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Election in Kansas City
2019 Kansas City mayoral election
The 2019 Kansas City mayoral election took place on June 18, 2019, to elect the next
mayor of
Kansas City, Missouri . The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan.
[2]
Incumbent mayor
Sly James , in office since 2011, was
term-limited and could not seek the office again.
[3]
In the nonpartisan primary held on April 2, 2019,
[4] city council members
Jolie Justus and
Quinton Lucas were the top-two vote winners
[5]
[6] with 23 and 18 percent of the vote, respectively. In the general election on June 18, 2019, Lucas got 59 percent vs. 41 percent for Justus.
Candidates
The filing deadline was January 8.
[2]
Declared
Alissia Canady, city councilwoman
[7]
Clay Chastain, electrical engineer and home renovator who currently lives in Bedford, Virginia
[8]
Phil Glynn, businessman, affiliated with the
Democratic Party
[7]
Jolie Justus , city councilwoman, former member of the
Missouri Senate
[7]
Henry Klein, charity chairman
[8]
Vincent Lee, real estate broker
[8]
Quinton Lucas , city councilman, affiliated with the
Democratic Party
[7]
Steve Miller, attorney, affiliated with the
Democratic Party
[7]
[9]
Jermaine Reed , city councilman
[7]
Scott Taylor, city councilman
[7]
Scott Wagner, city councilman, Mayor Pro Tem
[7]
Withdrew
Declined
Endorsements
Primary
Jolie Justus
Sly James ,
Mayor of Kansas City
Jason Kander , former Secretary of State of Missouri and US Senate candidate
[13]
Kay Barnes , former Mayor of Kansas City
[14]
Mamie Hughes, former Jackson County Legislator, Community Activist
[14]
Gail McCann Beatty , former Missouri State House Democratic Leader
[14]
Greg Razer , Missouri State Representative
[14]
Scott Burnett, Jackson County Legislator
[14]
Jeremy LaFaver, former Missouri State Representative
[14]
CiCi Rojas, Business Leader, Former Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO
[14]
Patty Garney, Northland Community Leader, Philanthropist
[14]
Kite Singleton, Public Transportation Advocate
[14]
LGBTQ Victory Fund
[14]
Jason Kander (withdrew)
Statewide and local politicians
Primary election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Alissia Canady
Clay Chastain
Phil Glynn
Jolie Justus
Henry Klein
Vincent Lee
Quinton Lucas
Steve Miller
Jermaine Reed
Scott Taylor
Scott Wagner
Undecided
Other
SurveyUSA
[16]
February 26–March 13
610
±5.3%
8%
2%
1%
13%
1%
1%
4%
9%
7%
5%
4%
44%
-
Remington
[17]
[18]
February
485
±4%
6%
3%
-
18%
-
-
7%
15%
7%
7%
7%
29%
-
Hypothetical runoff polling
with Justus and Miller
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Jolie Justus
Steve Miller
Undecided
Remington
[17]
[18]
February
485
±4%
33%
25%
41%
Results
General election
Results
References
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"Check election results here: Kansas City votes for new mayor, city council members" . FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV News, Weather, Sports . June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2021 .
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a
b 2019 Mayor & Council Election Guide , Kansas City,
Wikidata
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^ Abouhalkah, Yael T. (May 27, 2015).
"Let's skip ahead and peek at Kansas City's 2019 mayoral race" . The Kansas City Star . Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
^
"Kansas City Mayor - Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
^ Kite, Allison; Vockrodt, Steve; Marson, Andy (April 2, 2019).
"Council members Justus, Lucas win Kansas City mayoral primary, will face off in June" . The Kansas City Star . Kansas City, Missouri. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
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Next Scheduled Election, Kansas City, Missouri ,
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Q63063817
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j Rodriguez, Lisa (June 6, 2018).
"Here's Who's Running For Mayor Of Kansas City, Missouri, In 2019 — So Far" . KCUR . Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
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d
e Kite, Allison (January 16, 2019).
"List of Kansas City candidates for council, mayor preview a very different City Hall" . The Kansas City Star . Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
^ Felts, Tommy (March 26, 2019).
"KCMO mayoral vote: Seven FAQs for those still on the bubble, undecided" . Startland News . Retrieved April 23, 2019 .
^
a
b Telep, Nicolas (June 25, 2018).
"Jason Kander Confirms Run For Kansas City Mayor, Justus Out" . KCUR . Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
^
"A personal note from Jason Kander" . JasonKander.com . October 2, 2018. Archived from
the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018 .
^ 🥷🦅AP4Liberty 🇺🇲🥋 [@AP4Liberty] (October 2, 2018).
"Nobody likes perpetual candidates and I don't want to run just to run. The people of KC deserve a good mayor who has put serious thoughtful consideration into it. I have not done that. https://t.co/bsSPQuyazK" (
Tweet ).
Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via
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^ Gutierrez, Andres (October 3, 2018).
"Jason Kander campaign will refund campaign contributions" . KSHB . Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
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"Endorsements" . JustusForKC.com. Archived from
the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019 .
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"Jason Kander to Run for Mayor of Kansas City" (PDF) . JasonKander.com. June 25, 2018. Archived from
the original (PDF) on June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
^
"Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #24638" (PDF) . www.kansascity.com . March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
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"Independent poll shows KC's mayoral race wide open" . KMBC . February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
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"Mayoral election in Kansas City, Missouri (2019)" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved June 9, 2021 .
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"Kansas City Primary Election Results 2019" . KCUR . April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
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