2018 Jackson County Executive election

2018 Jackson County Executive election

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Nominee Frank White Nathan Kline Party Democratic Green Popular vote 182,721 50,813 Percentage 77.30% 21.50%

County Executive before election Frank White Democratic Elected County Executive Frank White Democratic

The 2018 Jackson Executive election took place on November 6, 2018. County Executive Frank White, who was appointed in 2016 upon the resignation of former County Executive Mike Sanders, and elected in a special election later that year to serve out the remaining two years of Sanders's term, ran for re-election. White faced controversy as he sought a second term, including personal financial difficulties ^[1] and mismanagement of the county detention center. ^[2] White won the Democratic primary with 68 percent of the vote and faced only Green Party nominee Nathan Kline in the general election. White defeated Kline by a wide margin, winning re-election with 77 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frank White, incumbent County Executive
• Matthew T. Merryman, attorney ^[3]
• Jeremy Raines

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank White (inc.)	55,586	68.43%
	Democratic	Matthew T. Merryman	17,133	21.09%
	Democratic	Jeremy Raines	8,513	10.48%
Total votes			81,232	100.00%

Green primary

Candidates

• Nathan Kline
• Richard Charles Tolbert, perennial candidate

Results

Green primary results ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Richard Charles Tolbert	199	62.78%
	Green	Richard Charles Tolbert	118	37.22%
Total votes			317	100.00%

General election

Results

2018 Jackson County Executive election ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank White (inc.)	182,721	77.30%
	Green	Nathan Kline	50,813	21.50%
	Write-in		2,840	1.20%
Total votes			236,374	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. Hendricks, Mike (February 23, 2016). "Ex-Royal star faces losing his house for 3rd time since 2016". Lee's Summit Journal. Lee's Summit, Missouri. p. 2A. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
2. Tudhope, Andrea (August 3, 2018). "Jail Fallout Looms Large For Jackson County Executive Hopefuls". KCUR-FM . Kansas City, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
3. Feist, Kathy (February 23, 2016). "Jackson County Executive Race: White holds onto charter powers; Merryman emphasizes schools, jails, trails". Martin City Telegraph. Kansas City, Missouri . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
4. "August 7, 2018 Primary - OFFICIAL FINAL ELECTION RESULTS". Jackson County Election Board. October 30, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
5. "Primary Election - Kansas City, MO - August 7, 2018" (PDF). Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. August 17, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
6. "November 6, 2018 General - OFFICIAL FINAL ELECTION RESULTS". Jackson County Election Board. November 15, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
7. "Kansas City, Missouri - General Election - November 6, 2018" (PDF). Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. November 19, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2025.