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2016 Jackson County Executive special election presidential no November 8, 2016 2014 Jackson County Executive election 2014 2018 Jackson County Executive election 2018 150x150px Frank White Democratic Party (United States) 224,055 82.11% 150x150px Stacey Lindgren Green Party (United States) 46,858 17.17% County Executive Frank White Democratic Party (United States) Frank White Democratic Party (United States)
The 2016 Jackson Executive special election took place on November 8, 2016. County Executive Mike Sanders, who was re-elected to a third term in 2014, resigned from office on December 31, 2015. Former County Legislator Fred Arbanas was briefly appointed to serve as acting County Executive until the County Legislature selected an interim replacement to serve until the special election.Hendricks Mike Jackson County's fill-in leader is Fred Arbanas The Kansas City Star January 5, 2016 Kansas City, Missouri 4A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/176352893/ July 10, 2025 On January 11, 2016, County Legislator Frank White, a former Kansas City Royals player, was selected as interim County Executive.Hendricks Mike Ex-Royal Frank White takes new role as Jackson County leader The Kansas City Star January 12, 2016 Kansas City, Missouri 14A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/176352960/ July 10, 2025
White ran in the special election to serve out the final two years of Sanders's term. He faced no major-party opposition, and his only opponent was Green Party nominee Stacey Lindgreen, a business strategist and marketing consultant. White won the election in a landslide, receiving 81 percent of the vote to Lindgren's 17 percent.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Frank White, incumbent County ExecutiveHendricks Mike White will run to serve rest of term The Kansas City Star February 23, 2016 Kansas City, Missouri 9A https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/176353759/ July 10, 2025
Results
Democratic primary resultsElection Summary Report - JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI - PRIMARY ELECTION August 11, 2016 Jackson County Election Board https://jcebmo.org/wp-content/uploads/Election-Summary-8-2-2016.pdf July 8, 2025Election Summary Report - KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - PRIMARY ELECTION August 12, 2016 Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners https://www.kceb.org/useruploads/8216Primary/results/Election_Summary_Official_8-161.pdf July 8, 2025
Frank White (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 47,127 100.00%
47,127 100.00%
General election
Candidates
Frank White, incumbent County Executive (Democratic)
Stacey Lindgreen, business strategist and marketing consultant (Green)County executive, sheriff, prosecutor also on ballot The Kansas City Star October 26, 2016 Kansas City, Missouri A18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/176354017/ July 10, 2025
Results
2016 Jackson County Executive special electionElection Summary Report - JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI - GENERAL ELECTION November 21, 2016 Jackson County Election Board https://www.jcebmo.org/wp-content/uploads/ElectionSummary.pdf July 8, 2025Election Summary Report - Kansas City, Missouri - General Election November 18, 2016 Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:5a7ca0c0-eb58-472a-9ece-6b9702813bc0 July 8, 2025
Frank White (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 224,055 82.11%
Stacey Lindgren Green Party (United States) 46,858 17.17%
write-ins 1,963 0.72%
272,876 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States) Green Party (United States)
References
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Category:2016 elections in Missouri
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