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Johnson County Elections 1980 - 1989

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1980 Elections

March 4, 1980 - City Primary

Prairie Village - Council Ward 1 (Republican)
Shawnee - Council Wards 1, 3, 4

April 1, 1980 - City General and Presidential Preference Primary Registered Voters: 128,393 Voted: 47,620 (37%)

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
Westwood - Mayor, Council At-Large

Olathe Questions

Question 1 - $4,000,000 for park, pools, fire station, Lone Elm Bridge Yes: 3,544 No: 2,356
Question 2 - .5% sales tax Yes: 3,301 No: 2,617

Westwood Hills Question Registered Voters: 269 Voted: 103 (38%)

.5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 87 No: 16

May 13, 1980 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Advisory Board

August 5, 1980 - Primary Registered Voters: 138,499 Voted: 36,044 (26.02%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30, 43
District Attorney
State Board of Education - 2nd District
State Board of Education - 3rd District unexpired
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships
Committeemen and Committeewomen

Monticello Township Question

$102,000 for fire truck and equipment Yes: 381 No: 38

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 11,764 Voted: 2,746 (23%)

Increase of one-half percent sales tax Yes: 1,421 No: 1,325

November 4, 1980 - General Registered Voters: 155,769 Voted: 125,637 (80.66%)

President / Vice President
U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30, 43
Supreme Court Justice - Positions 4, 5, 6, 7
Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 1, 2, 4, 6
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 2, 3, 5, 6
10th Associate District Judge - Positions 5, 6, 7, 8
District Attorney
State Board of Education - 2nd District
State Board of Education - 3rd District unexpired
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships

Constitutional Amendments

Question 1 - Works of internal improvements Yes: 67,338 No: 18,086
Question 2 - Amendment to state constitution Yes: 65,974 No: 16,475
Question 3 - Banks and currency Yes: 76,618 No: 10,771

Lenexa Questions Registered Voters: 8,469 Voted: 6,368 (75%)

Question 1 - $1,275,000 to make old City Hall a Senior Citizen Activity Center and build a new City Hall Yes: 3,567 No: 2,801
Question 2 - $1,050,000 for Community Center Yes: 3,326 No: 2,992

1981 Elections

January 20, 1981 - Roeland Park Question Registered Voters: 5,237 Voted: 1,412 (27%)

$364,520 for improvements to streets Yes: 651 No: 761

March 10, 1981 - City Primary Registered Voters: 154,717 Voted: 17,304 (11.2%)

De Soto - Mayor, Council At-Large
Lenexa - Mayor
Merriam - Mayor, Council Ward 2
Mission Hills - Council At-Large
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Mayor (Republican and Democratic), Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 5 (Republican)
Prairie Village - Council Ward 2 (Republican)
Shawnee - Council Wards 1, 3
Blue Valley USD #229 - Position 5
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 4, 5
Gardner-Edgerton #231 - Positions 4, 5
Shawnee Mission #512 - Position 6 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

April 7, 1981 - City General Registered Voters: 154,897 Voted: 33,212 (21.4%)

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
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 3 unexpired, 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, 3, 3 unexpired, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Roeland Park - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 3 unexpired, 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 1 unexpired, 4, 5, 6
Olathe USD #233 - 3 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission #512 - Positions 2, 4, 6 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees
Johnson County Water District - Positions 3, 4, 5
Merriam Drainage District - Directors
Monticello Drainage District - Directors

Countryside Question Registered Voters: 272 Voted: 97 (35%)

Suspend tax limitation law for 4 years Yes: 59 No: 38

Gardner Question

Raise mill levy for ambulance service Yes: 328 No: 155

Olathe Question

Change form of government Yes: 1,341 No: 3,011

Shawnee Questions

Question 1 - Prohibit trash burning Yes: 920 No: 2,501
Question 2 - Storing of solid waste Yes: 1,600 No: 1,741

Westwood Question

One-half percent sales tax Yes: 148 No: 74

Shawnee Mission USD #512 Question

Antioch School closing for 1981-82 school year Yes: 2,417 No: 2,284

June 23, 1981 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 Question

Tax levy increase for teachers salaries Yes: 7,378 No: 15,065

1982 Elections

March 9, 1982 - City Primary

Prairie Village - Council Ward 6 (Republican)
Shawnee - Council Ward 3

April 6, 1982 - City General Registered Voters: 40,058 Voted: 13,254 (33.1%)

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

De Soto Question Registered Voters: 812 Voted: 182 (22%)

Increase of .5% retailers’ sales tax Yes: 129 No: 53

Edgerton Question Registered Voters: 376 Voted: 77 (20%)

Increase of .5% retailers’ sales tax Yes: 60 No: 17

Spring Hill Question Registered Voters: 770 Voted: 188 (24%)

Increase of .5% retailers’ sales tax Yes: 133 No: 55

Blue Valley USD #229 Question

$9,600,000 for purchasing and improving sites or buildings for schools Yes: 1,010 No: 1,675

Olathe USD #233 Question

$5,190,000 for 2 elementary, 1 junior high sites, construct and furnish 2 elementary schools and an addition to DLC Yes: 1,870 No: 2,744

April 27, 1982 - Roeland Park Question Registered Voters: 4,919 Voted: 1,192 (24%)

Increase of .5% retailers’ sales tax Yes: 1,134 No: 58

May 11, 1982 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Advisory Board

August 3, 1982 - Primary Registered Voters: 147,516 Voted: 37,463 (25.40%)

U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30, 43
State Board of Education - 3rd District
County Commissioners - Districts 1, 2 unexpired, 4, 5
Committeemen and Committeewomen

Gardner Question Registered Voters: 1,167 Voted: 420 (36%)

Increase of .5% retailers’ sales tax Yes: 284 No: 136

November 2, 1982 - General Registered Voters: 152,031 Voted: 87,205 (57.36%)

U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30, 43
Supreme Court Justice - Position 1
Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 3, 5, 7
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 1, 4
10th District Associate Judge - Positions 1, 2, 3, 4
State Board of Education - 3rd District
County Commissioners - Districts 1, 2 unexpired, 4, 5

1983 Elections

March 1, 1983 - City Primary Registered Voters: 126,716 Voted: 15,547 (12.2%)

De Soto - Council At-Large
Lenexa - Council Wards 1, 1 unexpired
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Council Ward 2 (Republican)
Prairie Village - Mayor, Council Wards 4, 5 (Republican)
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 3, 7 At-Large
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Position 1
De Soto USD #232 - Positions 1, 7 At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Position 1
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

April 5, 1983 - City General Registered Voters: 126,664 Voted: 28,074 (22.2%)

Countryside - Mayor, Council At-Large
De Soto - 3 Council At-Large
Edgerton - 3 Council At-Large
Fairway - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Gardner - 3 Council At-Large
Lake Quivira - Mayor, Council At-Large
Leawood - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 1 unexpired, 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, 5 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, 2, 3, 4
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Mayor, 5 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 - Positions 1, 2
Monticello Drainage District - Directors

County Question

Sell 140 acres of county land known as the Wilder Site Yes: 10,929 No: 4,129

Fairway Question Registered Voters: 2,835 Voted: 432 (15%)

.5% sales tax effective 9-1-1983 Yes: 352 No: 80

Leawood Question Registered Voters: 8,400 Voted: 1,095 (13%)

.5% sales tax increase commencing 1-1-1984 Yes: 799 No: 296

Westwood Hills Question Registered Voters: 262 Voted: 100 (38%)

.5% retailers' sales tax commencing 2-1-1984 Yes: 91 No: 9

October 4, 1983 - Olathe USD #233 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 16,310 Turnout: 73.8%

$15,350,000 for special education facility, 3 elementary and 1 junior high schools, add to South High School, purchase 2 elementary and 1 junior high sites Yes: 6,349 No: 4,225

November 8, 1983 - Questions

Lenexa Question - .5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 849 No: 264
Merriam Question - .5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 497 No: 176
Olathe Question - .5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 1,972 No: 721
Overland Park Question - .5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 4,093 No: 2,098
Prairie Village Question - .5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 2,032 No: 747
Shawnee Question - .5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 763 No: 1,457
Spring Hill Question - .5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 89 No: 48
Westwood Question - .5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 200 No: 36
Westwood Hills Question - .5% retailers' sales tax Yes: 33 No: 7

December 6, 1983 - Blue Valley USD #229 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 7,195 Turnout: 74%

$15,000,000 for constructing high school, addition to and remodeling existing high school, furnishing and equipping both Yes: 3,043 No: 1,771

Roeland Park Question Registered Voters: 4,226 Voted: 916 (22%)

.5% retailers’ sales tax Yes: 834 No: 82

1984 Elections

February 28, 1984 - City Primary

Prairie Village - Council Ward 3 (Republican)
Shawnee - Council Ward 2

April 3, 1984 - City General Registered Voters: 43,039 Voted: 4,023 (9.3%)

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, 2 Council At-Large

May 8, 1984 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Advisory Board

August 7, 1984 - Primary Registered Voters: 145,162 Voted: 46,144 (31.79%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30, 43
District Attorney
State Board of Education - 2nd District
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships
Committeemen and Committeewomen

November 6, 1984 - General Registered Voters: 169,773 Voted: 141,715 (83.47%)

President / Vice President
U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30, 43
Supreme Court Justice - Positions 2, 3, 4
Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 1, 2, 4, 6
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 2, 3, 5, 6
10th District Associate Judge - Positions 5, 6, 7, 8
District Attorney
State Board of Education - 2nd District
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships

County Question

Judges of the District Court in the 10th Judicial District shall be selected as follows:
Vote for only one of the following methods:
Question - Election of judges by voters 40,176
OR
Question - Non-partisan appointment of judges by Governor 65,587

Leawood Question Registered Voters: 10,270 Voted: 7,482 (73%)

Suspend tax levy Yes: 3,845 No: 3,637

1985 Elections

February 26, 1985 - City Primary

Lake Quivira - Council At-Large
Olathe - Commissioners
Overland Park - Council Wards 3, 4 (Republican)
Shawnee - Council Ward 1
Spring Hill - Council At-Large
Olathe USD #233 - 3 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission #512 - Positions 4, 6 At-Large

April 2, 1985 - City General Registered Voters: 153,776 Voted: 33,919 (22.1%)

Countryside - Mayor, Council At-Large
De Soto - Mayor, 2 Council At-Large
Edgerton - Mayor, 2 Council At-Large
Fairway - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Gardner - Mayor, 2 Council At-Large
Lake Quivira - Mayor, 2 Council At-Large
Leawood - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
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, 5 Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, 5 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, 2 unexpired, 3, 3 unexpired, 4, Municipal Judge
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Spring Hill - Mayor, 3 Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Mayor, 5 Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 3 unexpired, 4, 5, 6
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 4, 5, 6
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Positions 1 unexpired, 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 Community College - 3 Trustees
Johnson County Water District - Positions 3, 4, 5

County Question

$15,000,000 for County Detention Center Yes: 19,573 No: 8,665

Countryside Question Registered Voters: 244 Voted: 113 (46%)

Suspend tax limitation law for 4 years Yes: 41 No: 72

Edgerton Question

One-half percent sales tax increase Yes: 139 No: 72

Mission Question Registered Voters: 5,009 Voted: 1,152 (22.9%)

One-half percent sales tax increase Yes: 769 No: 383

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 15,553 Voted: 2,623 (16.8%)

One-half percent sales tax increase Yes: 1,731 No: 892

Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 Question

$3,950,000 for Nike Middle School, Edgerton Elementary and facility at Senior High Yes: 750 No: 697

December 10, 1985 - Blue Valley USD #229 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 10,210 Turnout: 64.6%

$21,000,000 to purchase sites and construct schools Yes: 3,832 No: 1,963

1986 Elections

February 18, 1986 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 26,842 Turnout: 69.3%

Closing Indian Hills Junior High School Yes: 5,078 No: 10,976

March 18, 1986 - Roeland Park Special Election

Council Ward 2 unexpired

March 25, 1986 - Fairway Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 2,687 Voted: 1,544 (66.1%)

.5% city retailers’ sales tax increase Yes: 1,345 No: 199

April 1, 1986 - City General Registered Voters: 38,301 Voted: 6,249 (16.3%)

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, 3 unexpired, 4
Westwood - 3 Council At-Large

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 15,656 Voted: 2,910 (18.5%)

$1,650,000 for swimming pools and parks Yes: 1,800 No: 1,110

May 6, 1986 - Roeland Park Special Election

Council Ward 1 unexpired

May 13, 1986 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Advisory Board

June 3, 1986 - Countryside Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 240 Turnout: 80.5%

Suspend tax limitation law for 4 years Yes: 108 No: 66

Leawood Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 9,366 Turnout: 50.6%

Change in Charter Ordinance Referendum #16 Yes: 1,396 No: 2,897
Change in Charter Ordinance Referendum #17 Yes: 1,705 No: 2,599

Overland Park Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 47,803 Voted: 24,279 (60.7%)

$18,000,000 for land for Tomahawk Valley Park Yes: 11,963 No: 12,316

August 5, 1986 - Primary Registered Voters: 149,454 Voted: 44,641 (29.87%)

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, 43
State Board of Education - 3rd District
County Commissioner - Districts 1, 4, 5
Committeemen and Committeewomen

Constitutional Amendments

Question 1 - Internal improvements Yes: 23,009 No: 10,063
Question 2 - Exemption of commercial property for economic development purposes Yes: 19,161 No: 13,503

County Question

Johnson County Parks and Recreation be authorized to levy the additional one-half mill Yes: 18,492 No: 14,725

Lenexa Question Registered Voters: 11,454 Voted: 2,139 (19%)

$2,500,000 for swimming pools Yes: 1,215 No: 924

Olathe Questions Registered Voters: 20,747 Voted: 6,503 (31%)

Question 1 - Change form of government to modified Mayor-Council-City Manager Yes: 4,118 No: 2,280
Question 2 - Change to Mayor-Council form of government Yes: 2,635 No: 3,823
Question 3 - Sell general obligation bonds not to exceed $2,780,000 for park improvements and swimming pools Yes: 4,593 No: 1,910

Blue Valley USD #229 Question

Recreational system Yes: 1,170 No: 1,109

Spring Hill USD #230 Question

Recreational system Yes: 239 No: 304

September 4, 1986 - Olathe USD #233 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 23,348 Turnout: 54%

$35,500,000 for 3 elementary schools, 1 junior high school, acquire land, and additions Yes: 6,523 No: 3,574

November 4, 1986 - General Registered Voters: 153,641 Voted: 103,994 (67.69%)

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, 43
Kansas Supreme Court Judge - Positions 5, 7
Kansas Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 3, 5
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
State Board of Education - 3rd District
County Commissioner - Districts 1, 4, 5

Constitutional Amendments

Question 1 - Permit, regulate, license and tax the operation or conduct of horse and dog racing by bona fide nonprofit organizations and parimutuel wagering and providing for county option Yes: 63,437 No: 35,376
Question 2 - Liquor by the drink Yes: 78,106 No: 21,519
Question 3 - Exemption of property for economic development purposes Yes: 49,834 No: 43,834
Question 4 - State-owned and operated lottery Yes: 71,164 No: 27,942
Question 5 - Education Yes: 60,721 No: 33,067

1987 Elections

March 3, 1987 - City Primary Registered Voters: 139,780 Voted: 44,978 (32.2%)

De Soto - Council At-Large
Olathe - Mayor, Council At-Large, Council Wards 2, 3, 4
Overland Park - Council Wards 2, 3, 4 (Republican)
Prairie Village - Council Ward 4 (Republican)
Shawnee - Mayor
Blue Valley USD #229 - Position 7 At-Large
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Positions 1, 2, 7 At-Large
De Soto USD #232 - Positions 2, 7 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

Shawnee Mission USD #512 Question

To expend operating expenses $458.00 per pupil in excess of the maximum authorized budget Yes: 25,576 No: 10,900

April 7, 1987 - City General Registered Voters: 141,129 Voted: 30,575 (21.7%)

Countryside - Mayor, Council At-Large
De Soto - 3 Council At-Large
Edgerton - 3 Council At-Large
Fairway - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Gardner - 3 Council At-Large
Lake Quivira - Mayor, 3 Council At-Large
Leawood - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Lenexa - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 2 unexpired, 3, 4
Merriam - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - Mayor, 5 Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, 5 Council At-Large
Olathe - Mayor, Council At-Large, Council Wards 2, 3, 4
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, 2, 3, 4
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Spring Hill - 3 Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Mayor, 5 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, 6 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
Merriam Drainage District - Directors
Monticello Drainage District - Directors

June 17, 1987 - Roeland Park City Special Election

Council Ward 2 unexpired

September 1, 1987 - County Question Registered Voters: 142,825 Voted: 21,908 (15%)

One-half cent sales tax increase Yes: 9,324 No: 12,584

November 10, 1987 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 Question

$21,500,000 for new schools Yes: 16,856 No: 12,358

1988 Elections

February 2, 1988 - Blue Valley USD #229 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 12,568 Turnout: 72%

$76,830,000 for schools and district stadium Yes: 4,929 No: 3,107

March 1, 1988 - City Primary

Prairie Village - Council Ward 3 (Republican)

April 5, 1988 - City General Registered Voters: 45,245 Voted: 3,468 (7.7%)

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, 2 Council At-Large

May 10, 1988 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Advisory Board

August 2, 1988 - Primary Registered Voters: 158,463 Voted: 28,999 (18.30%)

U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30, 43
District Attorney
State Board of Education - 2nd District
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships
Committeemen and Committeewomen

Fairway Question Registered Voters: 2,635 Voted: 791 (30%)

$890,000 For swimming pool improvement and park equipment Yes: 567 No: 224

Olathe Questions

Question 1 - Conflict of Interest (Huggins) Yes: 2,590 No: 983
Question 2 - Conflict of Interest (Chamber) Yes: 1,264 No: 1,975

November 8, 1988 - General Registered Voters: 185,727 Voted: 155,267 (83.60%)

President / Vice President
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
State Representative - Districts 18 thru 30, 43
District Attorney
State Board of Education - 2nd District
Kansas Supreme Court Judge - Positions 1, 6
Kansas Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 2, 4, 7
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
County Commissioner - Districts 2, 3
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
Trustee, Treasurer, Clerk in all Townships

Constitutional Amendment

Re-Apportionment of senatorial and representative districts Yes: 74,134 No: 16,088

Gardner Question Registered Voters: 1,285 Voted: 838 (65%)

One-half cent sales tax increase Yes: 460 No: 378

Olathe Question

Community Center $5,000,000 Yes: 6,184 No: 9,929

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 17,550 Voted: 11,203 (64%)

$2,500,000 for Community Center Yes: 5,994 No: 5,209

Spring Hill USD #230 and Spring Hill Question

Recreation system Yes: 847 No: 749

1989 Elections

January 3, 1989 - Roeland Park Special Election

Council Ward 2 unexpired

February 28, 1989 - City Primary Registered Voters: 169,615 Voted: 15,060 (8.9%)

Olathe - Mayor, Council At-Large, Council Wards 2, 4
Overland Park - Council Ward 5 (Republican)
Prairie Village - Mayor, Council Ward 3 (Republican)
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2
Spring Hill USD #230 - Positions 4, 5
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Position 4
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

April 4, 1989 - City General Registered Voters: 170,142 Voted: 36,574 (21.5%)

Countryside - Mayor, Council At-Large
De Soto - Mayor, 2 Council At-Large
Edgerton - Mayor, 2 Council At-Large
Fairway - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Gardner - Mayor, 2 Council At-Large
Lake Quivira - Mayor, 2 Council At-Large
Leawood - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Lenexa - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 3 unexpired, 4, 4 unexpired
Merriam - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - Mayor, 5 Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, 5 Council At-Large
Olathe - Mayor, Council At-Large, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
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, 2 Council At-Large
Westwood Hills - Mayor, 5 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, 1 position 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

Prairie Village Question Registered Voters: 14,714 Voted: 2,842 (19.3%)

$1,200,000 for swimming pool Yes: 2,016 No: 826

June 6, 1989 - Olathe USD #233 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 27,506 Turnout: 66%

$40,450,000 to purchase sites, construct and improve schools Yes: 9,757 No: 6,585

June 20, 1989 - Prairie Village Question Registered: 14,714 Voted: 3,026 (20.6%)

$600,000 to acquire and improve land for a park Yes: 2,291 No: 735

October 26, 1989 - De Soto USD #232 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 4,253 Turnout: 81.5%

$12,390,000 to purchase sites, construct and improve schools Yes: 1,090 No: 2,026

December 5, 1989 - De Soto Question Registered Voters: 1,059 Voted: 186 (17.6%)

One percent sales tax levy Yes: 78 No: 108

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