Incumbents appeared to have held on to their seats in Kansas House districts in the Post’s coverage area in northeast Johnson County, while both parties each picked up a new seat in districts created by redistricting earlier this year.
- Polls for the 2022 general election closed Tuesday at 7 p.m., and the Johnson County Election Office released unofficial final results.
Big takeaway: Northeast Johnson County’s Kansas House delegation remains deep blue with nine Democratic incumbents winning reelection Tuesday, most of them cruising to easy victories.
Other points of note: Five of Tuesday’s Democratic winners ran uncontested, including Jarrod Ousley, Susan Ruiz, Jerry Stogsdill and Rui Xu, along with Brandon Woodard who was moved by redistricting from District 30 into the newly created District 108 and faced no opponent there.
- Meanwhile, in Woodard’s old District 30, Republicans picked up a seat as Laura Williams defeated Courtney Eiterich by a margin of 51 to 49%.
- The lone Republican incumbent in the area who appears to have retained his seat was Owen Donohoe in District 39, defeating Vanessa Vaughn West, also by a 51 to 49% margin.
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Here is district-by-district breakdown of contested races Tuesday for Kansas House seats in the Shawnee Mission coverage area:
District 17
Incumbent Democrat Jo Ella Hoye maintains her seat as the District 17 representative in Kansas.
She faced two opponents, Republican Emily Carpenter and Libertarian Michael Kerner.
Hoye received 53% of the vote, according to the unofficial election night tallies.
District 17 covers northern Lenexa and southern Shawnee west of Pflumm Road to Kansas 7 Highway.
District 18
Incumbent Democrat Cindy Neighbor won against Republican Cathy Gordon in District 18, which covers eastern Shawnee between Knox Drive and Pflumm Road.
Neighbor received 57% of the vote, according to unofficial votes. She beat Gordon two years ago, as well.
District 19
Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Clayton maintained her District 19 seat against Republican opponent Nick Reddel.
Clayton received 62% of the vote, according to the Kansas Secretary of State website.
District 19 represents parts of Prairie Village, Leawood and Overland Park from State Line Road west to Metcalf Avenue and between W. 83rd Street and W. 103rd Street.
District 22
Incumbent Democrat Linsday Vaughn held her seat as the District 22 representative, which covers Overland Park between Switzer Road and Metcalf Avenue.
Vaughn faced Republican opponent Robert Colburn.
Vaughn received 65% of the vote, according to the Kansas Secretary of State website.
District 30
In this district which covers parts of Lenexa and Olathe, Republican Laura Williams is currently leading Democrat Courtney Eiterich for the District 30 seat held up until this year by Brandon Woodard who now represents District 108.
As of Tuesday night, Williams led Eiterich by about 200 votes.
Williams received 51% of the vote while Eiterich received 49% of the vote, according to the Kansas Secretary of State website.
District 39
Republican incumbent Owen Donohoe came out on top Tuesday against Democrat Vanessa Vaughn West for District 39.
Donohoe received 51% of the vote, according to the Kansas Secretary of State website. Vaughn West took home 49%, with roughly 230 votes separating the two.
District 39 represents northern Shawnee, Lake Quivira and a portion of southern Bonner Springs.
District 117
Republican Adam Turk won against Democrat opponent Courtney Tripp to represent Kansas District 117.
Turk received 52% of the vote, according to the Kansas Secretary of State website.
This district is a new one created by redistricting earlier this year and represents a part of west Lenexa and a large portion of De Soto, while also reaching into Douglas County.
