Election Name: | 2013 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election |
Country: | Kansas |
Type: | mayoral |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 2009 |
Next Election: | 2017 Kansas City, Kansas Mayoral Election |
Next Year: | 2017 |
Election Date: | February 26, 2013 (primary) April 2, 2013 (general) |
Candidate2: | Ann Murguia |
Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
Popular Vote2: | 7,248 |
Percentage2: | 43.37% |
Image1: | Mark Holland.png |
Candidate1: | Mark Holland |
Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
Popular Vote1: | 9,359 |
Percentage1: | 56% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Joe Reardon |
Before Party: | Nonpartisan candidate |
After Election: | Mark Holland |
After Party: | Nonpartisan candidate |
The 2013 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election took place on April 2, 2013, to elect the Mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. The election is officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Joe Reardon did not run for a third term. Mark Holland and Ann Murguia were on the ballot in the general election. Holland defeated Murguia by over 1,500 votes.[1]
Incumbent Joe Reardon chose not to run for a third term. The following people filed for candidacy.[2]
Holland and Murguia received enough votes to qualify for the general election on April 2, 2013.