Neelly wins primary by 45 votes; O’Brien advances in State Board of Education race
Election news
A local incumbent won a tough primary, while a former state representative advanced by a larger margin in a State Board of Education race.
Lance Neelly, Republican incumbent in the Kansas House’s 42nd District, defeated challenger and Leavenworth County Commissioner Mike Stieben by 45 votes. Neelly had 1,222 votes compared to Stieben’s 1,177.
Former state representative Connie O’Brien won the State Board of Education Fourth District primary with 44% of the vote. She had 8,618 votes, while Nancy Moneymaker had 7,216 (37%) and Gina Montalbano Zesiger 3,826 (19%).
She will face Democrat Kris Meyer in the general election. Meyer was the only Democratic candidate in the primary.
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY
REPUBLICAN
County Commission, 2nd District
Vanessa Reid, 939
*Vicky Kaaz, 750
County Commission, 3rd District
David K. Breuer, 396
Willie Dove, 546
Vernon J. Fields, 423
County Treasurer
Stacy Driscoll, 3,280
*Caleb Gordon, 2,870
Register of Deeds
Jeff Conklin, 2,662
*TerriLois Mashburn, 3,242
Sheriff
*Andy Dedeke, 3,300
Kent Leintz, 2,848
U.S. Representative, 2nd District
Derek Schmidt, 3,853
Jeff Kahrs, 1,522
Shawn Tiffany, 1,216
Chad Young, 729
Michael A. Ogle, 216
Kansas Senate, 1st District
John R. Eplee, 479
Craig Bowser, 422
Dennis Pyle, 243
Kansas Senate, 5th District
Jeff Klemp, 2,572
Echo Van Meteren, 1,881
State Senate, 9th District
*Beverly Gossage, 1,376
Bryan Zesiger, 666
State Representative, 41st District
*Pat Proctor, 898
Robert Owens, 463
State Representative, 42nd District
Mike Stieben, 927
*Lance W. Neelly, 853
State Board of Education, 4th District
Connie O’Brien, 1,396
Gina Montalbano Zesiger, 340
Nancy Moneymaker, 275
DEMOCRATIC
U.S. Representative, 2nd District
Nancy Boyda, 1,256
Matt Kleinmann, 1,114
Write-ins and uncontested races are not included in Election Night results in Leavenworth County.
FULL STATE OR DISTRICT RESULTS
DEMOCRATIC
U.S. House, 1st District
Paul Buskirk, 8,835
U.S. House, 2nd District
Nancy Boyda, 12,147
Matt Kleinmann, 11,653
U.S. House, 3rd District
Sharice Davids, 36,237
U.S. House, 4th District
Esau Freeman, 10,142
REPUBLICAN
U.S. House, 1st District
Eric Bloom, 7,151
*Tracey Mann, 48,680
U.S. House, 2nd District
Derek Schmidt, 28,707
Jeff Kahrs, 10,048
Shawn Tiffany, 10,965
Chad Young, 3,027
Michael A. Ogle, 2,421
U.S. House, 3rd District
Karen Crnkovich, 22,687
Prasanth Reddy, 25,663
U.S. House 4th District
*Ron Estes, 38,346
Kansas Senate, 1st District
John R. Eplee, 4,234
Craig Bowser, 4,772
Dennis Pyle, 2,764
Kansas Senate, 2nd District
*Marci Francisco, 3,744
Christina Haswood, 2,805
Kansas Senate, 4th District
David Haley, 2,524
Ephren Taylor III, 1,857
Kansas Senate, 5th District
Jeff Klemp, 3,138
Echo Van Meteren, 2,145
State Senate, 9th District
*Beverly Gossage, 5,018
Bryan Zesiger, 1,716
State House, 41st District
*Pat Proctor, 898
Robert Owens, 463
State House, 42nd District
Mike Stieben, 1,168
*Lance W. Neelly, 1,209
State Board of Education, 4th District
Connie O’Brien, 8,618
Gina Montalbano Zesiger, 3,826
Nancy Moneymaker, 7,216