2015_Kansas_City_mayoral_election Knowpia

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.

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 edit

Clay Chastain, light rail activist residing in Bedford, Virginia^[3]
Sly James, incumbent Mayor^[1]
Vincent Lee, real estate broker^[3]

Primary election edit

Results edit

Kansas City mayoral primary election, 2015^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Sly James (Incumbent)	26,910	81.5
	Nonpartisan	Vincent Lee	3,502	10.6
	Nonpartisan	Clay Chastain	2,423	7.3
	Nonpartisan	Write-In	195	0.6
Total votes			33,030	100

General election edit

Candidates edit

Sly James, incumbent Mayor
Vincent Lee, real estate broker

Results edit

Kansas City mayoral general election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Sly James (incumbent)	29,830	87.3
	Nonpartisan	Vincent Lee	4,337	12.7
Total votes			25,773	100

References edit

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Horsley, Lynn (April 7, 2015). "Sly James, Vincent Lee advance in Kansas City mayoral primary". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Horsley, Lynn (March 15, 2015). "This year's campaign for Kansas City mayor is strange indeed". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
^ "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.
^ "General Election Summary Report" (PDF).
^ "04072015.pdf" (PDF).