2023 Wichita mayoral election
November 7, 2023
 
Candidate Lily Wu Brandon Whipple
Popular vote 35,859 25,557
Percentage 58.4% 41.6%
Mayor before election

Brandon Whipple
Nonpartisan [1]

 Elected Mayor

Lily Wu
Nonpartisan [2]

The 2023 Wichita mayoral election was held on November 7th, 2023. It elected the mayor of Wichita, Kansas. Incumbent mayor Brandon Whipple ran for re-election to a second term in office.

Former TV news anchor Lily Wu finished first in the primary election, with Whipple narrowly defeating Republican city councilor Brian Frye to secure the second spot in the general election. Wu was backed by numerous prominent Republicans in the general election, including former U.S. Secretary of State and U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo. Wu pitched herself as a political outsider, while Whipple ran on his record. Wu defeated Whipple by a wide margin, and will become the first Asian-American and second female mayor of Wichita.[3]

Candidates

Declared

  • Jared Cerullo, former city councilor (Registered Republican Voter)[4]
  • Bryan Frye, city councilor (Registered Republican Voter)[5]
  • Tom Kane[6]
  • Celeste Racette, community activist and former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation investigator (Registered Independent Voter)[7]
  • Julie Stroud, environmental health specialist (Registered Independent Voter)[4]
  • Brandon Whipple, incumbent mayor (Registered Democratic Voter)[4]
  • Lily Wu, former KWCH-DT news anchor (Registered Libertarian Voter)[8]

Withdrew

Declined

  • Jeff Blubaugh, city councilor (running for Sedgwick County commission, endorsed Frye)[9][5]
  • Pete Meitzner, chair of the Sedgwick County commission and former city councilor [4] (endorsed Wu)[8]

Endorsements

Brandon Whipple
Individuals
Organizations
Lily Wu
County officials
  • Pete Meitzner, chair of the Sedgwick County commission and former Wichita city councilor (Republican)[8]
Organizations
Declined to endorse
Political parties

Results

First round

2023 Wichita mayoral primary election[14]
Candidate Votes  %
Lily Wu 12,217 30.04
Brandon Whipple (incumbent) 9,775 24.04
Brian Frye 9,070 22.30
Celeste Racette 6,831 16.80
Jared Cerullo 1,870 4.60
Sheila M. Davis 254 0.62
Julie Rose Stroud 246 0.60
Tom Kane 220 0.54
Anthony Gallardo 182 0.45
Total votes 40,665 100.00

General

2023 Wichita mayoral general election[15]
Candidate Votes  %
Lily Wu 36,327 57.7
Brandon Whipple (incumbent) 26,187 41.6
Total votes 62,918 100.0

References

  1. ↑ "Current Candidates". sedgwickcounty.org. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Current Candidates". sedgwickcounty.org. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ Swaim, Chance; Kelly, Matt; Rengers, Carrie (November 7, 2023). "'We need to do this together': Lily Wu will be Wichita's next mayor". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Here's who's running for mayor in Wichita — and who might still jump into the race". February 9, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "City Council member Bryan Frye launches bid to become the next mayor of Wichita".
  6. ↑ "12 News anchor Lily Wu resigns, exploring run for mayor".
  7. ↑ "Celeste Racette, founder of Save Century II, enters race for Wichita mayor".
  8. 1 2 3 "Lily Wu announces run for ICT mayor with influential backers".
  9. ↑ "Wichita City Council member says he won't run for mayor".
  10. ↑ "Whipple says he'll make another four years as mayor count. It's 'about serving others'".
  11. ↑ "Did Democrats make an unforced error with partisan endorsement in Wichita mayor race?".
  12. ↑ "Americans for Prosperity-Kansas Endorses Lily Wu for 2023 Wichita Mayoral Primary Election". Americans for Prosperity. June 21, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ "From The Chair Re: Election of Lily Wu as Mayor of Wichita, KS". Libertarian Party of Kansas. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Wichita mayor primary election results". KSN-TV. August 2, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  15. ↑ "November 7, 2023 General Election" (PDF). sedgwickcounty.org. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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