2015 Kansas City mayoral election

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2015 Kansas City mayoral election
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  2011 June 23, 2015 2019  
  Sly james (cropped).jpg No image.svg
Candidate Sly James Vincent Lee
Popular vote22,8642,909
Percentage88.7%11.3%

Mayor before election

Sly James
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Sly James
Democratic

The 2015 Kansas City mayoral election took place on June 23, 2015, to elect the Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. The election will be held concurrently with various other local elections, and is officially nonpartisan.

Contents

Incumbent Mayor Sly James, an Independent in office since 2011, won re-election to a second term in office. [1]

A primary election was held on April 7 to determine the two candidates that moved on to the general election. [2]

Candidates

Primary election

Results

Kansas City mayoral primary election, 2015 [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Sly James (Incumbent) 26,910 81.5
Nonpartisan Vincent Lee 3,502 10.6
Nonpartisan Clay Chastain2,4237.3
Nonpartisan Write-In1950.6
Total votes33,030 100

General election

Candidates

Results

Kansas City mayoral general election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Sly James (incumbent)29,83087.3
Nonpartisan Vincent Lee4,33712.7
Total votes25,773 100

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References

  1. 1 2 Roberts, Rob (June 18, 2014). "Exclusive: With KC on a roll, mayor says he's going for two". Kansas City Business Journal . Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. Horsley, Lynn (April 7, 2015). "Sly James, Vincent Lee advance in Kansas City mayoral primary". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Horsley, Lynn (March 15, 2015). "This year's campaign for Kansas City mayor is strange indeed". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. "Election Summary Report - Municipal Primary, School Special Election - April 7, 2015 - Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races - OFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  5. "General Election Summary Report" (PDF).
  6. "04072015.pdf" (PDF).