Kansas City mayor declares victory

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Incumbent Mayor Kay Barnes declared victory Tuesday night against challenger Stanford Glazer.

Barnes had 17,570 votes to Glazer's 12,004 with 100 percent of precincts reporting in Clay and Platte counties, and 72 percent of precincts reporting in Jackson County.

Glazer, 71, the retired founder of Stanford and Sons restaurant and comedy club, did not immediately concede, saying just before 10 p.m. that, "it's a wide margin, but we're going to give it another 30 minutes."

Barnes, who has 12 years of political experience and previously ran a human resource development firm, said the victory showed the community was pleased with the direction the city is heading.

"It certainly is an indication that the voters want to continue with the agenda we've set for the next four years -- revitalizing downtown, dealing with basic services, our housing initiative," said Barnes, the city's first female mayor.