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. Six candidates ran to succeed him. Rose Mulvany Henry and Christal Watson advanced to the general election after receiving the most votes in the primary election. Watson went on to defeat Henry in the general election, becoming the first woman to be elected mayor of Kansas City, Kansas.
Primary election Candidates Advanced to general Rose Mulvany Henry, member of the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities Christal Watson, former Kansas City, Kansas School Board member Eliminated in primary Tom Burroughs, county commissioner and former Democratic state representative Mark Gilstrap, Kansas City Kansas Community College trustee and former Republican state senator Gwendolyn S. Thomas, former county government employee Janice Witt, nonprofit executive and perennial candidate
Declined Tyrone Garner, incumbent mayor
Results
General election Results
References
External links Wyandotte County Election Office