Category: Election 2018

You can find candidate information by using the “Election 2018” tab on the Wyandotte Daily website, https://wyandotteonline.com/category/election-2018/.

Also, you can use the Wyandotte Daily search box at the top right of the page to enter a candidate’s name.

Election Day is Tuesday, Aug. 7, and the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bring a driver’s license or approved photo ID.

Here are some other links to stories about the contested races in the primary election:

3/8ths-cent sales tax renewal question in Kansas City, Kansas

UG Commission puts renewal of sales tax on August ballot
https://wyandotteonline.com/ug-commission-puts-renewal-of-sales-tax-on-august-ballot/

KCK chamber supports 3/8ths-cent public safety sales tax renewal
https://wyandotteonline.com/kck-chamber-supports-3-8-cent-public-safety-sales-tax-renewal/

Governor

Gun control a challenge and opportunity for Democratic candidates for Kansas governor
https://wyandotteonline.com/gun-control-a-challenge-and-opportunity-for-democratic-candidates-for-kansas-governor/

GOP candidates for Kansas governor separated by style, if not politics

Aligning what Kansas candidates for governor say with the facts
https://wyandotteonline.com/aligning-what-kansas-candidates-for-governor-say-with-the-facts/

Kansas Democrats face primary dilemma in governor’s race

Kansas Democrats face primary dilemma in governor’s race

Democratic candidates for Kansas governor debate
https://wyandotteonline.com/democratic-candidates-for-kansas-governor-debate-in-wichita/

Money pours into and out of Kansas campaigns from candidates, donors and PACs

Money pours into, and out of, Kansas campaigns from candidates, donors and PACs

Carlin stumps for Svaty in KCK
https://wyandotteonline.com/carlin-stumps-for-svaty-in-kck/

Brewer names running mate for lieutenant governor
https://wyandotteonline.com/brewer-names-running-mate-for-lieutenant-governor/

Governor candidate Svaty chooses running mate
https://wyandotteonline.com/governor-candidate-josh-svaty-chooses-running-mate/

Kelly emphasizes education, announces running mate
https://wyandotteonline.com/kelly-emphasizes-education-announces-running-mate-for-governors-contest/

Colyer, Kobach call for ending in-state tuition for undocumented students

Empty seats greet Kobach in Wyandotte County
https://wyandotteonline.com/empty-seats-greet-kobach-in-wyandotte-county/

Colyer’s last-minute campaign tour stops in KCK; close election contest anticipated
https://wyandotteonline.com/colyers-last-minute-campaign-tour-stops-in-kck-close-election-contest-anticipated/

More stories are at https://wyandotteonline.com/?s=governor.

U.S. Representative, 3rd District

Six Democrats running for 3rd District, U.S. representative
https://wyandotteonline.com/six-democrats-running-for-3rd-district-u-s-representative/

Candidates for 3rd District express views on immigration
https://wyandotteonline.com/candidates-for-3rd-district-express-views-on-immigration/

Kansas 3rd District congressional candidates discuss issues at forum
https://wyandotteonline.com/kansas-3rd-district-congressional-candidates-discuss-issues-at-forum/

Dark money TV ad draws Democrats’ comments
https://wyandotteonline.com/dark-money-tv-ad-draws-democrats-comments/

Yoder far ahead in Kansas 3rd District money game
https://wyandotteonline.com/yoder-far-ahead-in-kansas-3rd-district-money-game/

Thousands hear Sanders speak at Welder campaign rally in KCK
https://wyandotteonline.com/thousands-hear-sanders-speak-at-welder-campaign-rally-in-kck/

Davids makes appearance in voter event in KCK
https://wyandotteonline.com/davids-makes-appearance-in-voter-event-in-kck/

Campaigning for Congress
https://wyandotteonline.com/campaigning-for-congress/

Former mayor campaigns for Niermann
https://wyandotteonline.com/former-mayor-campaigns-for-niermann/

Congressional candidate goes door-to-door in the Dotte
https://wyandotteonline.com/congressional-candidate-goes-door-to-door-in-the-dotte/

Teen survivors take a stand about stopping gun violence
https://wyandotteonline.com/teen-survivors-take-a-stand-about-stopping-gun-violence/

Other state offices

The overlooked power spots on the ballot in Kansas on Tuesday
https://wyandotteonline.com/the-overlooked-power-spots-on-the-ballot-in-kansas-on-tuesday/

Wyandotte County District Court judge

Three run for open judge position on Wyandotte County District Court
https://wyandotteonline.com/three-run-for-open-judge-position-on-wyandotte-county-district-court/

Wilson runs for Wyandotte County District Court judge
https://wyandotteonline.com/wilson-runs-for-wyandotte-county-district-court-judge-division-5/

Nichols runs for District Court judge
https://wyandotteonline.com/nichols-runs-for-district-court-judge/

Martinez emphasizes experience and diversity in his campaign for judge
https://wyandotteonline.com/martinez-emphasizes-experience-and-diversity-in-his-campaign-for-judge/

More election information

For a story about polling places and times, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/early-voting-ends-at-noon-today/

An earlier story about voting details is at https://wyandotteonline.com/election-commissioner-estimates-15-to-18-percent-turnout-in-aug-7-primary-election/

For more information, visit the website of the Election Office at http://wycovotes.org/.

The Wyandotte County Election Office phone number is 913-573-8500, and its email is [email protected].

Early voting ends at noon Monday, Aug. 6, for the primary election in Wyandotte County.

There are three early voting sites, the Election Office at 850 State Ave., the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department South Patrol station at 2100 Metropolitan Ave., and the Eisenhower Recreation Center, 2901 N. 72nd St.

The three sites will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, Aug. 6.

The primary election is a party election, where voters who are registered to a party will have the opportunity to vote on that party’s candidates. Those who are unaffiliated will have an opportunity to declare a party at the time they vote.

Some of the contested races in the primary include the governor’s contest, the U.S. House, 3rd District, race and a contest for Wyandotte County District Court judge.

There is one nonpartisan question on the primary ballot this year – the three-eighths-cent sales tax in Kansas City, Kansas. That question will be on every ballot, and there will be a special ballot with that question only for those who are unaffiliated voters and don’t want to declare a party, or registered Libertarians.

The sales tax renewal will go toward public safety, including police, fire and infrastructure needs such as roads and sidewalks. The Unified Government’s leaders have said that since it is a renewal of an existing tax that residents are already paying, it will not cause residents’ tax bills to increase.

The three-eighths cent sales tax renewal is only for Kansas City, Kansas, voters, and it will be on the back of most of the paper ballots.

Mail ballots

Ballots that are being returned by mail need to be postmarked by 7 p.m. Aug. 7. If someone hand-delivers a mail ballot to the Election Office at 850 State Ave., it needs to be in their office by 7 p.m. Aug. 7.

Voting on Election Day

Polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 7.

To find out information about your polling place, visit www.wycovotes.org. The Voter View feature at https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/ includes the location of individual polling places.

For more information, visit the website of the Election Office at http://wycovotes.org/.

The Wyandotte County Election Office phone number is 913-573-8500, and its email is [email protected].

See election stories under the “Election 2018” tab at https://wyandotteonline.com/category/election-2018/.

Three candidates, Tony Martinez, Mike Nichols and Jane Sieve Wilson, are running for the open seat, position 5, on the Wyandotte County District Court.

The three are Democrats and the primary on Aug. 7 will decide this election. No Republicans filed.

At a July 18 forum at Kansas City Kansas Community College, sponsored by Business West and KCKCC, the candidates emphasized their years of experience in practicing law and discussed issues such as minority representation on the district court.

Martinez said there were currently no Hispanic judges on the district court, even though the population here is about one-third Hispanic. He said he worked his way through law school, and he could serve as a role model for youth here. He talked about his 27 years of practicing law and his wide experience in handling many different types of cases. Martinez said in an earlier story that he has always worked to help individuals, not corporations.

Mike Nichols also talked about his experience, including three years of prosecuting criminal cases in the district attorney’s office and about seven years of experience in private practice. He has served as a judge pro tem. He is a member of the Wyandotte County Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board, and has worked with criminal, divorce, child custody, juvenile, probate and guardianship cases.

Sieve Wilson told the audience at the forum that she has the correct judicial temperament, and she had experience in many areas of the law that would help at the district court judge level. Much of her work in the past has focused on civil litigation. She has been a judge pro tem. She has served as the legal adviser for the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department. Wilson, a past president of the Wyandotte County Bar Association, has degrees in accounting and law. Her father is a past judge of the Wyandotte County District Court.

This forum is being shown on cable television at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day through Aug. 6 on Spectrum Channel 17 and Google TV Channel 146. Remaining times are at 7 p.m. Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. Aug. 6 and at 7 p.m. Aug. 6.

More information about the judicial candidates is available in these earlier stories:

https://wyandotteonline.com/wilson-runs-for-wyandotte-county-district-court-judge-division-5/

https://wyandotteonline.com/nichols-runs-for-district-court-judge/

https://wyandotteonline.com/martinez-emphasizes-experience-and-diversity-in-his-campaign-for-judge/

See other election stories under the “Election 2018” tab at https://wyandotteonline.com/category/election-2018/.