Election Day is almost here.

Polls will be open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday for Election Day.

Todd Lux, a longtime Tonganoxie business owner, started a write-in campaign for Leavenworth County Commission in recent months and will take on Lux, who has owned Todd’s Tire in Tonganoxie for several years, recently sold the business and has since entered the race against Republican incumbent Mike Stieben in the Fifth District. Stieben defeated Brad Noll with roughly 75% of the vote in the primaries.

Stieben is a locomotive engineer with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.

Though Lux’s name won’t be on the ballot, voters can cast a vote for him by writing his name in for the Leavenworth County Commission Fifth District race.

At the national level, the U.S. Senate race is incumbent Jerry Moran, R-Manhattan against challengers Mark R. Holland, D-Kansas City, and David C. Graham, L-Overland Park. The U.S. State Representative race for the Second District is incumbent Jake LaTurner, R-Topeka, against challenger Patrick Schmidt, D-Topeka.

In the governor’s race, incumbent Gov. Laura Kelly faces Derek Schmidt, R-Independence, Seth Cordell, L-Lyons, and Dennis Pyle, I-Hiawatha.

In the secretary of state race, incumbent Scott J. Schwab, R-Overland Park takes on challengers Jeanna Repass, D-Overland Park and Cullene Lang, L-Paola.

The attorney general race is Chris Mann, D-Lawrence, against Kris Kobach, R-Lecompton. Kobach previously served as Kansas secretary of state 2011-19 and unsuccessful runs for state senate and the U.S. House, as well as the governor’s office in 2018.

The state treasurer race will be Steve Roberts, L-Overland Park, Lynn W. Rogers, D-Wichita and Steven Johnson, R-Assaria.

This year’s insurance commissioner race pits incumbent Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, against Kiel Corkran, D-Olathe. Schmidt seeks a second term.

State representative Lance W. Neelly, R-Tonganoxie, is running for re-election unopposed. He represents the 42nd District in Topeka.

And finally, voters will have the option whether to retain Kansas Supreme court justices and select Court of Appeals positions.

Satellite voting will be available 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today at Basehor United Methodist Church, 18660 158th St., and noon-6 p.m. Thursday at Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271, 910 E. First St. in Tonganoxie.

Advance voting by mail and in person at the courthouse started Oct. 19, with advance voting in person set to end at noon Monday.