Full Kansas City-area election results: Earnings tax, mayors, bonds & more
The Kansas City area’s local elections have wrapped up, after voters across the Missouri side of the metro cast ballots on mayors, city councils, school board and tax issues.
Unofficial results came in throughout the evening Tuesday, largely spelling success for local tax issues and many incumbents for local office.
The Star has other stories with live results if you want to hone in on races from specific parts of the KC area:
- Will Kansas City continue 1% earnings tax? Follow live election results
- Lee’s Summit election results: See who’s winning races for mayor, city council, school board & more
- Independence election results: See vote totals on mayor, city council and school bond
- Full Northland election results: Platte County tax vote, city councils & more
- Full Jackson County election results: Blue Springs, Hickman Mills & Kansas City vote
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Kansas City earnings tax results
Voters decided to pass the city’s earnings tax and keep it going for another five years, an issue that accounts for hundreds of millions of dollars of the city budget each year and pays for many of the city’s day-to-day operations.
KC-area mayor and council elections
Communities across the metro picked their municipal leaders, including mayors, city councils and alderman.
Among the key races decided were Blue Springs city council, Independence mayor, North Kansas City council and Lee’s Summit mayor.
Municipal officials help decide how the city budget is spent, what local ordinances should be, and what projects to support with tax breaks, zoning changes and more.
KC-area school board elections
Several metro school boards were on the ballot, some amid major changes to their community or significant budget issues.
School boards hire superintendents, oversee educational funds and set some school policies.
KC-area tax and bond issues
A bevy of financing issues were decided across the Kansas City area, including taxes paid directly from individuals’ property taxes or bonds, which are debts taken out by municipal authorities to be paid back over time.
All of the tax issues passed with definitive support. But so did a Platte County measure to cap future property tax increases, which still has a court batle before it.
This story was originally published April 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM.
