2003 Wichita mayoral election

Wichita mayoral election, 2003

February 25, 2003 (primary) April 1, 2003 (general)

Candidate Carlos Mayans Bill Warren Popular vote 28,929 8,426 Percentage 53.2% 15.5%

Mayor before election Robert G. Knight Republican Elected mayor Carlos Mayans Republican

The 2003 Wichita mayoral election took place on April 1, 2003, to elect the mayor of Wichita, Kansas. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Carlos Mayans.

Results

Primary

Primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Carlos Mayans	12,130	27.9
	Nonpartisan	Bill Warren	8,620	19.8
	Nonpartisan	Joan Cole	7,915	18.2
	Nonpartisan	Bill Gale	7,231	16.6
	Nonpartisan	Lin Harris	3,008	6.9
	Nonpartisan	Matt J. Goolsby	2,568	5.9
	Nonpartisan	George Poulos	826	1.9
	Nonpartisan	Michael Esparza	299	0.7
	Nonpartisan	James A. Woomack	230	0.5
	Nonpartisan	Carl Kramer	171	0.4
	Nonpartisan	Kenneth Kindler	121	0.3
	Nonpartisan	Martin Mork	116	0.3
	Nonpartisan	Michael L. Rumford	110	0.3
	Nonpartisan	Jim C. Purkey	83	0.2
	Nonpartisan	King David Davis	81	0.2
Turnout			43,509	25.29

General election

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Carlos Mayans	28,929	53.2
	Nonpartisan	Bill Warren	8,426	15.5
	Write-in	Write-in	17,020	31.3
Turnout			54,375	26.95