2013 Kansas City, Kansas, mayoral election

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]

2013 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election

← 2009 February 26, 2013 (primary)
April 2, 2013 (general)
2017 →
 
Candidate Mark Holland Ann Murguia
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 9,359 7,248
Percentage 56% 43.37%

Mayor before election

Joe Reardon
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Mark Holland
Nonpartisan

Primary Election

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Candidates

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Incumbent Joe Reardon chose not to run for a third term. The following people filed for candidacy.[2]

  • Nathan Barnes
  • Mark Holland, pastor
  • Cordell D. Meeks III
  • Ann Murguia
  • Janice (Grant) Witt

Election Results

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Holland and Murguia received enough votes to qualify for the general election on April 2, 2013.[2]

Kansas City, Kansas mayoral primary election, 2013[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mark Holland 3,048 46.85%
Nonpartisan Ann Murguia 1,465 22.52%
Nonpartisan Nathan Barnes 1,258 19.34%
Nonpartisan Cordell D. Meeks III 511 7.85%
Nonpartisan Janice (Grant) Witt 224 3.44%

General Election

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Candidates

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  • Mark Holland
  • Ann Murguia

Election Results

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Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election, 2013 results [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Mark Holland 9,359 56%
Nonpartisan Ann Murguia 7,248 43.37%
Nonpartisan Write-ins 105 0.65%

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wyandotte County Kansas General Election Results; 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "2013 Wyandotte County, Kansas Primary Primary Election results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2017.