Elections

Democrat Amy Diediker takes the open Kansas State Board of Education seat for District 3, with nearly 55% of the vote. She beat out Republican Jim McMullen for the seat, which flips to the Democrats with Diediker’s election. Four other...

The polls in Johnson County closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and the county election office has released unofficial final results. Results published on this page are unofficial. Next to each candidate’s name is the number of votes they won as...

By Stephen Koranda Conservative Republican firebrand Kris Kobach may have lost the attorney general’s office as unofficial results show Democrat Chris Mann with a lead and Mann is declaring victory. However, the Associated Press has not called a winner in...

Councilmember Cole Robinson looks poised to be the next mayor of Prairie Village, with unofficial counts showing him solidly defeating a fellow councilmember for the job. On election night, Robinson had 7,480 votes, or 59%, to Inga Selders’ 5,153, or...

This story was updated at 10:21 a.m. Wednesday to include comments from Ben Hobert and Greg Mitchell. Johnson County voters appear to prefer to keep incumbent officers on the county commission, according to unofficial final results posted by the Johnson...

By Grace Hills Kansans are sending Democrat Adam Hamilton to the U.S. Senate, the first time they’ve elected a Democrat to the chamber since 1932. Hamilton, the pastor of the largest United Methodist church in the country with seven campuses across...

Rep. Sharice Davids coasted to reelection Tuesday night, securing her fifth term in Congress, according to the Associated Press. Davids defeated Republican Eric Jenkins, a former Shawnee city councilmember, and Libertarian Steve Hohe. Davids won the seat with 60% of the...

Federal Department of Justice observers will monitor polling places in Johnson County on Tuesday, Election Day, as part of a historic expansion of its monitoring efforts that includes three of the most populous areas of Kansas. The department announced monitors...

It's Election Day in Johnson County and around the U.S., as voters go to the polls to decide the balance of power in Congress, elect state and local officials, and decide on other issues and ballot questions. I would say...

By Stephen Koranda President Donald Trump made a second visit to Kansas on Sunday with a stop in Salina, part of a last-minute push to boost Republican Sen. Roger Marshall’s reelection campaign in a race that could be critical in...

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Johnson County, and voters have many key decisions to make. There’s a lot on the Nov. 3 ballot, from a high-profile Senate contest to deciding who will be Prairie Village’s next mayor. Not...

Amberwave, a political action committee launched in 2024 by Johnson County Chair Mike Kelly, continues to be a spending force in local races this year, with significant contributions to candidates in two contested commission seats. The PAC spent about $71,000...