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Lots of big local offices are up for election this year — Douglas County commissioners, sheriff, district attorney and more — and quite a few of them will be decided in the primaries today. Here’s another look at the candidates from our Voters Guide that was published in mid-July.

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2020 Primary Voters Guide (07-19-20)

Douglas County

County Commission 2nd District — Democratic Primary

• Shannon Reid, Lawrence

• Sara Taliaferro, Lawrence

• Nancy Thellman, Lawrence (incumbent)

More:

• Democratic candidates all voice opposition to planned jail expansion

County Commission 3rd District — Democratic Primary

• Shannon Portillo, Lawrence

• Karen Willey, Baldwin City

More:

• Candidates face residence questions; clerk’s office says they’re both legal

• Democratic candidates all voice opposition to planned jail expansion

County Commission 3rd District — Republican Primary

• Pam McDermott, Lawrence

• Ronald Thacker, Lawrence

District attorney — Democratic Primary

• Charles Branson, Lawrence (incumbent)

• Cooper Overstreet, Lawrence

• Suzanne Valdez, Lawrence

More:

• FAQs and fact-checks

• Candidates answer colleagues’ questions, address experience in bar forum

• In NAACP forum, candidates share laws they want to see changed

• Candidates address racial disparities, anti-Blackness

• Candidates trade barbs in Democratic party forum

• Candidates share views on law enforcement misconduct, needed changes

Sheriff — Democratic Primary

• Jay Armbrister, Baldwin City

• Dale Flory, Baldwin City

• Doug Woods, Lawrence

More:

• Sheriff candidates address budget experience, release of records and more

• In forum, candidates address violence against Indigenous women, sexual harassment

• In NAACP forum, candidates give thoughts on drug activity, white supremacists, body cameras

• In forum, candidates address systemic racism, issues affecting transgender people

• Candidates voice range of opinions on jail expansion, including opposition

• Candidates share views on public transparency, training against bias-based policing

Treasurer — Democratic Primary

• Timothy Morland, Lawrence

• Adam Rains, Lawrence

Register of deeds — Democratic Primary

• Kent Brown, Lawrence

• Kim Murphree, Lawrence

State

Kansas House 10th District — Democratic Primary

• Christina Haswood, Lawrence

• Brandon Holland, Baldwin City

• A.J. Stevens, Baldwin City

Kansas House 42nd District — Republican Primary

• Jim Karleskint, Tonganoxie (incumbent)

• Lance Neelly, Tonganoxie

Kansas Legislature — Unopposed Races

• Several area Democrats face no opposition in 2020 election cycle

National

U.S. House 2nd District

• Republican primary sets stage for potentially close congressional race

U.S. Senate

• Kansas prepares for consequential Senate primary, general election