Tyrone Garner Elected First Black Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition
A thank you message was sent to supporters via this post on Mayor-elect Tyrone Garner’s website Wednesday.
A thank you message was sent to supporters via this post on Mayor-elect Tyrone Garner’s website Wednesday.

Wyandotte County voters sent a message Tuesday that they want change, as they elected former deputy police chief Tyrone Garner to replace incumbent David Alvey as the Unified Government mayor.

Garner received 51% of the vote to Alvey’s 49%, in final unofficial results Tuesday night. It was a relatively low-turnout local election, with 18.5% percent of registered voters submitting ballots.

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