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Carl Brewer (Democrat) was a candidate for Governor of Kansas. Brewer lost the primary on August 7, 2018.
for more information on the August 7 Democratic primary election. for more information on the November 6 general election.
Brewer is the former mayor of Wichita, Kansas. He was first elected in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011. Before becoming mayor, he served on the Wichita City Council from 2001 to 2007, representing District 1.
Brewer served in the United States Army and the Kansas Army National Guard. For his service, he received an Army Commendation Medal and a Kansas Army National Guard Recognition Award. His professional experience includes working as an operations manager at Boeing/Spirit and as a manufacture engineer at Cessna.
Below is an abbreviated outline of Brewer's political career:
Laura Kelly (D) defeated Kris Kobach (R), Greg Orman (Independent), Jeff Caldwell (L), and Rick Kloos (Independent) in the general election for Governor of Kansas on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Laura Kelly (D) |
48.0
|
506,727 |
|
|
Kris Kobach (R) |
43.0
|
453,645 | |
|
|
Greg Orman (Independent) |
6.5
|
68,590 | |
|
|
Jeff Caldwell (Libertarian) |
1.9
|
20,020 | |
|
|
Rick Kloos (Independent) |
0.6
|
6,584 | |
|
|
Total votes: 1,055,566 |
Laura Kelly defeated Carl Brewer, Joshua Svaty, Arden Andersen, and Jack Bergeson in the Democratic primary for Governor of Kansas on August 7, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Laura Kelly |
51.4
|
80,377 |
|
|
Carl Brewer |
20.2
|
31,493 | |
|
|
Joshua Svaty |
17.5
|
27,292 | |
|
|
Arden Andersen |
8.4
|
13,161 | |
|
|
Jack Bergeson |
2.5
|
3,950 | |
|
|
Total votes: 156,273 |
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Kansas on August 7, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Kris Kobach |
40.6
|
128,832 |
|
|
Jeff Colyer |
40.5
|
128,489 | |
|
|
Jim Barnett |
8.8
|
27,994 | |
|
|
Ken Selzer |
7.8
|
24,804 | |
|
|
Patrick Kucera |
1.0
|
3,212 | |
|
|
Tyler Ruzich |
0.7
|
2,275 | |
|
|
Joseph Tutera Jr. |
0.5
|
1,559 | |
|
|
Total votes: 317,165 |
|
In the 2011 general election, Brewer defeated Darrell E. Leffew.
| Mayor of Wichita, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Carl Brewer Incumbent |
69.6% | 17,285 | |
| Darrell E. Leffew | 30.2% | 7,494 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 66 | |
| Total Votes | 24,845 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Board of Elections - 2011 General Election Results | |||
In the 2007 general election, Brewer defeated incumbent Carlos Mayans.
| Mayor of Wichita, 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Carl Brewer |
61.7% | 28,390 | |
| Carlos Mayans Incumbent | 37.5% | 17,230 | |
| Write-in | 0.8% | 359 | |
| Total Votes | 45,979 | ||
| Source: Sedgwick County Board of Elections - 2007 General Election Results | |||
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