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% |
Last Updated: November 17, 2010 3:04 PM
