2025 Topeka mayoral election

2025 Topeka mayoral election

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Nominee Spencer Duncan Henry McClure Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 12,723 4,111 Percentage 75.1% 24.3%

Mayor before election Mike Padilla Nonpartisan Elected mayor Spencer Duncan Nonpartisan

The 2025 Topeka mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, following a primary election on August 5, 2025, to elect the Mayor of Topeka, Kansas. Incumbent mayor Mike Padilla chose not to seek re-election to a second term.^[1] Six candidates ran to succeed him, with the top two candidates advancing to the general election.^[2] In the primary election, city councilman Spencer Duncan placed first with 60% of the vote and advanced to the general election with developer and far-right activist Henry McClure, who placed second with 14 percent.^[3]

Primary election

Candidates

• Spencer Duncan, city councilman^[4]
• Henry McClure, developer and far-right activist^[5]
• James L. Bolden Jr., businessman^[6]
• Ed Patton, former mayor of Leon^[7]
• Chad Fay, healthcare worker^[8]
• Gabriel Killman, cabinet worker^[9]

Declined

• Mike Padilla, incumbent mayor^[1]

Results

Primary election results^[10]

Candidate		Votes	%
Spencer Duncan		4,456	60.16%
Henry McClure		1,057	14.27%
James L. Bolden Jr.		535	7.22%
Ed Patton		497	6.71%
Chad Fay		437	5.90%
Gabriel Killman		425	5.74%
Total votes		7,407	100.00%

General election

Results

2025 Topeka mayoral election^[11]

Candidate		Votes	%
Spencer Duncan		12,723	75.07%
Henry McClure		4,111	24.26%
Write-in		115	0.68%
Total votes		16,949	100.00%

References

1. Bickley, Madison (February 25, 2025). "Topeka Mayor Mike Padilla announces he won't seek re-election". WIBW. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
2. Calhoun, Victoria (July 18, 2025). "SNCO Election Commissioner talks early voting 2025 Primary Election". KSNT. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
3. Saldanha-Olson, Stacey (August 5, 2025). "These 2 Topeka mayoral candidates advance to Nov. 4 general election". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
4. Saldanha-Olson, Stacey (March 6, 2025). "Why Councilman Spencer Duncan wants to lead Topeka as its mayor". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
5. Saldanha-Olson, Stacey (July 16, 2025). "'Having white privilege is a joke': Topeka mayoral candidate defends extreme views". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, Kansas. Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
6. Saldanha-Olson, Stacey (May 15, 2025). "Why activist James Bolden is running for mayor of Topeka". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, Kansas. Archived from the original on July 30, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
7. Saldanha-Olson, Stacey (June 25, 2025). "Why Ed Patton is running for Topeka mayor after leading other Kansas communities". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, Kansas. Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
8. Saldanha-Olson, Stacey (April 12, 2025). "Topeka mayoral candidate Chad Fay focuses on infrastructure and health care". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, Kansas. Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
9. Saldanha-Olson, Stacey (May 2, 2025). "A fourth candidate for mayor has entered the race. Now there will be a primary". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Topeka, Kansas. Archived from the original on July 23, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
10. "2025 Primary Election - Shawnee County, Kansas - August 5, 2025 - FINAL UNOFFICIAL RESULTS" (PDF). Shawnee County Election Office. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
11. "2025 General Election" (PDF). Shawnee County Shawnee County, Kansas November 4, 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

External links

• Shawnee County Election Office

Official campaign websites

• Spencer Duncan for Mayor
• Henry McClure for Mayor