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 Senate 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 6
- District 7
- District 8
- District 9
- District 10
- District 11
- District 23
- District 35
- District 37
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 five separate forums featuring candidates for Kansas Senate.
Click on the links below that take you to the recaps of the forums for the races that impact you.
- Senate District 7 (Fairway, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, Westwood, Westwood Hills, as well as parts of Overland Park and Leawood)
- Senate Districts 9 & 10 (De Soto, Lake Quivira, Lenexa, Olathe and Shawnee)
- Senate Districts 6, 8 and 11 (Overland Park and Leawood, *NOTE: District 6 covers a small portion of northern Johnson County in Merriam, Mission and Overland Park but was fit into this forum due to scheduling conflicts.)
- Senate District 35 (Lenexa, Olathe and Overland Park)
- Kansas Senate 23 & 37 (Edgerton, Gardner, Olathe and Spring Hill)
