Early, in-person voting in Johnson County began Saturday, July 18, and voters will be able to cast advance ballots between then and Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
During the primary election season this summer, the Johnson County Post gave our readers in-depth and informative coverage of the races and issues affecting Johnson County.
We collected responses to reader-generated questionnaires from dozens of candidates who are seeking federal, state and local offices impacting Johnson County. (Read all the questions we asked candidates here, and check out the questions readers submitted here.)
We also hosted a forum for three candidates running for chair of the Board of County Commissioners.
We put in the work to make sure voters like you have 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 or 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 a quick and 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 to each of their campaign websites, as well as our complete voter guide to the Kansas House races in the August primary.
*Note: this list includes only contested races. Candidates running in districts without an opponent are not included here.
Kansas House District 5 (Republican)
- Jon Chitwood
- Courtney Crawford
- Courtney Sappington (incumbent)
Kansas House District 26 (Democratic)
Kansas House District 27 (Democratic)
Kansas House District 30 (Democratic)
Kansas House District 78 (Democratic)
- KaMesha Bernard
- Tim Lundberg
Kansas House District 121 (Republican)
- Thomas Palenske
- Mike Storm (incumbent
*Read more about the candidates in our voter guide here.
The key issues
The Post crafted a five-item questionnaire for this race 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:
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