Whipple and Wu advance in Wichita mayoral race

Mayors Race
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What began as a field of nine candidates has been trimmed to just two in the race for Wichita mayor.

With 100% of the precincts reporting, Lily Wu and incumbent Mayor Brandon Whipple have advanced to the November general election.

Due to the number of candidates running for Wichita mayor, a primary election was required.

Here are the election results:

Candidate            Votes        Percent

Lilly Wu                11,763      30.07%

Brandon Whipple   9.253     23.65%

Bryan Frye        8,859     22/64%

Celeste Racette     6,594     16.86%

Jared Cerullo          1,815       4.64%

Julie Rose Stroud      236       0.60%

Sheila Davis               230       0.59%

Tom Kane                  206        0.53%

Anthony Gallardo       168      0.43%

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