2015 Kansas City mayoral election explained

Election Name:2015 Kansas City mayoral election
Country:Missouri
Flag Image:Flag of Kansas City, Missouri (1995–2023).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2011 Kansas City mayoral election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019 Kansas City mayoral election
Next Year:2019
Election Date:June 23, 2015
Image1:File:Sly james (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:Sly James
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Popular Vote1:22,864
Percentage1:88.7%
Candidate2:Vincent Lee
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Popular Vote2:2,909
Percentage2:11.3%
Mayor
Before Election:Sly James
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Sly James
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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

Primary election

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exclusive: With KC on a roll, mayor says he's going for two. June 18, 2014. April 27, 2015. Rob. Roberts. Kansas City Business Journal.
  2. Web site: Sly James, Vincent Lee advance in Kansas City mayoral primary. April 7, 2015. April 27, 2015. Lynn. Horsley. The Kansas City Star.
  3. Web site: This year's campaign for Kansas City mayor is strange indeed. March 15, 2015. April 27, 2015. Lynn. Horsley. The Kansas City Star.