| Election Name: | 2021 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2017 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Next Election: | 2025 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2025 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2021 |
| Turnout: | 19.03% |
| Candidate1: | Tyrone Garner |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,531 |
| Percentage1: | 50.8% |
| Candidate2: | David Alvey |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,133 |
| Percentage2: | 48.4% |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | David Alvey |
| After Election: | Tyrone Garner |
The 2021 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021 for the office of Mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. The election was officially nonpartisan, with a primary being held on August 3, 2021. Incumbent David Alvey and Tyrone Garner took the top two spots in the primary election and were on ballot in the general election. Garner defeated Alvey, becoming the first African-American mayor of Kansas City.
The following people filed for candidacy and were on the ballot for the primary election. [1] [2]
Tyrone Garner and David Alvey received enough votes to move on to the general election in November.[3]
The general election took place on November 2, 2021.