Advance voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Wednesday. Follow these links to learn more about the races for the Douglas County Commission, U.S. Senate, Kansas governor, attorney general, secretary of state, a variety of Kansas statehouse candidates, and a ballot question about the ...

In the race for governor in Kansas, Ty Masterson and Cindy Holscher agree on one thing: the choice could not be clearer. The two candidates have said so themselves — in interviews and on the debate stage in Hutchinson last month. Masterson and Holscher are running to succeed Gov. Laura ...

HUTCHINSON — The owner of a south-central Kansas bakery did not expect a Facebook post she made last Thursday to go viral and end up featured on the New York Times homepage on Sunday. Holly Thomas, the owner of Holly’s Sweet Treats on Main Street in Hutchinson, made a post about a $678 ...

There will be a new Secretary of State in Kansas after the incumbent decided not seek re-election to the post that serves as the state’s top elections officer and keeper of state records. Republican Scott Schwab sought the Republican nomination for governor during the summer primary, but ...

Current Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is facing off against Democrat Chris Mann for the office. Again. The two were on the 2022 ballot, when Kobach won by one and a half percentage points. Kobach is running on his record of the lowest crime rate Kansas has seen in more than 50 years. ...

The November general election is almost here, and many of Douglas County’s 14 candidates who are running for the Kansas House of Representatives have laid out their priorities. Among a list of issues, candidates mentioned affordability, property taxes and public education. Others said data ...