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Joe Reardon did not run for a third term. Mark Holland and Ann Murguia were on the ballot in the general election. Holland defeated Murguia by over 1,500 votes. ^[1]

Primary Election

Candidates

Incumbent Joe Reardon chose not to run for a third term. The following people filed for candidacy. ^[2]

• Nathan Barnes
• Mark Holland, pastor
• Cordell D. Meeks III
• Ann Murguia
• Janice (Grant) Witt

Election results

Holland and Murguia received enough votes to qualify for the general election on April 2, 2013. ^[2]

Kansas City, Kansas mayoral primary election, 2013 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Mark Holland	3,048	46.85%
	Nonpartisan	Ann Murguia	1,465	22.52%
	Nonpartisan	Nathan Barnes	1,258	19.34%
	Nonpartisan	Cordell D. Meeks III	511	7.85%
	Nonpartisan	Janice (Grant) Witt	224	3.44%

General Election

Candidates

• Mark Holland
• Ann Murguia

Election results

Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election, 2013 results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Mark Holland	9,359	56%
	Nonpartisan	Ann Murguia	7,248	43.37%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	105	0.65%

References

1. "Wyandotte County Kansas General Election Results; 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2017.
2. "2013 Wyandotte County, Kansas Primary Primary Election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2017.