2014 Jackson County Executive election

2014 Jackson County Executive election
November 4, 2014
 
Nominee Mike Sanders Brice Stewart
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 82,303 48,077
Percentage 60.35% 35.25%

County Executive before election

Mike Sanders
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Mike Sanders
Democratic

The 2014 Jackson Executive election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Mike Sanders ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged by Republican nominee Brice Stewart, a county employee, and Libertarian nominee Richard Tolbert, a former Kansas City Councilman and perennial candidate. Sanders won re-election by a wide margin, receiving 60 percent of the vote to Stewart's 35 percent and Tolbert's 4 percent. Less than a year into his third term, Sanders resigned, citing a desire to spend more time with his family, triggering a 2016 special election.