Final, official results are in for the Nov. 2 general election, and as expected, no election outcomes changed, according to Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Michael Abbott.
Canvassing of votes was held Monday, and the final voter turnout was 16,992 ballots cast, 19.03 percent of the registered voters, according to the official results. Votes are official after a review by the Board of Canvassers.
The final official vote for Unified Government mayor-chief executive officer was Tyrone Garner, 8,531 to incumbent David Alvey, 8,133, a difference of 398 votes. There were 144 write-ins.
In the UG Commission at-large District 2, incumbent Tom Burroughs received 7,857 votes to Claudine Sanders’ 7,460, a difference of 397. There were 92 write-ins.
For UG Commission, District 1, incumbent Gayle Townsend received 970 votes to Melvin Williams’ 814, a difference of 156 votes. There were 6 write-in votes.
For UG Commission, District 5, incumbent Mike Kane received 3,097 votes to Eleanor Morales Clark’s 1,548, a difference of 1,549. There were 10 write-in votes.
For UG Commission, District 7, incumbent James F. Walters received 1,049 votes to Chuck Stites’ 1,493, a difference of 444 votes. There were 11 write-ins.
For UG Commission, District 8, incumbent Jane W. Philbrook received 945 votes to Andrew Davis’ 1,275, a difference of 330 votes. There were 13 write-ins.
For UG Sheriff, Daniel Soptic received 9,471 votes to Celisha Towers’ 6,881, a difference of 2,590. There were 52 write-ins.
For BPU member at-large, position 1, incumbent Mary Gonzales received 8,752 votes to Gwendolyn Bass’ 5,251, a difference of 3,501. There were 94 write-ins.
For BPU member at-large, position 2, David Haley received 8,241 votes to Mark Gilstrap’s 5,942, a difference of 2,299. There were 90 write-ins.
For BPU member, District 2, incumbent Thomas W. Groneman received 3,513 votes to Brian Matlock’s 2,454, a difference of 1,059. There were 30 write-ins.
Three of three candidates for the Turner School Board were elected: Joy D. Beery, 1,063; Steve Russell, 968; and Jeff Davidson, 888. There were 92 write-ins.
Three of three candidates for the KCKCC Board of Trustees were elected: Linda Hoskins Sutton, 9,947; Evelyn Criswell, 9,901; and Brad Isnard, 7,682. There were 329 write-ins.
For Piper School Board, three candidates were elected: John Bakarich III, 1,467; Desiree Fergus, 1,202; and Julian A. Wells, 1,009. Also running were Tiffany Scheffler, 987; Theresa Fisette, 965; and Rebecca Miller Davis, 756. There were 158 write-ins.
For Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School District, three persons were elected: Jeff Tinberg, 985; Kimberly Beets, 933; and Tiffany Sanders, 821. Also running were William Barajas Jr., 581; and Matthew L. Birzer, 482. There were 62 write-ins.
For the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, three board members were elected: Maxine Drew, 5,298; Wanda Brownlee Paige, 5,116; and Rachel Henderson, 4,802. Also running were Angelynn Howell, 3,460; and Diosselyn Tot, 2,058. There were 134 write-ins.
For Edwardsville City Council, two advanced: Margaret Shriver, 304 and Mark R. Bishop, 291. Also running was Sandy Millsap Moulin, 213. There were three write-ins.
Johnson County Water District 1 results from Wyandotte County also were included. The district also had other votes from Johnson County.
For official totals, including contests where candidates were unopposed, visit https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56606b47e4b0b9403ad6ff96/t/6192dbec322bc12deb6e4fae/1637014508901/Official+Results.pdf.
To see official Wyandotte County Drainage District election results, visit https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56606b47e4b0b9403ad6ff96/t/6192dbbd76fca946e0f1ba7a/1637014461437/Drainage+Districts+Official+Results.pdf.
All candidates who ran for drainage district were elected.
