Latest reporting from the Elections desk.
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Kansas state Sen. Cindy Holscher, a Democrat, is running for governor against Republican Ty Masterson in the Nov. 3 general election, citing cost of living, property taxes and education funding as top priorities.
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Early in-person voting in Johnson County begins Saturday, Oct. 17, at 12 locations including sites in Olathe, Lenexa, De Soto, Spring Hill and Gardner, with all sites open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Nov. 2.
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Juan C. Luengo, an Olathe Democrat and insurance executive, is running for Kansas treasurer in the Nov. 3 general election, pledging to modernize unclaimed property returns and expand linked-deposit programs for small businesses and farmers.
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Scott E. Morgan, the United Kansas Party's nominee for Kansas secretary of state, says the office should be "a neutral referee, not another political player." He faces Jennifer Day and Pat Proctor in the Nov. 3 general election.
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Olathe Democrat Amy Diediker, a former public school music teacher and parent of three, is running for Kansas State Board of Education District 3 in the Nov. 3 general election against Republican Jim McMullen.
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Olathe business owner Karen Crnkovich challenges incumbent Mike Kelly for Johnson County Commission Chair in the Nov. 3 general election, pledging property tax relief, a pause on data center approvals and government accountability.
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Johnson County became the first county in Kansas to adopt the national "Vote in Honor of a Veteran" program, allowing residents to submit a veteran's profile online and receive a commemorative pin ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske, a first-time Republican candidate for Kansas House District 121, outlined his positions on property taxes, school choice and health care in a candidate questionnaire ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
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Amy Fellows Cline, a Kansas Court of Appeals judge since 2021, faces a nonpartisan retention vote on Nov. 3, 2026, and says she focuses on writing plainspoken opinions and resolving cases expediently.
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Pat Proctor, a Republican state representative from Leavenworth and chairman of the House Elections Committee, is running for Kansas secretary of state in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, citing election security, noncitizen voting safeguards and mail ballot reforms as his top priorities.
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Lenexa state Sen. Dinah Sykes, a Democrat, is running for Kansas Insurance Commissioner in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, pledging to bring more carriers to the state, scrutinize rate increases and refuse insurance industry campaign donations.
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