| Turnout | 19.03%[a][1] | |||||||||||||||
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The2021 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, for the office ofMayor/CEO of theUnited Government ofWyandotte County andKansas City, Kansas. The election was officially nonpartisan, with a primary being held on August 3, 2021. IncumbentDavid Alvey andTyrone Garner took the top two spots in the primary election and were on ballot in the general election.[2] Garner defeated Alvey, becoming thefirst African-American mayor of Kansas City.
The following people filed for candidacy and were on the ballot for the primary election.[3][4]
Tyrone Garner and David Alvey received enough votes to move on to the general election in November.[4][2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tyrone Garner | 3,575 | 28.18% | |
| Nonpartisan | David Alvey (incumbent) | 3,527 | 27.8% | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Steineger | 2,733 | 21.55% | |
| Nonpartisan | Janice (Grant) Witt | 1,849 | 14.58% | |
| Nonpartisan | Darren Duffy | 1,001 | 7.89% | |
| Total votes | 12,685 | 100% | ||
| Turnout | 12,758 | 14.36%[a] | ||
| Registered electors | 88,825 | |||
The general election took place on November 2, 2021.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tyrone Garner | 8,531 | 50.76 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Alvey (incumbent) | 8,133 | 48.39 | |
| Write-in | 144 | 0.86 | ||
| Total votes | 16,808 | 100%[b] | ||
| Turnout | 16,992 | 19.03%[a] | ||
| Registered electors | 89,294 | |||
