The 2017 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election took place on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and

Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of the ...

. The election is officially nonpartisan. Incumbent

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ran for reelection and faced

David Alvey David Alvey is an American politician who served as the mayor/CEO of the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas from 2018 to 2021. He was elected on November 7, 2017, when he defeated incumbent Mark Holland Mark ...

in the general election. Alvey and Holland received 51.84% and 47.4% of the vote respect. Holland conceded on election night.

Primary Election

Candidates

The following people filed for candidacy in the primary. *Mark Holland, incumbent mayor **Filed for re-election on February 6, 2017. *David Alvey, director on the Board of Public Utilities * David Haley, Kansas state senator *Janice Grant Witt, financial services broker *D. Keith Jordan, Kansas City radio personality

Election Results

Holland and Alvey received enough votes in the primary to go on to the general election in November.

General Election

Candidates

*Mark Holland, incumbent mayor *David Alvey

Election Results

The general election took place on November 7, 2017. Holland conceded the election to Alvey the same day.

References

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Mayoral elections in Kansas City, Kansas