Bryan Frye

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Bryan Frye

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Prior offices

Wichita City Council District 5

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Last election

August 1, 2023

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Bryan Frye was a member of the Wichita City Council in Kansas, representing District 5. Frye assumed office on April 14, 2015. Frye left office on January 8, 2024.

Frye ran for election for Mayor of Wichita in Kansas. Frye lost in the primary on August 1, 2023.

Biography

Frye received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Wichita State University. His work experience included working on marketing and creative services in the broadcast television industry and serving as the senior director of investor relations at the Kansas Chamber of Commerce.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Wichita, Kansas (2023)

General election

General election for Mayor of Wichita

Lily Wu defeated incumbent Brandon Whipple in the general election for Mayor of Wichita on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lily Wu (Nonpartisan)	57.6	37,004
		Brandon Whipple (Nonpartisan)	41.8	26,841
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	415

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,260
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Wichita

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Wichita on August 1, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lily Wu (Nonpartisan)	30.0	12,217
✔		Brandon Whipple (Nonpartisan)	24.0	9,775
		Bryan Frye (Nonpartisan)	22.3	9,070
		Celeste Racette (Nonpartisan)	16.8	6,831
		Jared Cerullo (Nonpartisan)	4.6	1,870
		Shelia Davis (Nonpartisan)	0.6	254
		Julie Rose Stroud (Nonpartisan)	0.6	246
		Tom Kane (Nonpartisan)	0.5	220
		Anthony Gallardo (Nonpartisan)	0.4	182

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,665
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Endorsements

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Frye received the following endorsements.

• Jeff Longwell (Nonpartisan) -
• Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce PAC

2019

See also: City elections in Wichita, Kansas (2019)

General election

General election for Wichita City Council District 5

Incumbent Bryan Frye defeated Mike Magness in the general election for Wichita City Council District 5 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bryan Frye (Nonpartisan)	67.8	6,580
		Mike Magness (Nonpartisan)	31.4	3,044
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	76

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,700
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bryan Frye and Mike Magness advanced from the primary for Wichita City Council District 5.

2015

See also: Wichita, Kansas municipal elections, 2015

The city of Wichita, Kansas, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 27, 2015. Three of the six city council seats were up for election.

In the primary election for District 5, Bryan Frye and Gary W. Bond advanced past James F. Breitenbach and William Beliles. Frye defeated Bond in the general election on April 7. Incumbent Jeff Longwell did not run for re-election.

Wichita City Council, District 5 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bryan Frye	54.9%	4,393
Gary W. Bond	44.8%	3,586
Write-in	0.3%	26
Total Votes		8,005
Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015

Wichita City Council, District 5 Primary Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bryan Frye	50.2%	1,941
Gary W. Bond	30.2%	1,166
James F. Breitenbach	12.4%	481
William Beliles	7.2%	277
Total Votes		3,865
Source: Sedgwick County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015

Campaign themes

2023

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2019

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