Candidates - Primary Election - February 25, 1997
City Officials
- DeSoto - Mayor
- Edgerton - Mayor
- Fairway - Council Member, Ward 4
- Leawood - Mayor
- Lenexa - Council Member, Ward 1
- Mission - Council Member, Ward 2
- Olathe - Council Member At-Large and Council Member, Ward 4
- Roeland Park - Mayor and Council Member, Ward 4
- Blue Valley #229 - Board Member Position 5, and Board Member Position 6
- Shawnee Mission #512 - Board Member At-Large
- Community College Trustees - Countywide Election
DeSoto
The City of DeSoto is a Third Class City. An election is held every two years (odd numbered years). DeSoto is served by a Mayor and 5 Council Members At-Large. All are elected to 4 year terms. The Mayor and 2 Council Members At-Large are elected in 1997, and 3 Council Members At-Large will be elected in 1999.
Mayor (4 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One- Robert Freeman
- Roland Ohrenberg
- Steve Prudden
Edgerton
The City of Edgerton is a Third Class City. An election is held every two years (odd numbered years). Edgerton is served by a Mayor and 5 Council Members At-Large. All are elected to 4 year terms. The Mayor and 2 Council Members At-Large are elected in 1997, and 3 Council Members At-Large will be elected in 1999.
Mayor (4 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One
- David T. Rawles
- Lavern Sawyer
- Maurice L. Taylor (I)
Fairway
The City of Fairway is a Second Class City with four wards. An election is held every two years (odd numbered years). Fairway is served by a Mayor and 8 Council Members, two from each ward. All are elected to 4 year terms. The Mayor and 4 Council Members are elected in 1997, and 4 Council Members will be elected in 1999.
Council Member - Ward 4 (4 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One
- Mark W. Anderson
- Jeffery T. Northrup
- Robert Stephens (I)
Leawood
The City of Leawood is a Second Class City with four wards. An election is held every year. Leawood is served by a Mayor and 8 Council Members, two from each ward. All are elected to 2 year terms. The Mayor and 4 Council Members are elected in 1997, and 4 Council Members will be elected in 1998.
Mayor (2 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One
- Chuck Digby
- Peggy Dunn
- G. Gordon Thomas
Lenexa
The City of Lenexa is a First Class City with four wards. An election is held every two years (odd numbered years). Lenexa is served by a Mayor and 8 Council Members, two from each ward. All are elected to 4 year terms. Four Council Members are elected in 1997, and the Mayor and 4 Council Members will be elected in 1999.
Council Member - Ward 1 (4 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One
- Debi Bender
- Jane T. Klein
- Pat Lafferty
Mission
The City of Mission is a Second Class City with four wards. An election is held every year. Mission is served by a Mayor and 8 Council Members, two from each ward. All are elected to 2 year terms. The Mayor and 4 Council Members are elected in 1997, and 4 Council Members will be elected in 1998.
Council Member - Ward 2 (2 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One
- Gary L. Baker
- John D. Miller
- William Vandenberg
Olathe
The City of Olathe is a First Class City with four wards. An election is held every two years (odd numbered years). Olathe is served by a Mayor and 6 Council Members (one from each ward plus two at-large members). The Mayor and the 4 Council Members representing wards are elected to 2 year terms. The 2 Council Members At-Large are elected to 4 year terms. The Mayor, 4 Council Members, and 1 Council Member At-Large are elected in 1997, and the Mayor, 4 Council Members, and 1 Council Member At-Large will be elected in 1999.
Council Member At-Large (4 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One
- Steve Eddy
- Michael Limburg
- Robert M. Montgomery
- M. Gregg Baldwin
- Roy J. Harris
- Marge Vogt
Roeland Park
The City of Roeland Park is a Second Class City with four wards. An election
is held every two years (odd numbered years). Roeland Park is served by
a Mayor, 8 Council Members and a Municipal Judge. All are elected to 4
year terms. The Mayor, 4 Council Members and the Municipal Judge are elected
in 1997. Four Council Members will be elected in 1999.
Mayor (4 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One
- Ed Macan
- Brian P. Sullivan
- Joan F. Wendel (I)
- Linda Fell
- Joni Jones
- Guy Teel
Blue Valley School District - #229
The Blue Valley School District is served by 7 Board Members representing six district positions plus one member at-large position. An election is held every two years (odd numbered years). Board Members are elected to 4 year terms. Board Member Positions 4, 5, and 6 will be elected in 1997, and Board Member Positions 1, 2, 3, and 7 (At-Large) will be elected in 1999.
If a Primary Election is held, voters vote only for the board member position in which they live and the at-large position. In the General Election, voters vote for all positions.
Board Member - Position 5 (4 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One
- Bill Flohrs
- Michael A. Pener
- Sheryl Spalding
- Susan Asner
- Darrel E. Dougan
- Debby Heasley
- Mark Ward (I)
Shawnee Mission School District - #512
The Shawnee Mission School District is served by 7 Board Members representing the five district area positions plus two at-large positions. An election is held every two years (odd numbered years). Board Members are elected to 4 year terms. Board Member Positions 2, 4, and 6 (At-Large) are elected in 1997, and Board Member Positions 1, 3, 5, and 7 (At-Large) will be elected in 1999.
Voters vote only for the board member position in which they live and the at-large position in both the Primary and General Elections.
Board Member - Position 6 - At-Large (4 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - Vote for One
- Julie Bly
- Oscar Johnson
- Cynthia Neighbor
- Stan Ricketts
Johnson County Community College
Johnson County Community College is served by 6 Trustees. An election is held every two years (odd numbered years). Trustees are elected to 4 year terms. Three trustees are elected in 1997, and 3 trustees will be elected in 1999. Voters countywide will vote for the at-large position in both the Primary and General Elections. Vote for Three or Fewer.
Trustees At-Large - (4 year term) - PRIMARY ELECTION - COUNTYWIDE - Vote for Three or Fewer
- Shirley Bruce Brown
- Gary Hammack
- Jere A. Hanney
- Virginia Krebs (I)
- Dennis Moore (I)
- Donald C. Norwood
- Charlotte O'Hara
- Kurtis Ruf
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