Category: Election 2021

Early returns showed incumbent Mayor David Alvey in the lead by about 145 votes, with only 6.6 percent of registered voters casting votes.

More unofficial election returns are expected later this evening.

Incumbents for the UG Commission in District 7 and 8, Jim Walters and Dr. Jane Winkler Philbrook, were behind in the early returns, with Chuck Stites, Edwardsville council member and Andrew Davis, graduate student, leading.

Daniel Soptic had an early lead for Sheriff, with Celisha Towers in second. Sheriff Don Ash is retiring.

David Haley led Mark Gilstrap for the BPU, At-Large Position 2.

Two incumbents on the KCK school board, Maxine Drew and Wanda Brownlee Paige, were leading in early returns, with Rachel Henderson in third.

Wyandotte County Unofficial All Advance – Early Voting Results

An early report from the Wyandotte County Election Office, with 5,965 ballots cast out of a total of 89,294 registered voters:

Mayor-CEO, Unified Government
Tyrone Garner 2,865
David Alvey 3,010
Write-in totals 34

Unified Government Commission

UG Commissioner at Large, District 2
Tom Burroughs 2,962
Claudine Sanders 2,528
Write-in totals 22

UG Commissioner, District 1
Gayle E. Townsend 427
Melvin Williams 284
Write-in totals 1

UG Commissioner, District 5
Eleanor Morales Clark 524
Mike Kane 1,075
Write-in totals 1

UG Commissioner, District 7
Chuck Stites 363
James F. Walters 356

UG Commissioner, District 8
Andrew Davis 503
Jane W. Philbrook 398
Write-in totals 2

Wyandotte County Sheriff
Daniel Soptic 3,264
Celisha Towers 2,509
Write-in totals 10

BPU, District 2
Brian Matlock 865
Thomas W. Groneman 1,302
Write-in totals 6

BPU, At-Large Position 1
Gwendolyn Bass 1,880
Mary Gonzales 3,346
Write-in totals 21

BPU, At-Large Position 2
Mark Gilstrap 2,031
David Haley 3,215
Write-in totals 27

USD 203, Piper (three advance)
John Bakarich III 400
Rebecca Miller Davis 243
Desiree Fergus 381
Theresa Fisette 306
Tiffany Scheffler 292
Julian A. Wells 244

USD 204, Bonner Springs (three advance)
William Barajas Jr. 124
Kimberly Beets 274
Matthew L. Birzer 122
Tiffany Sanders 246
Jeff Tinberg 271

USD 500, KCK (three advance)
Maxine Drew 2,248
Rachel Henderson 1,909
Angelynn Howell 1,370
Wanda Brownlee Paige 2,067
Diosselyn Tot 812
Write-in totals 35

Wyandotte County had 2,270 voters who voted at the early voting locations, according to the Wyandotte County Election Office.

There were 1,035 early voters at the Election Office at 850 State Ave., 243 at Joe Amayo-Argentine Recreation Center, and 992 at the Eisenhower Recreation Center.

The Election Office mailed out 4,931 mail ballots and received back 2,959 so far, according to the Election Office. Voters have until 7 p.m. Tuesday night to turn in their mail ballots.

Mail ballots can be received by the Election Office until Friday as long as they are postmarked on or before today, Election Day.

For more information on voting, polling places and how to return mail ballots, visit wycovotes.org.

To see stories about the election, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/category/election-2021/.

A mayoral election has received the most attention for the Tuesday, Nov. 2, election in Wyandotte County.

Incumbent Mayor David Alvey is challenged by Tyrone Garner. Garner won the primary election by about 60 votes.

To see stories about the mayoral contest, visit
https://wyandotteonline.com/mayoral-candidates-differ-on-issues-at-forum/.
https://wyandotteonline.com/mayoral-candidates-spar-on-question-of-police-department-investigation/.
https://wyandotteonline.com/garner-pulls-ahead-of-alvey-by-60-votes-in-mayors-contest/
https://wyandotteonline.com/mayoral-candidates-differ-on-economic-development-local-taxes-police-department/

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2. To find your polling place, visit Voter View at https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView, or call the Election Office at 913-573-8500.

Candidate forums are online at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMfeRPiOepX1K6tFoAenGCa4wHYYk6Xtt.

Running for Wyandotte County Sheriff are Daniel Soptic and Celisha Towers. See story at https://wyandotteonline.com/new-sheriff-to-be-chosen-nov-2/.

The Oct. 22 sheriff forum is online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSlYMMfpuMc&list=PLMfeRPiOepX1K6tFoAenGCa4wHYYk6Xtt&index=5.

Five UG Commission seats are on the ballot. See story at https://wyandotteonline.com/five-ug-commission-seats-on-the-ballot-nov-2/.

To see the candidates’ positions on issues, visit the forum online at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCul-c8sQuNfAeHcvQnnxReA.

Three Board of Public Utilities’ positions also are on the ballot. See story at https://wyandotteonline.com/three-positions-up-for-election-on-bpu/.

Visit the BPU forum online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sch_fKqsK_4&list=PLMfeRPiOepX1K6tFoAenGCa4wHYYk6Xtt&index=3.

Five candidates are running for the KCK school board. To see a story, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/five-candidates-run-for-kck-school-board/.

Visit the KCK school board forum online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNORUC3ZalE&list=PLMfeRPiOepX1K6tFoAenGCa4wHYYk6Xtt&index=2.

Mail-in ballots can be returned through drop boxes placed in Wyandotte County. To see information about the drop boxes, visit www.wycovotes.org.

A list of candidates running for office is at https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56606b47e4b0b9403ad6ff96/t/6160477aa489e834a9d504f9/1633699706750/November+2%2C+2021+General+Election+-+Candidate+List+for+Wyandotte+County.pdf.

For more election information, visit wycovotes.org.

Wyandotte Daily stories about the election are under the tab, “Election 2021,” or https://wyandotteonline.com/category/election-2021/.