City elections in Topeka, Kansas (2024)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 3, 2024 |
| Primary election: August 6, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
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| Offices up: District attorney |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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The city of Topeka, Kansas, is holding a general election for district attorney on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 3, 2024.
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Elections
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Candidates and results
District attorney
See also: City elections in Topeka, Kansas (2024)
General election
General election for Kansas Third Judicial District Attorney
Incumbent Michael Kagay is running in the general election for Kansas Third Judicial District Attorney on November 5, 2024.
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 | Michael Kagay (R) | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas Third Judicial District Attorney
Incumbent Michael Kagay advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas Third Judicial District Attorney on August 6, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Michael Kagay | 100.0 | 11,807 |
| Total votes: 11,807 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kansas elections, 2024
August 6, 2024
- Kansas' 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Kansas State Senate elections, 2024
- Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
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About the city
- See also: Topeka, Kansas
Topeka is a city in Shawnee County, Kansas. As of 2020, its population was 126,587.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Topeka utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Topeka, Kansas | ||
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| Topeka | Kansas | |
| Population | 126,587 | 2,937,880 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 61 | 81,758 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 76.6% | 83% |
| Black/African American | 10.5% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 3% |
| Native American | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 5.5% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.3% | 12.1% |
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| High school graduation rate | 90.3% | 91.4% |
| College graduation rate | 28.5% | 33.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $49,647 | $61,091 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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| Topeka, Kansas | Kansas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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