Primaries set for Tuesday as several races will be on the ballot
Primaries next Tuesday will decide which candidates will advance to the general election in November.
Republican primaries at the county level in Leavenworth County will be held for treasurer, register of deeds and sheriff.
Caleb Gordon faces former Register of Deeds Staci Driscoll in the treasurer primary, while incumbent TerriLois Mashburn faces Jeff Conklin in the register of deeds primary. Current Sheriff Andy Dedeke faces challenger Kent Leintz in the county sheriff race.
There won’t be any general elections for county seats on Tonganoxie residents’ ballots unless a write-in campaign takes place. All candidates for county offices on those ballots are Republicans, including unopposed County Attorney Todd Thompson and Fran Keppler, who is running for County Clerk.
Tonganoxie is in the Leavenworth County Commission’s Fifth District, but Districts 2 and 3 will have primaries and general elections.
Incumbent Vicky Kaaz faces Vanessa Reid in the District 2 Republican primary. The winner will face United Kansas candidate Joe Wilson in the general election.
In the District 3 race, Republicans Vernon Fields, Willie Dove and David Breuer are running in the primary. The winner will face United Kansas candidate Sherri Grogan in the general election.
Kansas House 42 incumbent Lance Neely faces challenger and current County Commissioner Mike Stieben in the Republican primary, while Republicans Nancy Moneymaker, Gina Montalbano Zesinger and Connie O’Brien are running for State Board of Education, Position 4.
In the Kansas Senate 9 race, Bryan Zesiger and Beverly Gossage will meet in the Republican primary. The winner will face Democrat Norman Mallicoat in the general election.
The race to replace Jake LaTurner in the U.S. House of Representatives 2nd District is a crowded race, especially in the Republican primary.
Former Attorney General Derek Schmidt is in the primary alongside fellow Republicans Jeff Kahrs and Michael Ogle, both of Topeka, Shawn Tiffany of Delavan and Chad Young of Lawrence.
The Democratic primary has former U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda of Baldwin City against former University of Kansas basketball player and current community developer Matt Kleinmann of Kansas City, Kan.
The winners of those two primaries will take on Libertarian John Hauer of Topeka in the general election.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, with advance voting at the Leavenworth County Courthouse ending at noon Monday.
For more information, visit leavenworthcounty.gov and look for the Elections tab under County Clerk’s Office. Look for results Tuesday night at tonganoxiemirror.com.
After Tuesday’s primaries, Oct. 15 will be the last day to register to vote in advance of the general election on Nov. 5. Advance ballots will be mailed starting on Oct. 16. There will be a noon deadline Nov. 4 for advance voting in person at the courthouse.