2025 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election

2025 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election
← 2021 November 4, 2025 2029 →
Mayor before election; Tyrone Garner; Nonpartisan	Elected mayor ; Christal Watson; Nonpartisan

The 2025 Kansas City, Kansas mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025 to elect the mayor of Kansas City, Kansas. A nonpartisan primary took place on August 5, 2025. Incumbent mayor Tyrone Garner did not seek re-election to a second term.^[1] Six candidates ran to succeed him.^[2] Rose Mulvany Henry and Christal Watson advanced to the general election after receiving the most votes in the primary election.^[3] Watson went on to defeat Henry in the general election, becoming the first woman to be elected mayor of Kansas City, Kansas.^[4]^[5]

Primary election

Candidates

Advanced to general

Rose Mulvany Henry, member of the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities^[6]
Christal Watson, former Kansas City, Kansas School Board member^[6]

Eliminated in primary

Tom Burroughs, county commissioner and former Democratic state representative^[6]
Mark Gilstrap, Kansas City Kansas Community College trustee and former Republican state senator^[6]
Gwendolyn S. Thomas, former county government employee^[6]
Janice Witt, nonprofit executive and perennial candidate^[6]

Declined

Tyrone Garner, incumbent mayor^[1]

Results

Primary election results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rose Mulvany Henry	3,619	31.25%
	Nonpartisan	Christal Watson	3,031	26.18%
	Nonpartisan	Tom Burroughs	2,910	25.13%
	Nonpartisan	Mark Gilstrap	833	7.19%
	Nonpartisan	Gwendolyn S. Thomas	691	5.97%
	Nonpartisan	Janice Witt	495	4.27%
Total votes			11,579	100.00%

General election

Results

2025 Kansas City mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rose Mulvany Henry	8,050	45.96%
	Nonpartisan	Christal Watson	9,465	54.04%
Total votes			17,515	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b Henderson, Rachel; Hartle, Sam (November 19, 2024). "Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Tyrone Garner says he won't seek re-election". KSHB. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
^ Zeman, Sofi (June 3, 2025). "See who's running to be KCK's next mayor, replacing Tyrone Garner". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
^ Johnson, Olivia (August 5, 2025). "Voters select Mulvany Henry, Watson as candidates for Wyandotte County, KCK mayor". WDAF-TV. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
^ Johnson, Olivia; Stokes, Kirsten (November 4, 2025). "Christal Watson becomes first woman KCK mayor, WyCo CEO in 20 years". Fox 4 Kansas City. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ Zeff, Sam; Fox, Madeline (November 5, 2025). "Christal Watson elected as first Black female mayor of Kansas City, Kansas". KCUR. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Merchant, Josh (July 30, 2025). "Property taxes, policing and political culture: Where the mayor candidates stand on key issues in Wyandotte County". The Beacon. Kansas City, Missouri. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
^ "Wyandotte County, Kansas - 2025 Primary Election - August 5, 2025 - Unofficial Final Results" (PDF). Wyandotte County Election Office. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.

External links

Wyandotte County Election Office

[Garner-1] Henderson, Rachel; Hartle, Sam (November 19, 2024). "Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Tyrone Garner says he won't seek re-election". KSHB. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

[2] Zeman, Sofi (June 3, 2025). "See who's running to be KCK's next mayor, replacing Tyrone Garner". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

[3] Johnson, Olivia (August 5, 2025). "Voters select Mulvany Henry, Watson as candidates for Wyandotte County, KCK mayor". WDAF-TV. Retrieved August 5, 2025.

[4] Johnson, Olivia; Stokes, Kirsten (November 4, 2025). "Christal Watson becomes first woman KCK mayor, WyCo CEO in 20 years". Fox 4 Kansas City. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[5] Zeff, Sam; Fox, Madeline (November 5, 2025). "Christal Watson elected as first Black female mayor of Kansas City, Kansas". KCUR. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[candidates-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Merchant, Josh (July 30, 2025). "Property taxes, policing and political culture: Where the mayor candidates stand on key issues in Wyandotte County". The Beacon. Kansas City, Missouri. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

[7] "Wyandotte County, Kansas - 2025 Primary Election - August 5, 2025 - Unofficial Final Results" (PDF). Wyandotte County Election Office. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.

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