August Primary Election - 2002

Official Election Results

Official Final Results for Precinct Committee People

Republican - Aubry Township - Olathe Township
Republican - Overland Park - Westwood Hills
Democratic - Aubry Township - Olathe Township
Democratic - Overland Park - Westwood Hills

Official Candidate List


Ballot Questions
Johnson County
City of Gardner


Firsts and Records Set

Each election is unique in many ways.....the August 6, 2002 election set many records for Johnson County. Listed below are "firsts" and "records set" for historical purposes.

• First countywide election using the new touch screen voting machines - Johnson County is the first county in the Midwest to use this type of equipment
• First time that there were three separate candidate-filing deadlines in an August primary
• First time that delay of the August primary was considered
• First time that advance/absentee voting was delayed for one week due to extreme time constraints
• First time that the military/overseas returned ballot deadline was extended due to time constraints
• First time that voting machines were used to collect in-person advance votes at three early voting locations
• First time that County Commissioner races were non-partisan - resulting in three different ballots for each precinct in the county
• First time that voting locations were consolidated, reducing the number from 275 to 223
• First time that County and City IT staff assisted in opening and closing voting locations - 28 staff members volunteered their time
• First time that in just three weeks 1,118 election workers were trained in 22 three hour training sessions
• First time that election office staff met an airplane at KCI Airport to pick up ballots in order to meet the deadline for mailing ballots to voters
• Record number of precincts - 403 following statewide redistricting
• Record number of registered voters - 328,757
• Record number of voters processed in an August primary - 97,724
• Record number of advance ballots issued in an August primary - 24,422
• Record number of contests - 1,694
• Record number of candidates - 2,869
• Record number of unique ballot styles - 1,209
• Record number of web hits - 1,626,505 - July 1 - August 7
  • Sample Ballots - 77,249 hits July 1 - August 6
  • Close of Registration (July 22) - 52,529 hits
  • Election Day, August 6 - 407,878 hits

Statistical Data - Primary Election 2002

Election Results

1st Unofficial Partial Results 21.76% of Votes Cast	8:09 p.m.
2nd Unofficial Partial Results 39.20% of Votes Cast	8:44 p.m.
3rd Unofficial Partial Results 65.87% of Votes Cast	10:11 p.m.
Unofficial Final Results 98.31% of Votes Cast	11:07 p.m.
All Races On Internet Including Precinct Committee Races	12:00 noon August 7

Total Votes Counted

Total Ballots Counted	97,653
Advance Ballots Counted	21,246
Polls Ballots Counted	75,209
Provisional Ballots Counted	1,198

Close of Registration - 14 Days Prior to Election Day

County Total	328,574
Republican Party	159,215
Democratic Party	65,977
Libertarian Party	1,927
Reform Party	342
Unaffiliated	101,113

Precincts

Total Precincts 348 Voting Precincts   55 Precincts With No Registered Voters

403

Voting Locations

Voting Locations 105 Voting Locations With More Than One Precinct

223

Election Workers

Election Workers on Election Day

1,079

Voting Machines

In Person Advance Voting Machines	122
Election Day Voting Machines	815

Contests and Candidate Filings

Total Contests	1,694
Question(s) Submitted	2
Candidate Filings      98 Democratic Candidate Filings 1,113 Republican Candidate Filings        8 Non-Partisan Candidate Filings	1,219

Candidates And Write-In Positions

Candidates And Write-In Positions

2,869

Races With Two Or More Candidates

Races With Two or More Candidates   23 National, State and County Offices 420 Precinct Committee Offices

443

Turnout by City

City	Registration	Votes Cast	Turnout %
Countryside	258	103	39.92%
De Soto	2,839	833	29.34%
Edgerton	816	183	22.43%
Fairway	3,431	1,182	34.45%
Gardner	5,559	1,430	25.72%
Lake Quivira	863	438	50.75%
Leawood	22,357	8,182	36.60%
Lenexa	29,514	8,841	29.96%
Merriam	8,322	2,054	24.68%
Mission	7,466	1,824	24.43%
Mission Hills	3,025	1,312	43.37%
Mission Woods	141	85	60.28%
Olathe	60,445	16,887	27.94%
Overland Park	110,948	32,187	29.01%
Prairie Village	18,280	6,476	35.43%
Roeland Park	5,525	1,433	25.94%
Shawnee	35,411	9,796	27.66%
Spring Hill	1,333	298	22.36%
Westwood	1,331	426	32.01%
Westwood Hills	355	139	39.15%

 

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