Two candidates – an incumbent and newcomer – will be competing in the primary for the Douglas County District 4 seat.
The two Democrats in the Commission District 4 primary are incumbent Gene Dorsey – currently representing District 4 – and Ethan Spurling, and the winner will run unopposed in the general election. District 4 includes a small portion of southeastern Lawrence, Eudora and Eudora Township, ...
An incumbent U.S. representative faces a primary challenger as the two candidates compete for the opportunity to advance to the general election and represent Kansas' 2nd Congressional District.
U.S. Representative Derek Schmidt, a Republican, is seeking reelection, and will be facing off against Republican candidate Chad Young in the primary. Whoever wins in the primary will compete against Democratic ...
There are 12 candidates looking for the opportunity to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall in the upcoming primary election.
Nearly all of those candidates are Democrats, and Marshall will face off against Lawrence resident Pond Naramore, a Republican, in the primary. Kansas has only one U.S. Senate seat on the ballot in 2026.
JASON HART (D)
Hart began his career in 2004 as a prosecutor ...
An incumbent Douglas County commissioner will face a first-time candidate for the county’s District 1 seat in the Democratic primary.
County Commissioner Patrick Kelly – currently representing District 1 – is running against Milton Scott, both are Democrats. Whichever one wins will be running unopposed in the general election in Douglas County District 1, which includes parts of northern, northwestern, ...
Transparency in economic development emerged as a key point of agreement among Douglas County Commission candidates Thursday, as they also addressed county budgeting, conservation and housing affordability at a public forum.
The candidate forum was hosted by the Lawrence-Douglas County Chapter of Women for Kansas on Thursday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. All of the candidates for the County ...
Douglas County commissioners landed on a roughly $199.2 million budget for 2027 on Wednesday that lowers the property tax rate – if approved next month.
After a week and a half of hearings and deliberations, county commissioners finalized their priorities for next year’s budget on Wednesday. The mill levy – or property tax rate – is set at 40.286 mills. One mill is equal to $1 per $1,000 of a ...
