Now that the filing deadline has passed, here are the candidates for area races
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The election races are set.
On Monday, the deadline to file for election to Douglas County and local state offices passed, setting up some primary elections later this summer.
Primary elections are scheduled for Aug. 4. Primary winners will head to a general election on Nov. 3.
While the deadline to file for election has passed, Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said the candidate list would not be official until a challenge period expires, which will be on June 15.
Here is the unofficial list of candidates:
Douglas County
County clerk
• Jamie Shew, Lawrence, Democrat (incumbent)
County Commission 2nd District
• Brett LaRue, Eudora, Republican
• Shannon Reid, Lawrence, Democrat
• Sara Taliaferro, Lawrence, Democrat
• Nancy Thellman, Lawrence, Democrat (incumbent)
County Commission 3rd District
• Pam McDermott, Lawrence, Republican
• Shannon Portillo, Lawrence, Democrat
• Ronald Thacker, Lawrence, Republican
• Karen Willey, Baldwin City, Democrat
District attorney
• Charles Branson, Lawrence, Democrat (incumbent)
• Cooper Overstreet, Lawrence, Democrat
• Suzanne Valdez, Lawrence, Democrat
Register of deeds
• Kent Brown, Lawrence, Democrat
• Kim Murphree, Lawrence, Democrat
Sheriff
• Jay Armbrister, Baldwin City, Democrat
• Dale Flory, Baldwin City, Democrat
• Doug Woods, Lawrence, Democrat
Treasurer
• Timothy Morland, Lawrence, Democrat
• Adam Rains, Lawrence, Democrat
State
Kansas Senate 2nd District
• Marci Francisco, Lawrence, Democrat (incumbent)
Kansas Senate 3rd District
• Willie Dove, Bonner Springs, Republican
• Tom Holland, Baldwin City, Democrat (incumbent)
Kansas House 10th District
• Christina Haswood, Lawrence, Democrat
• Brandon Holland, Baldwin City, Democrat
• A.J. Stevens, Baldwin City, Democrat
Kansas House 42nd District
• Jim Karleskint, Tonganoxie, Republican (incumbent)
• Lance Neelly, Tonganoxie, Republican
Kansas House 44th District
• Barbara Ballard, Lawrence, Democrat (incumbent)
House 45th District
• Mike Amyx, Lawrence, Democrat (incumbent)
Kansas House 46th District
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