2015 Wichita mayoral election

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2015 Wichita mayoral election
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  2011 March 3, 2015 (primary)
April 7, 2015 (general)
2019  
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Nominee Jeff Longwell Sam Williams
Popular vote22,29213,478
Percentage59.4135.92

Mayor before election

Carl Brewer
Democratic

Elected mayor

Jeff Longwell
Republican

The 2015 Wichita mayoral election took place on April 7, 2015, to elect the mayor of Wichita, Kansas. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and is officially nonpartisan.

Contents

Incumbent mayor Carl Brewer, a Democrat, was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office.

A primary election was held on March 3, 2015, to decide the two candidates that moved on to the general election. City council member Jeff Longwell defeated retired business executive Sam Williams to become the next mayor. [1]

Primary election

Candidates

Declined

Endorsements

Sean Hatfield
  • Kansans for Life PAC [8]
Sam Williams

Results

Wichita mayoral primary election, 2015 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jeff Longwell 5,506 28.21
Nonpartisan Sam Williams 5,000 25.62
Nonpartisan Lavonta Williams3,53718.12
Nonpartisan Jennifer Winn2,09410.73
Nonpartisan Sean Hatfield2,02910.39
Nonpartisan Dan Heflin5352.74
Nonpartisan Frances Jackson3111.59
Nonpartisan Tony Rosales2271.16
Nonpartisan Tracy Stewart1470.75
Nonpartisan Robert Culver1330.68
Total votes19,519 100

General election

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Jeff
Longwell
Sam
Williams
Undecided
SurveyUSA [12] March 18–23, 2015501± 4.5%42%35%22%

Results

Wichita mayoral general election, 2015 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Jeff Longwell 22,292 59.41
Nonpartisan Sam Williams13,47835.92
Nonpartisan Write-in1,7524.67
Total votes37,522 100

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