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Johnson County Elections 1970 - 1979

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1970 Elections

March 3, 1970 - Merriam and Monticello Drainage Districts

Directors

April 7, 1970 - City General Registered Voters 24,895 Voted: 6,271 (25.19%)

Leawood - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 3 unexpired, 4
Mission - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Prairie Village - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Shawnee - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Westwood - Council At-Large

Olathe Question

Abandon commissioner-manager form of government Yes: 1,249 No: 1,458

Shawnee Question

$210,206 for swimming pool Yes: 350 No: 1,103

Mission Question

$216,000 for sidewalks and streets Yes: 238 No: 529

May 12, 1970 - Spring Hill Question

$98,000 for water supply Yes: 79 No: 56

Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 Questions

Question 1 - $360,000 for improving & constructing school site at Nike Missile Base Yes: 465 No: 240
Question 2 - $120,000 for constructing & improving schools in Gardner and Edgerton Yes: 524 No: 159

July 7, 1970 - Westwood Question

Budget increase Yes: 313 No: 15

August 4, 1970 - Primary Registered Voters: 91,189 Voted: 32,643 (35.80%)

U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
State Auditor
State Treasurer
Attorney General
Commissioner of Insurance
State Printer
State Representative - Districts 16 thru 25
10th District Court Judge - Division 1
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
County Attorney
Probate Judge
Sheriff
Clerk of the District Court
County Assessor
County Commissioner - District 1
Judge of Magistrate Court - Division 2
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships
Committeemen and Committeewomen

November 3, 1970 - General Registered Voters: 97,184 Voted: 68,719 (70.71%)

U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
State Auditor
State Treasurer
Attorney General
Commissioner of Insurance
State Printer
Judge of District Court - 10th District - Division 1
State Representative - Districts 16 thru 25
Judicial Question Yes: 31,041 No: 9,387
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
County Attorney
Probate Judge
Sheriff
Clerk of District Court
County Assessor
County Commissioner - District 1
Judge of Magistrate Court - Division 2
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships

Constitutional Amendments

Question 1 - Intoxicating liquors Yes: 44,840 No: 15,000
Question 2 - Executive Branch of government Yes: 40,128 No: 12,323
Question 3 - Constitutional amendment and revision Yes: 40,073 No: 14,709

Olathe Question Registered Voters: 4,277 Voted: 3,652 (85.3%)

$395,000 for swimming pool Yes: 1,604 No: 2,048

1971 Elections

March 9, 1971 - City Primary Registered Voters: 50,867 Voted: 10,416 (20.48%)

De Soto - Council At-Large
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 4
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Mayor, Council Wards, 2, 3, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Council Ward 4
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Position 1
De Soto USD #232 - Position 3
Olathe USD #233 - 4 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 3, 5

April 6, 1971 - City General Registered Voters: 72,632 Voted: 35,694 (49.14%)

Countryside - Mayor, Council At-Large
De Soto - Council At-Large
Edgerton - Council At-Large
Fairway - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 2 unexpired, 3, 4
Gardner - Council At-Large
Leawood - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, Municipal Judge
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, City Treasurer
Merriam - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, Council At-Large
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 3 unexpired, 4, 5, 6
Roeland Park - Council Wards 1, 2, 2 unexpired, 3, 4
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
De Soto USD #232 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Olathe USD #233 - 4 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 1, 3, 5, 7 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees
Johnson County Water District - Board Member Positions 1, 2

Constitutional Amendment

Qualification of electors - allow 18 year old vote Yes: 19,712 No: 11,824

Olathe USD #233 Question

$3,500,000 for constructing and improving schools Yes: 1,661 No: 1,433

August 24, 1971 - Olathe Question

$454,000 for improving public park and swimming pool Yes: 783 No: 657

Lake Quivira - Primary

Council At-Large

September 21, 1971 - De Soto Question Registered Voters: 474 Voted: 150 (31.6%)

Bonds for $15,000 Yes: 57 No: 93

Prairie Village Question Registered Voters: 11,211 Voted: 2,501 (22.3%)

$100,000 to purchase land and building Yes: 1,628 No: 873

Lake Quivira – General

Mayor, Council At-Large

1972 Elections

March 7, 1972 - City Primary

Overland Park - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4

April 4, 1972 - City General

Leawood - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Overland Park - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5 unexpired, 6
Shawnee - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Westwood - Mayor, Council At-Large

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 7,154 Voted: 2,574 (35.8%)

Repeal Charter Ordinance #9 Yes: 814 No: 1,760

Westwood Question

Increase budget by $160,500 Yes: 397 No: 170

June 6, 1972 - Special

Leawood Question Registered Voters: 5,419 Voted: 1,165 (21%)

Increase budget by $140,000 Yes: 800 No: 365

De Soto Question Registered Voters: 524 Voted: 283 (54%)

Park improvements Yes: 168 No: 115

August 1, 1972 - Primary Registered Voters: 94,922 Voted: 44,620 (47.01%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
State Auditor
State Treasurer
Attorney General
Commissioner of Insurance
State Printer
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, & 10
Judge of District Court - 10th District - Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5
District Attorney - 10th District
State Board of Education - District 2
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Probate Judge
Juvenile Judge
Sheriff
Clerk of District Court
County Assessor
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
Judge of Magistrate Court - Divisions 1, 3
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships
Committeemen and Committeewomen

Constitutional Amendments

Question 1 - Duelists - ineligible for certain offices Yes: 20,914 No: 6,171
Question 2 - Public institutions and welfare Yes: 20,213 No: 5,502
Question 3 - State aid in purchase of farm homes Yes: 18,362 No: 8,426
Question 4 - Taking of the census Yes: 18,475 No: 7,567
Question 5 - Original apportionment of the legislature Yes: 20,018 No: 6,172

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 7,154 Voted: 3,254 (45%)

Swimming pool and park improvements Yes: 2,140 No: 1,114

November 7, 1972 - General Registered Voters: 120,407 Voted: 104,136 (86.49%)

President / Vice President
U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
State Auditor
State Treasurer
Attorney General
Commissioner of Insurance
State Printer
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, 10
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30
Judicial Ballot
Judge of District Court - 10th Judicial District - Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5
District Attorney - 10th Judicial District
State Board of Education - 2nd District
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Probate Judge
Juvenile Judge
Sheriff
Clerk of District Court
County Assessor
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
Judge of Magistrate Court - Divisions 1, 3
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships

Constitutional Amendments

Question 1 - Revising Article 3 - Judicial Yes: 53,432 No: 23,347
Question 2 - Revising Article 1 - Executive Branch of state government Yes: 51,775 No: 24,135
Question 3 - Amend Article 12 of bill of rights Yes: 54,527 No: 21,268

County Question

Sports complex Yes: 33,653 No: 54,190

Spring Hill USD #230 Question

$955,000 for sites and construction of schools Yes: 343 No: 394

Leawood Question Registered Voters: 7,392 Voted: 4,892 (66%)

Recreation system Yes: 2,551 No: 2,341

Overland Park Question Registered Voters: 41,598 Voted: 28,158 (68%)

Public park at 103rd and Conser Yes: 16,090 No: 12,068

Spring Hill Question

Bond Yes: 343 No: 394

1973 Elections

January 23, 1973 – Westwood and Westwood Hills Questions Registered Voters: 1,595 Voted: 756 (47%)

Consolidation of Westwood and Westwood Hills
Westwood Yes: 200 No: 328
Westwood Hills Yes: 127 No: 101

March 6, 1973 - City Primary

De Soto - Council At-Large
Edgerton - Mayor
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 3, 4
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Council Wards 1, 3, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor
Shawnee - Council Wards 3, 4
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Position 4
Spring Hill USD #230 - Position 6
De Soto USD #232 - Position 6
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 2, 6 At-Large

April 3, 1973 - City General Registered Voters: 120,637 Voted: 39,360 (32.63%)

Countryside - Mayor, Council At-Large
De Soto - Mayor, Council At-Large
Edgerton - Mayor, Council At-Large
Fairway - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 unexpired
Gardner - Mayor, Council At-Large
Lake Quivira - Mayor, Council At-Large
Leawood - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, Municipal Judge
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, City Treasurer
Merriam - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 1 unexpired, 2, 3, 4, 4 unexpired
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, Council At-Large
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Roeland Park - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, Municipal Judge
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Spring Hill - Mayor, Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 4, 5, 6
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 4, 5, 6
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Positions 4, 5, 6
De Soto USD #232 - Positions 4, 5, 6
Olathe USD #233 - 3 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 2, 4, 6 At-Large
Johnson County Water District - Board Member - Positions 3, 4, 5

Fairway Question Registered Voters: 3,411 Voted: 1,228 (36%)

$125,000 for constructing and equipping a City Hall building Yes: 618 No: 610

Leawood Question

$158,000 for improving 95th Street Yes: 1,401 No: 1,479

Lenexa Questions Registered Voters: 3,994

Question 1 - $500,000 for land and constructing a swim pool Yes: 971 No: 601
Question 2 - Four year staggered terms of office Yes: 830 No: 705

Westwood Hills Question Registered Voters: 313 Voted: 74 (38%)

$6,000 Budget increase Yes: 66 No: 8

Spring Hill USD #230 Question

$865,000 for constructing and improving school facilities Yes: 311 No: 196

1974 Elections

March 5, 1974 - City Primary

Prairie Village - Council Wards 4, 6
Shawnee - Council Wards 1, 2, 3

April 2, 1974 - City General

Leawood - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Prairie Village - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5 unexpired, 6
Shawnee - Council Wards 1, 2, 2 unexpired, 3, 4, 4 unexpired
Westwood - Council At-Large

Overland Park Question Registered Voters: 38,570 Voted: 3,325 (9%)

$120,985 for park improvements Yes: 981 No: 2,344

Shawnee Questions

Question 1 - Term of office Yes: 949 No: 2,933
Question 2 - Mayor-Council-Manager form of government Yes: 2,779 No: 1,128
Question 3 - $800,000 for park improvements Yes: 1,820 No: 2,116

June 25, 1974 - Leawood Question Registered Voters: 8,910 Voted: 2,520 (28%)

$925,000 for construction of a recreation complex Yes: 1,682 No: 838

August 6, 1974 - Primary Registered Voters: 116,254 Voted: 28,598 (24.60%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Printer
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30
Judge of District Court - 10th District - Division 1
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Probate Judge
Sheriff
Clerk of District Court
County Assessor
County Commissioner - District 1
Judge of Magistrate Court - Division 2
Committeemen and Committeewomen
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships

Constitutional Amendments

Question 1 - Assessment and taxation Yes: 14,629 No: 4,819
Question 2 - Re-apportionment of the legislature Yes: 11,006 No: 7,588
Question 3 - Suffrage Yes: 15,007 No: 4,234
Question 4 - State Board of Education - operation, supervision and control of community junior colleges and the state board of regents Yes: 10,681 No: 8,441
Question 5 - Vesting of titles to property owned by religious corporations in trustees elected by such corporations Yes: 11,318 No: 6,595

Country Question

Tax levy for emergency medical service Yes: 11,971 No: 7,713

Spring Hill Question Registered Voters: 480 Voted: 155 (32%)

$196,500 for enlargement of the water treatment facility Yes: 132 No: 23

Monticello Township Questions

Question 1 - $40,000 for fire fighting equipment Yes: 164 No: 44
Question 2 - $55,000 for land to construct fire station Yes: 161 No: 42

September 3, 1974 - Olathe USD #233 Question

$5,300,000 to construct and equip addition Yes: 1,371 No: 1,005

November 5, 1974 - General Registered Voters: 125,547 Voted: 80,304 (63.96%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Printer
Judge of District Court - 10th District - Division 1, 3 unexpired
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30
Judicial Ballot
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Probate Judge
Sheriff
Clerk of District Court
County Assessor
County Commissioner - District 1
Judge of Magistrate Court - Division 2
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships

Constitutional Amendments

Question 1 - Permit the legislature to regulate, license and tax operation of games of bingo by certain organizations Yes: 54,054 No: 16,311
Question 2 - Revise election laws: mode of voting; general election – 3 county commissioners: recall of elected officials Yes: 54,903 No: 7,928
Question 3 - Repeal election of state printer Yes: 45,285 No: 17,306
Question 4 - Article 2 "Legislative" is revised Yes: 43,538 No: 11,845
Question 5 - All State Officers shall take oaths Yes: 57,102 No: 6,045

County Question

Retention of County Judges Yes: 44,650 No: 14,612

Shawnee Question

$350,000 for park and swimming pool Yes: 2,919 No: 3,088

Leawood Question Registered Voters: 7,950 Voted: 5,461 (69%)

$136,000 for street improvements Yes: 1,687 No: 3,774

1975 Elections

March 4, 1975 - City Primary

Lenexa - Council Ward 2
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Council Republican Wards 4, 5
Prairie Village - Council Republican Wards 3, 5
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 1, 2, 7 At-Large
De Soto USD #232 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Olathe USD #233 - 4 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 1, 3, 5, 7 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

April 1, 1975 - City General Registered Voters: 125,722 Voted: 41,517 (33%)

Countryside - Mayor, Council At-Large
DeSoto - Council At-Large
Edgerton - Council At-Large
Fairway - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 unexpired
Gardner - Council At-Large
Lake Quivira - Mayor, Council At-Large
Leawood - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, Municipal Judge
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Merriam - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, Council At-Large
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Roeland Park - Mayor unexpired, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
De Soto USD #232 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Olathe USD #233 - 4 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 1, 3, 5, 7 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees
Johnson County Water District - Board Member - Positions 1, 2

County Question

Park & Recreation District - Tomahawk Reservoir Yes: 13,623 No: 21,401

Fairway Question Registered Voters: 3,379 Voted: 1,132 (33%)

One mill on taxable tangible property for planting, maintenance, shrubbery, etc Yes: 822 No: 310

Spring Hill Question Registered Voters: 519 Voted: 294 (56.6%)

$95,000 for fire department, civil defense and city office building Yes: 156 No: 138

Blue Valley USD #229 Question

$3,400,000 for purchasing and improving a school site or sites Yes: 749 No: 467

June 3, 1975 - Leawood Question Registered Voters: 7,999 Voted: 1,940 (24%)

Expand police and fire service and personnel Yes: 913 No: 1,027

July 15, 1975 - County Questions Registered Voters: 125,722 Voted: 25,351 (20%)

Question 1 - Increase one-half cent sales tax Yes: 15,868 No: 9,483
Question 2 - Airport Commission Yes: 15,400 No: 8,500

Gardner Question Registered Voters: 981 Voted: 311 (32%)

Enlargement of the waterworks utility system and electrical distribution system Yes: 192 No: 119

October 28, 1975 - Olathe Question Registered Voters: 7,899 Voted: 3,547 (45%)

Civic Community Center Yes: 641 No: 2,906

1976 Elections

March 2, 1976 - Special Election - Merriam and Monticello Drainage Boards

Directors

March 9, 1976 - City Primary

Prairie Village - Council Republican Ward 1
Shawnee - Council Ward 3

April 6, 1976 - City General

Leawood - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Prairie Village - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Shawnee - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 unexpired
Westwood - Mayor, Council At-Large

De Soto USD #232 Question

$997,000 for school improvements Yes: 393 No: 352

Edgerton Question Registered Voters: 205 Voted: 133 (65%)

Extending and improving the waterworks system Yes: 106 No: 27

Mission Question Registered Voters: 5,142 Voted: 1,823 (35.4%)

$280,000 for parks Yes: 854 No: 969

August 3, 1976 - Primary Registered Voters: 124,150 Voted: 34,414 (27.72%)

U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, 10
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30
Associate District Judge - 10th District - Divisions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
District Attorney - 10th Judicial District
State Board of Education - 2nd District
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships
Committeemen and Committeewomen

Lake Quivira Questions Registered Voters: 683 Voted: 340 (50%)
4 propositions concerning water distribution and constructing a dam

Question 1 - $24,000 Yes: 263 No: 77
Question 2 - $204,000 Yes: 240 No: 76
Question 3 - $84,000 Yes: 253 No: 68
Question 4 - $152,000 Yes: 279 No: 46

Prairie Village Question Registered Voters: 17,074 Voted: 4,925 (29%)

$380,000 for acquisition of park property, renovation and improvement of swimming pool bathhouse and construction of tennis facilities Yes: 3,227 No: 1,698

August 31, 1976 - Olathe USD #233 Question

$4,250,000 for purchasing and improving school site or sites, constructing, equipping, furnishing, repairing, remodeling and making additions to buildings used for school purposes Yes: 1,645 No: 1,279

November 2, 1976 - General Registered Voters: 140,956 Voted: 117,040 (83.03%)

President / Vice President
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, 10
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30
Supreme Court Justice - Positions 1, 2
District Court Judge - 10th District - Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Associate District Judge - 10th District - Positions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8
District Attorney - 10th District
State Board of Education - 2nd District
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships

Constitutional Amendment

Assessment and taxation of land devoted to agricultural use Yes: 42,180 No: 41,110

County Question

Charter Commission Yes: 42,156 No: 44,858

Countryside Question Registered Voters: 288 Voted: 212 (74%)

Suspend tax limitation law for 3 years Yes: 96 No: 116

Gardner Question Registered Voters: 1,104 Voted: 634 (57%)

$15,000 for traffic signal Yes: 452 No: 182

Mission Hills Question Registered Voters: 3,190 Voted: 2,293 (72%)

Aggregate tax which may be levied on tangible property suspended for a period of 5 years Yes: 1,571 No: 722

Shawnee Questions Registered Voters: 13,195 Voted: 9,288 (70%)

Question 1 - Alcoholic beverages on club premises after 1:30 a.m. Yes: 3,698 No: 5,590
Question 2 - $1,500,000 for a public safety center Yes: 4,653 No: 4,173

Spring Hill USD #230 Question

$1,250,000 for constructing a high school and renovation and remodeling of Hilltop Elementary School Yes: 628 No: 490

1977 Elections

February 1, 1977 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 Question

$5,000,000 for constructing, equipping and furnishing schools Yes: 9,493 No: 8,104

March 8, 1977 – City Primary Registered Voters: 140,701 Voted: 16,274 (11.6%)

Edgerton - Council At-Large
Fairway - Council Ward 2
Lake Quivira - Mayor, Council At-Large
Mission - Mayor, Council Ward 3
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Mayor (Republican & Democratic), Council Wards 1 (Republican), 2 unexpired (Republican), 3 (Republican & Democratic), 4 unexpired (Republican), 5 (Republican & Democratic)
Prairie Village - Council Ward 1 (Republican)
Roeland Park - Council Ward 1 unexpired
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Ward 1
Spring Hill - Mayor, Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 5, 6
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Positions 5, 6
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 2, 6 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

April 5, 1977 - City General Registered Voters: 141,104 Voted: 37,321 (26.4%)

Countryside - Mayor, Council At-Large
DeSoto - Mayor, Council At-Large
Edgerton - Mayor, Council At-Large
Fairway - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Gardner - Mayor, Council At-Large
Lake Quivira - Mayor, Council At-Large
Leawood - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, Municipal Judge
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Merriam - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, Council At-Large
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 2 unexpired, 3, 4, 4 unexpired, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Roeland Park - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 1 unexpired, 2, 3, 4, Municipal Judge
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 unexpired
Spring Hill - Mayor, Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 4, 5, 6
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 3 unexpired, 4, 5, 6
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Positions 4, 5, 6
De Soto USD #232 - Positions 4, 5, 6
Olathe USD #233 - 3 Members at Large, 1 unexpired
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 2, 4, 6 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees
Johnson County Water District - Positions 3, 4, 5

County Questions - Johnson County Parks and Recreation

Question 1 - $7,440,624 to provide recreational facilities Yes: 10,219 No: 20,347
Question 2 - Levy one-half mill tangible property tax Yes: 10,912 No: 19,551

Lake Quivira Question Registered Voters: 761 Voted: 347 (45.5%)

Leash law for animals Yes: 172 No: 175

Leawood Questions

Question 1 - Reducing tax levy contingent on Yes vote on Question #2 Yes: 1,850 No: 715
Question 2 - Increase tax not to exceed 7 mills over 8 years Yes: 1,488 No: 1,038
Question 3 - Municipal Judge to be appointed Yes: 1,573 No: 936

Overland Park Question Registered Voters: 46,843 Voted: 11,952 (25.5%)

Three mill levy for storm drainage system Yes: 2,150 No: 9,802

Blue Valley USD #229 Question

$3,700,000 for purchasing site, construction, equipping, furnishing, repairing and remodeling buildings used for school purposes Yes: 788 No: 382

Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 Questions

Question 1 - $4,074,000 for site, construction and equipping senior high building, physical education facility for Gardner elementary and library media and classrooms for Edgerton elementary Yes: 782 No: 643
Question 2 - $250,000 for high school athletic facility only if proposition #1 passes Yes: 629 No: 777

Johnson Country Fire District #1 Question

Gardner Rural and McCamish Rural issue bonds for $110,000 to purchase fire fighting equipment Yes: 428 No: 216

November 8, 1977 - County Question Registered Voters: 130,471 Voted: 26,657 (20%)

One-half cent increase of county retailers' sales tax Yes: 8,310 No: 18,347

Olathe Question Registered Voters: 10,583 Voted: 3,060 (29%)

$1,600,000 to acquire site, construct and equip public library Yes: 1,625 No: 1,435

1978 Elections

March 7, 1978 - City Primary

Shawnee - Council Ward 3

April 4, 1978 - City General

Leawood - Council, Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Prairie Village - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6 unexpired
Shawnee - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Westwood - Council At-Large

Fairway Questions Registered Voters: 3,280 Voted: 931 (28%)

Question 1 - Reducing intangibles tax Yes: 555 No: 376
Question 2 - Suspend aggregate tax levy limitation Yes: 495 No: 412

Leawood Question Registered Voters: 8,362 Voted: 1,090 (13%)

Impose .5% sales tax commencing 1-1-1979 Yes: 870 No: 220

Prairie Village Question

$1,800,000 for storm sewers and drains Yes: 2,102 No: 1,132

Shawnee Mission USD #512 Questions

Question 1 - Shall USD #512 continue operation and maintenance of Osage Elementary School as elementary attendance facility for 1978-79 school year Yes: 695 No: 1,326
Question 2 - Shall USD #512 continue operation and maintenance of Mohawk Elementary School as elementary attendance facility for 1978-79 school year Yes: 1,919 No: 1,763

May 9, 1978 - Shawnee Mission USD # 512 - Advisory Board

May 23, 1978 - Olathe Question Registered Voters: 10,733 Voted: 1,399 (13%)

$100,000 for improving Santa Fe Street between Chestnut and Water Street Yes: 715 No: 684

August 1, 1978 - Primary Registered Voters: 133,840 Voted: 29,224 (21.84%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30
Judge of District Court - 10th District - Division 1
County Commissioner - District 1
Committeemen and Committeewomen

Prairie Village Question Registered Voters: 17,018 Voted: 1,387 (8%)

Sales tax increase of .5% commencing 9-1-1978 Yes: 344 No: 1,043

Shawnee City Question Registered Voters: 12,384 Voted: 2,390 (19%)

Sales tax increase of .5% commencing 10-1-1978 Yes: 927 No: 1,463

November 7, 1978 - General Registered Voters: 139,910 Voted: 82,508 (58.97%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30
Supreme Court Justice - Positions 2, 3, 7
Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 3, 5, 7
District Court Judge - 10th District, Division 1
Associate District Judge - 10th District - Positions 2, 4
County Commissioner - District 1

County Question

Liquor by the drink Yes: 59,553 No: 17,391

Mission Question Registered Voters: 5,595 Voted: 2,956 (53%)

Sales tax increase of .5% effective 1-1-1979 Yes: 1,760 No: 1,196

Olathe Question

Change form of government Yes: 2,629 No: 4,915

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 13,467 Voted: 7,009 (52%)

$1,000,000 Community Center Yes: 2,820 No: 4,189

Blue Valley USD #229 Question

$8,500,000 for purchase and improving sites Yes: 1,479 No: 1,006

Olathe USD #233 Question

$15,500,000 for 3 elementary and 1 junior high sites; construct 2 elementary, 1 junior high, 1 high school and 1 vocational education shop Yes: 5,115 No: 2,758

1979 Elections

March 6, 1979 - City Primary

Lenexa - Mayor, Council Ward 3
Olathe - Commissioners
Prairie Village - Council Ward 5 (Republican)
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 1, 7 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

April 3, 1979 - City General Registered Voters: 141,029 Voted: 34,821 (24.7%)

Countryside - Mayor, Council At-Large
DeSoto - (no candidates filed - all elected from write in votes)
Edgerton - Council At-Large
Fairway - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Gardner - Council At-Large
Lake Quivira - Mayor, Council At-Large
Leawood - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Merriam - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, Council At-Large
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Roeland Park - Council Wards 1, 1 unexpired, 2, 3, 4
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Mayor, Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 5 unexpired, 7 At-Large
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 7 At-Large
De Soto USD #232 - Positions 1, 2, 3, 5 unexpired, 7 At-Large
Olathe USD #233 - 4 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 1, 3, 5, 7 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees
Johnson County Water District - Positions 1, 2

County Question

Change County Commissioners from 3 to 5 Yes: 17,764 No: 10,711

Gardner Question

$195,000 for acquiring and improving parks Yes: 280 No: 232

Merriam Question Registered Voters: 5,575 Voted: 907 (16%)

Increase sales tax .5% effective 7-1-1979 Yes: 574 No: 333

Shawnee Question

$780,000 for park and pool Yes: 1,531 No: 1,733

Shawnee Mission USD #512 Questions

Question 1 - Shall Marsha Bagby continue to operate through the 1979-80 school year Yes: 1,863 No: 4,148
Question 2 - Shall Mohawk continue to operate through the 1979-80 school year Yes: 2,381 No: 3,115

July 10, 1979 - Prairie Village Question Registered Voters: 17,397 Voted: 8,672 (50%)

$8,600,000 for park (Part of Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club) Yes: 3,652 No: 5,020

September 18, 1979 - County Questions Registered Voters: 119,646 Voted 16,676 (14%)

Question 1 - $6,000,000 for acquiring 1,160 acres for park Yes: 10,110 No: 6,566
Question 2 - Selling county land of 160 acres known as the County Farm Yes: 11,243 No: 4,750

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 11,406 Voted: 2,120 (19%)

Increase of .5% sales tax Yes: 1,045 No: 1,075

November 6, 1979 - Lenexa Question Registered Voters: 6,224 Voted: 1,174 (19%)

Increase of .5% sales tax effective 2-1-1980 Yes: 903 No: 271

November 14, 1979 - Roeland Park Question Registered Voters: 4,449 Voted: 894 (20%)

$275,000 for improvements to pool and park Yes: 310 No: 584

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