See unofficial vote totals for the 2026 primary in Johnson County

From U.S. Senate to county commission, see who Johnson County voters from both the Democratic and Republican parties supported on Tuesday.

The polls in Johnson County closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and the county election office has released unofficial final results for the primary.

Results published on this page are unofficial. Next to each candidate’s name are included the number of votes they won as reported by the Johnson County Election Office.

As provisional and mail-in ballots are received and counted, these results may change throughout the week before the counting ends on Friday.

The final official results will be certified by the county canvassing board on Friday, Aug. 14.

Overall, turnout after election night was 36.8%, with 173,865 votes cast overall through Tuesday night.

*Denotes an incumbent.

Constitutional amendment

Results include statewide totals reported by the Secretary of State’s office. 

  • Yes — 39%
  • No — 61%

U.S. Senate

Results include statewide totals reported by the Secretary of State’s office. 

Democratic 

  • Adam Hamilton (AP declared winner) — 35%
  • Christy Davis — 14%
  • Noah Taylor — 14%
  • Anne Parelkar — 7%
  • Erik Murray — 7%
  • Patrick Schmidt — 6%
  • Sandy Spidel Neumann — 6%
  • Jason Hart — 5%
  • Damon Anderson — 3%
  • Kevin Latz — 2%
  • Michael Soetaert — 2%

Republican 

  • Roger Marshall* ( AP declared winner) — 80%
  • Pond Naramore — 20%

U.S. Representative (Third District)

Results include statewide totals reported by the Secretary of State’s office. 

Democratic 

  • Sharice Davids* (AP declared winner) — 83%
  • Sarah Preu — 17%

Republican 

  • Eric Jenkins (AP declared winner) — 79%
  • Chase LaPorte — 21%

Governor

Results include statewide totals reported by the Secretary of State’s office. 

Democratic 

  • Cindy Holscher (AP declared winner) — 49%
  • Ethan Corson — 39%
  • Curt Skoog — 13%

Republican 

  • Ty Masterson (AP declared winner) — 43%
  • Philip Sarnecki — 22%
  • Vicki Schmidt — 14%
  • Scott Schwab — 11%
  • Charlotte O’Hara — 4%
  • Stacy Rogers — 3%
  • Nick Reinecker — 2%

Secretary of State

Results include statewide totals reported by the Secretary of State’s office. 

Democratic

  • Jennifer Day — 85%
  • Samuel Lane — 15%

Republican 

  • Pat Proctor (ran unopposed) — 100%

Attorney General

Results include statewide totals reported by the Secretary of State’s office. 

Democratic 

  • Chris Mann (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican 

  • Kris Kobach* (ran unopposed) — 100%

State Treasurer

Results include statewide totals reported by the Secretary of State’s office. 

Democratic 

  • Juan Luengo (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican 

  • Steven Johnson* (ran unopposed) — 100%

Commissioner of Insurance

Results include statewide totals reported by the Secretary of State’s office. 

Democratic 

  • Dinah Sykes (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican 

  • Dan Hawkins (ran unopposed) — 100%

Kansas House

House District 5

Democratic

  • Henry Johns (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Courtney Sappington* — 55%
  • Courtney Crawford — 31%
  • Jon Chitwood — 14%

House District 8

Democratic

  • Megan Phillips (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Chris Croft* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 14

Democratic

  • Sherry Giebler (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Charlotte Esau* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 15

Democratic

  • Allison Hougland (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Lauren Bohi* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 16

Democratic

  • Linda Featherston* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 17

Democratic

  • Jo Ella Hoye* (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Jim Eschrich (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 18

Democratic

  • Cindy Neighbor* (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Robert Whitman (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 19

Democratic

  • Stephanie Clayton* (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Mark Hermes (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 20

Democratic

  • Mari-Lynn Poskin* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 21

Democratic

  • Jerry Stogsdill* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 22

Democratic

  • Reed Krewson (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 23

Democratic

  • Susan Ruiz* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 24

Democratic

  • Jarrod Ousley* (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Scott Speicker (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 25

Democratic

  • Rui Xu* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 26

Results include totals from outside Johnson County. 

Democratic

  • Laura Johnson — 73%
  • Robert Collins — 27%

Republican

  • Chip VanHouden* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 27

Democratic

  • Sara Kiewiet — 74%
  • C. Edward Young — 26%

Republican

  • Sean Tarwater* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 28

Democratic

  • Bryan Mouber (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Alex Bergman (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 29

Democratic

  • Heather Meyer* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 30

Democratic

  • Amelia Wiederaenders — 38%
  • Tyler Holmes — 34%
  • Zachary Thomas Hawkins — 29%

Republican

  • Laura Williams* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 39

Democratic

  • Zach Maier (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Angela Stiens* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 43

Results include totals from outside Johnson County. 

Democratic

  • Kristen Schultz (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Bill Sutton* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 48

Democratic

  • Dan Osman* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 49

Democratic

  • Nikki McDonald* (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Tricia Sinclair (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 78

Democratic

  • Tim Lundberg — 64%
  • KaMesha Bernard — 36%

Republican

  • Robyn Essex* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 108

Democratic

  • Brandon Woodard* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 117

Results include totals from outside Johnson County. 

Democratic

  • Brandon Holland (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Adam Turk* (ran unopposed) — 100%

House District 121

Democratic

  • Kelsey Stock (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Thomas Palenske — 52%
  • Mike Storm* — 48%

Kansas State Board of Education

Results include statewide totals reported by the Secretary of State’s office. 

Democratic 

  • Amy Diediker (ran unopposed) — 100%

Republican

  • Jim McMullen — 64%
  • Steve Roberts — 36%

County commission chair

The top two vote-getters will face each other in November. 

  • Mike Kelly* — 57%
  • Karen Crnkovich — 30%
  • Gene Senesac — 13%

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