| Election Date: | August 1 (primary) November 7, 2023 (general) |
| Election Name: | 2023 Wichita mayoral election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Wichita, Kansas.svg |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Wichita mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Wichita mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| 1Blank: | Primary |
| 2Blank: | General |
| Image1: | Lily Wu (cropped).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Lily Wu |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote1: | 37,004 |
| Percentage1: | 57.22% |
| Candidate2: | Brandon Whipple |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 26,841 |
| Percentage2: | 41.50% |
| Type: | presidential |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Brandon Whipple |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lily Wu |
| After Party: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Libertarian |
| Alliance2: | Democratic |
| Turnout: | 15.93% (primary) |
The 2023 Wichita mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Wichita, Kansas. The election is required to be non-partisan, but most candidates are known to be affiliated with political parties. Incumbent Democratic mayor Brandon Whipple unsuccessfully ran for re-election to a second term, losing to registered Libertarian candidate Lily Wu.[1]
Former TV news anchor Lily Wu finished first in the primary election, with Whipple narrowly defeating Republican city councilor Brian Frye to secure the second spot in the general election. Wu was backed by numerous prominent Republicans in the general election, including former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo. Despite Lily Wu being a registered Libertarian, the Libertarian Party of Kansas declined to endorse Wu because of her being a registered Republican shortly before the election.[2]
Without getting an endorsement from any political party, Wu pitched herself as a political outsider, while Whipple ran on his record. Wu defeated Whipple by a wide margin and became the first Asian-American and second female mayor in Wichita history.[3]