The following contest races are included in the November 7, 2023 general election for Johnson County, Kansas:
Sample ballots will be available October 1st
Election Contest Positions
City Officials
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Bonner Springs - Mayor - 4 Year Term, Council Ward 4 - 4 Year Term
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De Soto - 3 Council Members At-Large - 4 Year Term
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Edgerton - 3 Council Members At-Large - 4 Year Term
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Fairway - Council Members Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 - 4 Year Term
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Gardner - 3 Council Members At-Large - 4 Year Term
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Lake Quivira - Mayor - 2 Year Term, 3 Council Members At-Large - 4 Year Term
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Leawood - Mayor - 4 Year Term, Council Members Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 - 4 Year Term
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Lenexa - Mayor - 4 Year Term, Council Members Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 - 4 Year Term
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Merriam - Council Members Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 - 4 Year Term
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Mission - Council Members Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 - 4 Year Term
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Mission Hills - 3 Council Members At-Large - 4 Year Term
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Mission Woods - Mayor - 2 Year Term, 5 Council Members At-Large - 2 Year Term
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Olathe - Mayor - 4 Year Term, 1 Council Member At-Large - 4 Year Term, Council Members Wards 1, 2 - 4 Year Term
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Overland Park - Council Members Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - 4 Year Term
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Prairie Village - Council Members Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - 4 Year Term
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Roeland Park - Mayor - 2 Year Unexpired Term, Council Members Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 - 4 Year Term, Council Member Ward 4 - 2 Year Unexpired Term
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Shawnee - Mayor - 4 Year Term, Council Members Wards 1, 2, 3, 4 - 4 Year Term
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Spring Hill - 3 Council Members At-Large - 4 Year Term
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Westwood - Mayor - 4 Year Term, 2 Council Members At-Large - 4 Year Term
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Westwood Hills - Mayor - 2 Year Term, 5 Council Members At-Large - 2 Year Term
School District Officals
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USD 229 Blue Valley Board Members - Positions 1, 2, 3 & 7 At-Large - 4 Year Term
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USD 230 Spring Hill Board Members - Positions 1, 2, 3 & 7 At-Large - 4 Year Term
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USD 231 Gardner Edgerton Board Members - Positions 1, 2, 3 & 7 At-Large - 4 Year Term
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USD 232 De Soto Board Members - Positions 1, 2, 3 & 7 At-Large - 4 Year Term
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USD 233 Olathe Board Members - Positions 1, 2, 4 & 7 At-Large - 4 Year Term
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USD 289 Wellsville Board Members - Positions 1, 2, 3 & 7 At-Large - 4 Year Term, Position 6 (unexpired 2-year term)
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USD 491 Eudora Board Members - 4 At-Large Positions - 4 Year Term
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USD 512 Shawnee Mission Board Members - Positions 1, 3, 5 & 7 At-Large - 4 Year Term
Board Officials
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Johnson County Community College Trustees - 3 At-Large Positions - 4 Year Term
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Water District #1 of Johnson County - Positions 1, 2, 6 & 7 - 4 Year Term
Questions Submitted
City of Shawnee Question 1
Ordinance No. 3460
A proposition to authorize the City of Shawnee, Kansas, to continue to levy a special purpose citywide retailers' sales tax of one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) with approximately one-half of the revenue therefrom pledged to be used for acquiring and/or improving land for park or recreation purposes and approximately one-half for storm drainage improvements, including repayment of bonds issued for those purposes, such tax to take effect on January 1, 2026, the day following the expiration of the existing sales tax for the same purposes, and ending on December 31, 2035.
City of Shawnee Question 2
Ordinance No. 3461
A proposition to authorize the City of Shawnee, Kansas, to continue to levy a special purpose citywide retailers' sales tax of three-eighths of one percent (0.375%) to be used to fund the repairing, rebuilding, rehabilitating, upgrading and improving of streets, curbs, and sidewalks in the City of Shawnee, including repayment of bonds issued for those purposes, with approximately one-third of the revenue therefrom pledged to be used to initiate a street improvement program, such tax to take effect on April 1, 2025, the day following the expiration of the existing sales tax for the same purposes, and ending on March 31, 2035.
Public Notices
The following public notices are provided regarding this election: