Early voting in Johnson County begins Saturday, Oct. 19, and voters will be able to cast advanced ballots between then and Election Day on Nov. 5.
This critical election season, the Johnson County Post gave our readers in-depth, informative coverage of the races affecting Johnson County.
We hosted 18 separate public, in-person candidate forums spread out over eight nights.
We garnered responses to reader-generated questionnaires from nearly 65 candidates who are seeking federal, state and local offices impacting Johnson County.
All of that, so we could give you access to those who would govern your communities, control your tax dollars and make important decisions on your behalf.
As Johnson County residents head to the polls and mail in ballots (or drop them off at secure drop box locations), we’ve put together election primers for each of the races in the Post’s coverage area.
These guides will give you an easy way to find out more about the candidates and where they stand on the issues important to our readers, so you can decide for yourself who will best represent you in Washington, Topeka and closer to home.
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The candidates
Find out about the candidates in each Kansas House race in Johnson County by clicking on the links below, which take you to the KC Voter Guide.
*Note: this list includes only contested races. Candidates running in districts without an opponent are not included here.
- District 5
- District 8
- District 14
- District 15
- District 17
- District 18
- District 19
- District 20
- District 24
- District 25
- District 27
- District 28
- District 30
- District 39
- District 48
- District 49
- District 78
- District 117
- District 121
The key issues
The Post crafted a five-item questionnaire for Statehouse races based on our readers’ input about what they wanted to hear from candidates.
Click on the links below to read the candidates’ responses to each of the following issues:
Watch our candidate forums
The Post hosted nine separate forums featuring candidates for Kansas House in Johnson County.
Click on the links below that take you to the recaps of the forums for the races that impact you.
- House Districts 19 & 20 (Leawood, Overland Park and Prairie Village)
- House Districts 24 & 25 (Fairway, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Roeland Park, Westwood, Westwood Hills and parts of Merriam, Mission and Prairie Village)
- House Districts 17 & 18 (portions of Lenexa, Shawnee and Merriam)
- House Districts 39 & 117 (De Soto, Lenexa, Olathe and Shawnee)
- House Districts 14 & 30 (Lenexa, Olathe and eastern Shawnee)
- House Districts 8 & 48 (Olathe and southern Overland Park)
- House Districts 27 & 28 (southern Leawood and Overland Park)
- House Districts 5 & 49 (District 5 is in the far southwestern corner of Johnson County, while District 49 covers a portion of southern Olathe)
- House Districts 15, 78 and 121 (De Soto, Gardner and southern Olathe)
