2019 Columbia, Missouri, mayoral election

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Candidate  | Brian Treece | Chris Kelly
Party  | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan
Popular vote  | 10,329 | 5,762
Percentage  | 64.19% | 35.81%

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| Mayor before election

Brian Treece

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Brian Treece

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Columbia, Missouri, held an election for mayor, on April 2, 2019. Incumbent mayor Brian Treece successfully won re-election against former Missouri House member Chris Kelly. Kelly's run for Columbia mayor was the only unsuccessful electoral campaign of his career.[1]

## Background[edit]

Chris Kelly, a former Democratic member of the Missouri House of Representatives, had previously expressed interest in running for the city's highest office. On October 29, 2018, Kelly officially announced his candidacy for Columbia mayor.[2]

Candidate petition filings for the municipal elections were open beginning October 30, 2018 and closed on January 8, 2019. Candidates running for mayor required the valid signatures of at least 100 registered Columbia voters.[3] Both incumbent mayor Brian Treece and challenger Chris Kelly filed their petitions on October 30.[4]

## Campaign[edit]

Chris Kelly attracted controversy early in the race following the revelation that he had deleted thousands of tweets from his Twitter account days before beginning his campaign.[5] Screenshots of the messages were obtained by both Mayor Treece and the Columbia HeartBeat, with Treece describing the contents of the tweets as “misogynistic, racist, offensive and unacceptable."[6] Kelly responded to the accusations by claiming that the tweets were either jokes or taken out of context, while also stating in an interview “I sometimes have said things that I should not have said, and there’s no excuse for them."[6]

### Polls[edit]

Poll source  | Date(s)

administered

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size

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of error

| Brian Treece  | Chris Kelly  | Undecided

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Missouri Scout[7] | February 6–8, 2019  | 484 LV | ± 4.4%  | 33%  | 41% | 26%

## Results[edit]

Brian Treece was re-elected mayor by a wide margin over Chris Kelly, winning the popular vote in 33 of the city's 35 precincts.[8]

2019 Columbia mayoral election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Nonpartisan | Brian Treece | 10,329  | 64.19%
| Nonpartisan | Chris Kelly | 5,762  | 35.81%

## Aftermath[edit]

On election night, Chris Kelly called Brian Treece to concede the race, with Treece delivering his victory speech shortly afterwards.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Cheyne, Marcelle Peters and Victoria (April 2, 2019). "Treece wins a second term as mayor with 64 percent of vote". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
2. ^ Richey, Lauren (October 29, 2018). "Kelly confirms he'll run for mayor of Columbia". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
3. ^ "Columbia City Council election petitions available for pick up, first day to file Oct. 30". www.como.gov. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
4. ^ "Chris Kelly, Brian Treece file in Columbia mayoral campaign". KOMU.com. October 30, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
5. ^ Keller, Rudi. "Kelly deletes tweets as he begins bid for Columbia mayor". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
6. ^ a b Peters, Victoria Cheyne and Marcelle (January 25, 2019). "Kelly says Treece's concern about tweets is misguided". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
7. ^ Keller, Rudi. "Rude Awakenings: Poll shows Kelly leading Treece for Columbia mayor". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
8. ^ "Final Official Results - April 2, 2019 Municipal Election" (PDF). Boone County Clerk - Election Results Archive. April 9, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
9. ^ KBIA Staff (April 3, 2019). "Kelly Concedes, Treece Reelected Columbia Mayor". www.kbia.org. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

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