Left to right, top to bottom: Bob Schumm, Kristine Polian, Bart Littlejohn, Michael Courtney

After Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission primary, a former commissioner, the race’s only incumbent and two newcomers have emerged as the top candidates who will vie for two seats this fall.

Tuesday’s primary trimmed a field of 13 candidates for the two seats down to just four for the Nov. 4 general election. The top four vote-getters, according to the unofficial results posted on the Douglas County Clerk’s website on Tuesday: Bob Schumm with 2,327 votes, Kristine Polian with 1,947, Bart Littlejohn with 1,941 and Michael Courtney with 1,903.

Schumm has previous experience at City Hall, having served multiple times on the City Commission before. Polian previously was the chief financial officer for the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority. Littlejohn is a current city commissioner, the only incumbent in this year’s election. Courtney works as an AI engineer for Cisco Systems and has created startups in Silicon Valley.

The County Clerk’s site listed voter turnout at 11.2%, with 6,944 ballots counted.

This is a developing story and will be updated.