With Tuesday, Oct. 16, being the final day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 city/county/state general election, and advance voting starting Monday, Oct. 22, voters may want to know who is on the ballot.
Advance voting by mail is also available by application through the Barton County Clerk’s Office. Ballots must be returned to Barton County Clerk’s office by 7 p.m. on election day, mailed and postmarked by election day or be returned to a voter’s polling location on election day.
Call 620-793-1835 for more information.
Ballots will vary somewhat from person to person, depending on the city ward or county district in which they live. But, the Great Bend Tribune has compiled a complete list of the candidates of each of the offices.
General election city candidates include:
Great Bend
• City of Great Bend Council 1st Ward
Alan Moeder, Republican
Jessica Milsap, Independent
• City of Great Bend Council 2nd Ward
James Breitenbach, Republican
Chad Somers, Republican
• City of Great Bend Council 3rd Ward
Dana Dawson, Republican
Jacob R. Davis, Independent
• City of Great Bend Council 4th Ward
Brock McPherson, Democrat
Hoisington
• City of Hoisington Council 1st Ward
Travis Sinn, Independent
• City of Hoisington Council 2nd Ward
Carrol Nather, Republican
• City of Hoisington Council 3rd Ward, N/A
• City of Hoisington Council 4th Ward
Robert Bruce, Independent
Gary A. Shook, Republican
• City of Ellinwood Council (3 positions)
Kirk Clawson, Republican
Kenneth A.Lebbin, Republican
Jacque K. Isern, Republican
• Ellinwood Hospital District
David Gonzales, Republican
General election county candidates include:
• County Commissioner 1st District
Kenny Schremmer, Republican
• County Commissioner 4th District
Alicia (Schartz) Straub, Republican
• County Commissioner 5th District
Jennifer Schartz, Republican
• Albion Township Clerk
Ronald (Rocky) Meitner, Republican
• Beaver Township Clerk
Scott Schlochtermeier, Republican
• Buffalo Township Clerk
Jerry Holthaus, Republican
• Cheyenne Township Clerk
• Clarence Township Clerk, N/A
• Cleveland Township Clerk
Brian Hoffman, Republican
• Comanche Township Clerk
Linda Borror, Republican
• Eureka Township Clerk
Michael Edward McCurry, Republican
• Fairview Township Clerk
Deric Funk, Republican
• Grant Township Clerk, N/A
• Great Bend Township Clerk
R. L. Engle, Republican
• North Homestead Township Clerk
Richard W. Lacey, Democrat
• South Homestead Township Clerk
Brandon Yeakley, Republican
• Independent Township Clerk, N/A
• Lakin Township Clerk
Aaron Birzer, Republican
• Liberty Township Clerk
T. R. Esfeld, Republican
• Logan Township Clerk
Joseph V. Zink, Republican
• Pawnee Rock Township Clerk
Roy D. Prescott, Republican
• South Bend Township Clerk
Lance Walters, Republican
• Union Township Clerk
Justin Robert Ludwig, Republican
• Walnut Albert Township Clerk, N/A
• Walnut Olmitz Township Clerk, N/A
• Wheatland Township Clerk, N/A
General election statewide candidates include:
• United States House of Representatives
Alan LaPolice, Democrat, Clyde,
Roger Marshall, Republican, Great Bend
• Governor/lieutenant governor
Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers, Democrat, Topeka
Jeff Caldwell/Mary Gerlt, Libertarian, Leawood
Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman, Republican, Topeka
Rick Kloos/Nathaniel Kloos, Independent, Topeka
Greg Orman/John Doll, Independent, Olathe
• Secretary of State
Brian “BAM” McClendon, Democrat, Lawrence
Scott Schwab, Republican, Olathe
Rob Hodgkinson, Libertarian, Stilwell
• Attorney General
Sarah G. Swain, Democrat, Lawrence
Derek Schmidt, Republican, Independence
• State treasurer
Marci Francisco, Democrat, Lawrence
Jake Laturner, Republican, Topeka
• Commissioner of Insurance
Nathaniel McLaughlin, Democrat, Kansas City
Vicki Schmidt, Republican, Topeka
• Kansas House of Representatives 109
Troy L. Waymaster, Republican, Bunker Hill
• Kansas House of Representatives 112
Tory Marie Arnberger, Republican, Great Bend
• Kansas House of Representatives 113
David W. Curtis, Democrat, Stafford
Greg Lewis, Republican, St. John
• State Board of Education 5
Jean Clifford, Republican, Garden City
• District Court Judge 20
Carey Hipp, Republican, Ellsworth
