Voters in District 2 of Wichita Public Schools can choose between three candidates for a seat on the school board.

Kansas Legislature's committee on election transparency engages in lights-out argument about partisanship in crafting the list of invited speakers.

Through September 2025, Ballotpedia reported on 24,294 elections across 46 states: 17,907 (74%) were uncontested and 6,387 (26%) were contested. Kansas elections so far in 2025 followed the trend, but Missouri had a greater rate of contested races.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The 2025 General Election is approaching fast in Kansas. If you want to vote, you must register by today, Tuesday, Oct. 14. Election Day is on Nov. 4. To cast a ballot in the General Election, a person must be:

Ward 2 spans Overland Park, with rough boundaries of 87th Street in the north and 103rd Street on the south side. (You can see the ward map here.) Incumbent Melissa Cheatham is running for her second term against challenger Sydney A. Marsden.

Opponents fear that Kansas Republican lawmakers will break Johnson County into multiple Congressional districts in order to push out Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids. GOP leaders were at the White House this week after approving funding for a special session.

On the Nov. 4 ballot will be the race for Topeka mayor for city residents. Some will also see one of five Topeka City Council races.

Kansas Republicans are trying to get lawmakers to sign petitions to call a special session on redistricting to gerrymander Sharice Davids' seat.

Vice President JD Vance said the Young Republican leaders who sent racist and antisemitic messages are kids, but the two Kansans are ages 24 and 29.

Voters in District 1 of Wichita Public Schools can choose between two candidates for a four-year-term on the school board.