2013 Kansas City, Kansas, mayoral election

2013 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election

February 26, 2013 (primary) April 2, 2013 (general)

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

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.

Primary Election

Candidates

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

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

Election Results

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

Kansas City, Kansas mayoral primary election, 2013

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

Candidates

• Mark Holland
• Ann Murguia

Election Results

Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election, 2013 results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Mark Holland	9,359	56%
	Nonpartisan	Ann Murguia	7,248	43.37%
	Nonpartisan	Write-ins	105	0.65%