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Johnson County Elections 1990 - 1999

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

1990 Elections

February 27, 1990 - City Primary

Prairie Village - Council Wards 1, 4 (Republican)

April 3, 1990 - City General Registered Voters: 48,600 Voted: 4,879 (10%)

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 - 3 Council At-Large

May 1, 1990 - Mission Hills Question Registered Voters: 6,583 Voted: 3,300 (50.15%) (Total registered voters in the water district included several precincts from other cities)

Kansas Water District Merge Yes: 2,122 No: 1,176

May 8, 1990 - Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Advisory Board

August 7, 1990 - Primary Registered Voters: 167,721 Voted: 61,360 (36.6%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 43
State Board of Education - 3rd District
County Commissioner - Districts 1, 4, 5
Committeemen and Committeewomen

November 6, 1990 - General Registered Voters: 173,570 Voted: 106,781 (61.51%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 43
State Board of Education - 3rd District
Supreme Court Justice - Positions 2, 3, 4, 5
Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10
County Commissioner - Districts 1, 4, 5

Constitutional Amendment

Education Yes: 33,699 No: 46,034

De Soto Question Registered Voters: 1,201 Voted: 779 (64.9%)

One percent sales tax Yes: 415 No: 364

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 17,782 Voted: 9,807 (55.2%)

$150,000 for erecting a memorial to veterans on park land Yes: 4,905 No: 4,902

De Soto USD #232 Question

$7,000,000 for schools Yes: 1,241 No: 1,462

1991 Elections

February 26, 1991 - City Primary Registered Voters: 157,571 Voted: 15,558 (9.9%)

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

April 2, 1991 - City General Registered Voters: 159,104 Voted: 36,153 (22.7%)

Countryside - Mayor, 5 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, 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 1, 2, 3, 4
Overland Park - Council Wards 1, 2, 2 unexpired, 3, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
(No candidate filed in Ward 1; the top write-in won)
Roeland Park - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
(Ward 2 candidate wanted to withdraw, but was too late; a write-in candidate won)
Shawnee - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 unexpired
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, 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, 6, 7
Merriam Drainage District - Directors
(Two of the three candidates who filed won; one person won as a write in).
Monticello Drainage District - Directors

November 5, 1991 - Olathe Question Registered Voters: 22,683 Voted: 4,603 (20.3%)

"Streetscape" changing Charter Ordinance 40 - $250,000 to fund sidewalk, street and landscape improvements around the new County Administration building Yes: 1,603 No: 2,996

De Soto USD #232 Question Registered Voters: 4,317 Voted: 2,197 (50.9%)

$10,700,000 for elementary and high school Yes: 968 No: 1,229

1992 Elections

February 4, 1992 - Roeland Park Special Election Registered Voters: 775 Voted: 358 (46.1%)

Council Ward 3 unexpired

March 3, 1992 - City Primary Registered Voters: 4,171 Voted: 708 (17%)

Shawnee - Council Ward 3

April 7, 1992 - City General and Presidential Preference Primary Registered Voters: 167,714 Voted: 55,659 (33.2%)

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, 2 Council At-Large

Johnson County Wastewater Question

Implement a new finance plan Yes: 27,389 No: 26,371 (32.1%)

Leawood Question Registered Voters: 11,937 Voted: 3,348 (28%)

$6,250,000 to purchase a public municipal golf course Yes: 2,697 No: 1,683

August 4, 1992 - Primary Registered Voters: 176,068 Voted: 71,055 (40.364%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 39, 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

County Question Registered Voters: 176,068 (37.4%)

$12,800,000 for a family recreation center Yes: 29,159 No: 36,728

November 3, 1992 - General Registered: 222,815 Voters: 197,406 (88.6%)

President / Vice President
U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 39, 43
District Attorney
State Board of Education - 2nd District
Supreme Court Justice - Position 1
Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 2, 3, 7
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 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 Registered Voters: 222,815

Question 1 - Taxation of property Yes: 89,607 No: 60,008 (67.1%)
Question 2 - Certain rights for victims of crime Yes: 132,291 No: 21,768 (69.1%)

Johnson County Library District Question

$12,000,000 to acquire the site and building for a library at 87th and Farley in Overland Park Yes: 100,523 No: 39,953 (63%)

De Soto USD #232 Question Registered Voters: 5,798 Voted: 4,669 (80.5%)

$14,725,000 for middle school and high school Yes: 2,997 No: 1,672 (80.5%)

1993 Elections

March 2, 1993 - City Primary Registered Voters: 213,277 Voted: 21,365 (10%)

De Soto - Mayor, 2 Council At-Large
Lenexa - Council Ward 4
Merriam - Council Ward 3
Olathe - Council At-Large, Council Wards 3, 4
Overland Park - Republican Council Wards 2, 3, 4, 5
Roeland Park - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Shawnee - Council Wards 2, 3, 4
Spring Hill - 2 Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Position 6
Spring Hill USD #230 - Position 6
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Position 5
De Soto USD #232 - Position 6
Olathe USD #233 - 3 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Position 2
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

Spring Hill USD #230 Question Registered Voters: 2,201 plus 554 Miami County Voted: 658 (includes Miami County)

Local Option Budget Yes: 334 No: 324 (23.9%)

Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 Question Registered Voters: 3,799 plus 174 Miami County Voted: 1,513 (includes Miami County)

Local Option Budget Yes: 760 No: 753 (38.1%)

April 6, 1993 - City General Registered Voters: 213,962 Voted: 48,276 (22.6%)

Countryside - Mayor, 5 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, 4
Merriam - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 4 unexpired
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - Mayor, 2 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
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
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 2, 3 unexpired, 4, 6 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees
Water District #1 - Board Members Positions 3, 4, 5

Olathe USD #233 Question Registered Voters: 39,946 Voted: 17,718 (44.4%)

Local Option Budget Yes: 11,903 No: 5,815

De Soto Question Registered Voters: 1,306 Voted: 683 (52.3%)

City to sell electric system to KPL Yes: 583 No: 100
This question needed 51% of registered voters to vote "Yes" to pass.

Monticello Township Questions Registered Voters: 67 Voted: 25

Question 1 - Sell the fire station building with 1.5 acres Yes: 20 No: 5 (37.3%)
Question 2 - Sell wastewater treatment and lagoon facility - 2.25 acres Yes: 20 No: 3 (34.3%)

June 8, 1993 - De Soto Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 1,303 Voted: 896 (75.3%)

City to sell electric system to KPL Yes: 811 No: 85
This question needed 51% of registered voters to vote "Yes" to pass.

Spring Hill USD #230 Questions - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 2,317 Voted: 1,969 (72.1%)

Question 1 - $13,975,000 bonds for elementary, middle and high school facilities Yes: 1,199 No: 769
Question 2 - $1,030,000 bonds for sports facilities Yes: 1,002 No: 957

October 5, 1993 - Roeland Park Questions Registered Voters: 4,464

Question 1 - Charter Ordinance 10 - tax lid Yes: 487 No: 709
Question 2 - Charter Ordinance 11 - tax levy for capitol improvements Yes: 463 No: 706

1994 Elections

January 25, 1994 - Blue Valley USD #229 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 30,901 Voted: 17,275 (64%)

Question 1 - $95,894,370 for sites, construction of 3 elementary / middle school facilities Yes: 10,280 No: 6,995
Question 2 - $8,315,385 for instructional technology and 2 swimming pools Yes: 8,861 No: 8,400

March 1, 1994 - City Primary Registered Voters: 3,363 Voted: 322 (9.6%)

Mission - Council Wards 2, 3

April 5, 1994 - City General Registered Voters: 186,571 Voted: 42,463 (22.7%)

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

Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 Question Registered Voters: 4,203 Voted: 1,742 (41.4%)

$9,515,096 for schools Yes: 1,134 No: 608

Olathe USD #233 Question Registered Voters: 40,705 Voted: 8,397 (20.6%)

$58,800,000 for schools Yes: 4,964 No: 3,433

Shawnee Mission USD #512 Question Registered Voters: 131,385 Voted: 32,015 (24.4%)

$139,700,000 for schools Yes: 21,470 No: 10,537

August 2, 1994 - Primary Registered Voters: 214,744 Voted: 55,887 (26%)

U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 39, 43
State Board of Education - Districts 1, 3
County Commissioner - Districts 1, 4, 5
Township Clerks
Committeemen and Committeewomen

Olathe Library Question Registered Voters: 34,321 (22.7%)

Additional library Yes: 3,197 No: 4,589

November 8, 1994 - General Registered Voters: 220,869 Voted: 118,455 (53.63%)

U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 39, 43
State Board of Education - Districts 1, 3
Supreme Court Judge - Positions 6, 7
Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
County Commissioner - Districts 1, 4, 5
Township Clerks

Olathe Question Registered Voters: 35,461

Increase terms of office from 2 to 4 years Yes: 6,732 No: 9,061 (44.5%)

De Soto USD #232 Question Registered Voters: 5,850

$4,000,000 for schools Yes: 1,621 No: 1,617 (55.4%)

1995 Elections

February 28, 1995 - City Primary Registered Voters: 196,408 Voted: 23,646 (12.3%)

Lenexa - Mayor
Olathe - Council At-Large, Council Wards 2, 3
Overland Park - Council Wards 2, 3, 5 Republican
Roeland Park - Council Wards 3, 4
Shawnee - Council Ward 3
Spring Hill - 3 Council At-Large
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 2, 3, 7 At-Large
Spring Hill USD #230 - Position 7 At-Large
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Positions 1, 2, 3
De Soto USD #232 - Position 7 At-Large
Olathe USD #233 - 4 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Positions 5, 7 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

April 4, 1995 - City General Registered Voters: 198,981 Voted: 68,437 (34.4%)

Countryside - Mayor, 5 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, 3, 4
Merriam - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - 3 Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, 5 Council At-Large
Olathe - Mayor, Council At-Large, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Overland Park - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor
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, 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 #1 - Board Member Positions 1, 2, 6, 7
Merriam Drainage District - 3 Directors
Monticello Drainage District - 3 Directors

Constitutional Amendment

Games of call bingo and instant bingo Yes: 35,764 No: 26,642 (31.4%)

Johnson County Question

One-fourth of one percent countywide retailers' sales tax for public safety purposes, medium security jail, office facilities for Sheriff's Department, Juvenile Detention facilities and Community Correction's facilities Yes: 37,319 No: 27,677 (32.7%)

Johnson County Community College Question

$72,335,000 for facilities and technology Yes: 23,926 No: 41,833 (33%)

June 6, 1995 - Blue Valley School District / Blue Valley Recreation Commission Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 31,519 Voted: 18,722 (63.42%)

Annual tax levy of one mill for a site, to construct, equip, furnish, repair and remodel a community recreation building and other facilities Yes: 5,190 No: 13,517

1996 Elections

February 27, 1996 - City Primary Registered Voters: 10,458 Voted: 1,480 (14.1%)

Leawood - Council Ward 4
Shawnee - Council Ward 1

April 2, 1996 - City General Registered Voters: 59,233 Voted: 5,583 (9.42%)

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, 2 Council At-Large

August 6, 1996 - Primary Registered Voters: 228,956 Voted: 72,571 (31.70%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Senator unexpired
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 39, 43
District Attorney
State Board of Education - District 2
County Commissioner - Districts 1 unexpired, 2, 3
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
Trustee and Treasurer in all Townships
Committeemen and Committeewomen

November 5, 1996 - General Registered Voters: 246, 497 Voted: 192,202 (78%)

President / Vice President
U.S. Senator
U.S. Senator unexpired
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
State Senator - Districts 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 23
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 39, 43
District Attorney
State Board of Education - District 2
Kansas Supreme Court Justice - Positions 2, 3, 4, 5
Kansas Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 2, 3, 5
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
County Commissioner - Districts 1 unexpired, 2, 3
County Clerk
County Treasurer
Register of Deeds
Sheriff
Trustee and Treasurer in all Townships

Johnson County Bi-State Culture Tax Question

Retail sales tax of one-eighth of one cent for Kansas and Missouri metropolitan culture district - tax shall terminate upon collection from the district of $118,000,000 Yes: 107,385 No: 69,994 (72%)

De Soto USD #232 Election Registered Voters: 6,694

$57,000,000 for new elementary and high schools, facilities, computer and communication technology Yes: 2,761 No: 3,081 (87.3%)

Roeland Park Special Election

Council Ward 3 unexpired

1997 Elections

February 25, 1997 - City Primary Registered Voters: 250,943 Voted: 14,229 (5.7%)

De Soto - Mayor
Edgerton - Mayor
Fairway - Council Ward 4
Leawood - Mayor
Lenexa - Council Ward 1
Mission - Council Ward 2
Olathe - Council At-Large, Council Ward 4
Roeland Park - Mayor, Council Ward 4
Blue Valley USD #229 - Positions 5, 6
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Position 6 At-Large
Johnson County Community College - 3 Trustees

April 1, 1997 - City General Registered Voters: 252,342 Voted: 53,010 (21%)

Countryside - Mayor, 5 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, 4
Merriam - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - Mayor, 2 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
Roeland Park - Mayor, Council 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, 7 At-Large unexpired
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 Community College - 3 Trustees
Water District #1 - Board Member Positions 3, 4, 5

Mission Question Registered Voters: 6,238

$3,400,000 for construction and equipping Sylvester Powell, Jr. Community Center Yes: 819 No: 200 (16.3%)

De Soto USD #232 Questions Registered Voters: 7,970

Question 1 - $37,600,000 for 2 elementary schools and a high school, existing facilities, computer and communication technology Yes: 2,035 No: 1,973 (50.3%)
Question 2 - $250,000 purchase site for future elementary school Yes: 1,977 No: 1,991 (49.8%)

August 5, 1997 - Olathe Library Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 43,380 Voted: 21,466 (57.8%)

$1,960,000 for a new library Yes: 14,543 No: 6,906

September 9, 1997 - Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 Question - Mail Ballot Registered Voters: 5,583 Voted: 3,038 (63.3%)

$34,000,000 for new high school, district athletic complex, existing school facilities, computer and communication technology, site for future school Yes: 1,638 No: 1,415

October 14, 1997 - Olathe USD #233 Question - Mail Ballot Voted 61.8%

$123,720,000 for schools, computer and communications technology Yes: 17,959 No: 7,269

1998 Elections

January 27, 1998 - Blue Valley USD #229 Question - Mail Ballot Voted 61.8%

$166,799,907 to purchase and improve schools, computer and communications technology Yes: 13,845 No: 10,471

March 3, 1998 - City Primary Registered Voters: 3,835 Voted: 423 (11.02%)

Leawood Council Ward 1

April 7, 1998 - City General Registered Voters: 114,529 Voted: 11,934 (10.4%)

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 - 3 Council At-Large

Countryside Question Registered Voters: 227 Voted: 153 (67.4%)

Consolidation with the City of Mission Yes: 47 No: 106

Olathe Question Registered Voters: 44,307 Voted: 3,398 (7.7%)

$5,000,000 aquatic center with YMCA Yes: 1,351 No: 2,045

Shawnee Question Registered Voters: 27,682 Voted: 4,452 (16.1%)

Charter Ordinance No. 25 - gas or electric current to residents Yes: 1,211 No: 3,172

August 4, 1998 - Primary Registered Voters: 268,820 Voted: 66,620 (24.8%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative - 3rd District
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 39, 43
State Board of Education - Districts 1, 3
County Commissioner - Districts 1, 4, 5
Township Clerks
Committeemen and Committeewomen

Roeland Park Special Election

Council Ward 1 unexpired

November 3, 1998 - General Registered Voters: 274,259 Voted: 135,958 (49.57%)

U.S. Senator
U.S. Representative
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Insurance
State Representative - Districts 14 thru 30, 39, 43
State Board of Education - Districts 1, 3
Kansas Supreme Court Justice - Position 1
Kansas Court of Appeals Judge - Positions 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
10th District Court Judge - Divisions 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
County Commissioner - Districts 1, 4, 5
Township Clerks

Johnson County Parks and Recreation District Question

$6,000,000 to acquire land for park Yes: 88,494 No: 39,479

Leawood Question

$12,500,000 for improvement of city parks Yes: 7,957 No: 2,600

Olathe Question

Increase term of office of Mayor and district Council members from 2 to 4 years Yes: 9,582 No: 10,592

Overland Park Question

One-eighth of one percent (.125%) for street improvement Yes: 26,198 No: 17,721

1999 Elections

March 2, 1999 - City Primary Registered Voters: 222,587 Voted: 13,589 (6.10%)

De Soto - 3 Council At-Large
Lenexa - Council Ward 4
Merriam - Council Ward 1
Olathe - Mayor, Council Ward 2
Spring Hill - 3 Council At-Large
Gardner-Edgerton USD #231 - Position 7 At-Large
Olathe USD #233 - 4 Members At-Large
Shawnee Mission USD #512 - Position 7 At-Large

April 6, 1999 - City General Registered Voters: 280,644 Voted: 36,722 (13.08%)

Countryside - Mayor, 5 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, 3, 4
Merriam - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission - Mayor, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Mission Hills - 3 Council At-Large
Mission Woods - Mayor, 5 Council At-Large
Olathe - Mayor, Council At-Large, Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Overland Park - Council Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Prairie Village - Mayor
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, 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
Water District #1 - Board Members 1, 2, 6, 7
Merriam Drainage District - 3 Board Members
Monticello Drainage District - 3 Board Members

Constitutional Amendment

Exemption from property tax of property used for oil and gas development, exploration and production purposes Yes: 12,384 No: 16,808

June 8, 1999 - De Soto USD #232 Question - Mail Ballot Voted 56.4%

$42,500,000 for 2 elementary schools and district offices, facilities, computer and communication technology Yes: 2,702 No: 2,097

December 7, 1999 - Olathe Question - Mail Ballot

Sales tax of one-eighth of one percent for park and recreation areas Yes: 14,266 No: 6,782

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