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 ...
Douglas County staff are recommending revisions to funding agreements with community organizations, including changing payment and reporting requirements. The county uses two different types of agreements to outline its expectations and restrictions for distributing funding to community ...
An incumbent Douglas County commissioner will be running unopposed for the county’s District 1 seat in the upcoming general election. County Commissioner Patrick Kelly, a Democrat, currently represents District 1, which includes parts of northern, northwestern and central Lawrence. He has ...
After coming out on top in the primary, a newcomer will be facing off against the incumbent Douglas County commissioner for District 4, who is running a write-in campaign. While Ethan Spurling, a Democrat, is running unopposed in the general election, incumbent County Commissioner Gene Dorsey ...
An incumbent Douglas County commissioner will face off against a newcomer for the District 5 seat. County Commissioner Erica Anderson – a Democrat and currently representing District 5 – is running against Kirsten Kuhn, a Libertarian. Whichever one wins will represent District 5, which ...
Story updated at 5:19 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2026. Douglas County commissioners saw the drafted Wakarusa River Valley plan as a starting point for shaping how the area changes as Douglas County grows. The nearly complete Wakarusa River Valley Vision Plan is designed to be a guiding ...