2025 Topeka mayoral election

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2025 Topeka mayoral election
November 4, 2025
 
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

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.

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