Election Name: | 2007 Wichita mayoral election |
Country: | Kansas |
Flag Image: | Flag of Wichita, Kansas.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2003 Wichita mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2011 Wichita mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Election Date: | February 27, 2007 (primary) April 3, 2007 (general) |
Candidate1: | Carl Brewer |
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Popular Vote1: | 28,390 |
Percentage1: | 61.7% |
Candidate2: | Carlos Mayans |
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Popular Vote2: | 17,230 |
Percentage2: | 37.5% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Carlos Mayans |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Carl Brewer |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2007 Wichita mayoral election took place on April 3, 2007, to elect the Mayor of Wichita, Kansas. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Carl Brewer, who unseated incumbent mayor Carlos Mayans. Brewer was the first African American to be elected mayor of Wichita.