Wichita residents re-elect Mayor Carl Brewer

? Wichita residents overwhelmingly gave Mayor Carl Brewer another term, and chose three City Council members who support his plans for revitalizing the downtown area.

Unofficial results show the 54-year-old Brewer won 69 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election, defeating 52-year-old Darrell Leffew.

Voters also chose three city council members endorsed by Brewer: Pete Meitzner, James Clendenin and Jeff Longwell. Joshua Blick was the only candidate endorsed by Brewer who lost, to Michael O’Donnell.

The Wichita Eagle reports that Brewer says the vote shows that residents support his plans to revitalize downtown and continuing use of economic development incentives.