Listed here is information about candidates, candidate forums, polling places and upcoming dates of note for the 2023 general election Nov. 7.
Lyon County
Emporia City Commission (vote for three)
*Erren Harter
*Travis Hitt
*Jamie Sauder
*Becky Smith
*Will Spencer
USD 253 Board of Education (vote for four)
*Jeremy Dorsey
*Linda Forbes
*Christy Grant
*Art Gutierrez
*Grant Riles
*Leslie Seeley
*Sam Tovar
Admire Mayor
*write-in candidates
Admire City Council (vote for two)
*write-in candidates
Allen Mayor
*write-in candidates
Allen City Council (vote for two)
*Michael Houston
*Kristi Thomas
Americus City Council (vote for three)
*Kayla Burton
*Bill Harmon
*Nicolette Nuessen
Bushong City Council (vote for three)
*write-in candidates
Hartford Mayor
*Kenny Hamman
Hartford City Council Position 1
*Jennifer Hamman
Hartford City Council Position 3
*write-in candidates
Hartford City Council Position 5
*write-in candidates
Neosho Rapids Mayor (vote for one)
*Julia Buckridge
*Dallas Shepherd
Neosho Rapids City Council (vote for five)
*Matt Martin
*Karla Mendoza
*Brian Shank
*Tess Shepherd
Olpe Mayor
*write-in candidates
Olpe City Council (vote for two)
*Cory Haag
*Rex Fisher
Olpe Special Question: Should the city approve a 0.5-percent sales tax increase for capital improvements?
*Yes
*No
Reading City Council (vote for three)
*Marc Atchison
*Billy Paige
*Kevin Sorensen
USD 251 North Lyon County Position 1
*Gary Heine
USD 251 North Lyon County Position 2
*David Goldsmith II
USD 251 North Lyon County Position 3
*Angie Calhoun-Brotz
USD 251 North Lyon County Position 7
*Matt Horton
USD 252 Southern Lyon County Position 1
*Gene Windle
USD 252 Southern Lyon County Position 4 (vote for one)
*Becky Ballinger
*Justin Farr
*Brad Hoelting
USD 252 Southern Lyon County Position 5
*Emily Darbyshire
USD 252 Position 7 (vote for one)
*Amanda Bess
*Michael Nunley
*Charles Steffes
KVOE Candidate Forum dates
*Oct. 10: Emporia City Commission — Erren Harter, Becky Smith and Will Spencer.
*Oct. 12: Emporia City Commission — Travis Hitt and Jamie Sauder
*Oct. 19: USD 253 Emporia School Board — Jeremy Dorsey, Grant Riles and Leslie Seeley.
*Oct. 24: USD 253 Emporia School Board — Linda Forbes, Christy Grant, Art Gutierrez and Sam Tovar.
Programs begin at 10:06 am on 14 KVOE, 96.9 FM and KVOE.com. Programs will be available in the KVOE.com Audio Vault after their completions.
Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce/Emporia League of Women Voters Candidate Forum
*Oct. 10: 6 pm, Flint Hills Technical College main campus
Polling places: Emporia
*Precincts 1, 2, 7, 7A, 8: First Christian Church
*Precincts 3, 4: White Auditorium
*Precincts 5, 5A, 6: Lee Beran Recreation Center
*Precincts 9, 10: Emporia Senior Center
*Precincts 11-14: Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church
*Precincts 15-18: Emporia Presbyterian Church West Campus
*Precincts 19-20: Church of Latter Day Saints
Polling places: Lyon County
*Precinct 21: North Lyon County Community Center
*Precincts 22, 23: Admire Community Center
*Precinct 24: Americus Masonic Lodge
*Precinct 25: Emporia Senior Center
*Precinct 26: Reading Civic Building
*Precincts 27, 29, 35 and 36: Church of Latter Day Saints
*Precinct 28, 34 and 37: White Auditorium
*Precinct 30: Neosho Rapids Community Building
*Precinct 31 and: Olpe Knights of Columbus Hall
*Precinct 32: Hartford Community Building
Chase County
Cedar Point Mayor
*write-in candidates
Cedar Point City Council (vote for three)
*write-in candidates
Cottonwood Falls City Council (vote for three)
*Greg Campbell
*Mike Hastings
*Pat Larkin
*Ryan Spinden
Elmdale Mayor
*Theresa Simmons
Elmdale City Council (vote for five)
*Jim Fritch
*Ruth Green
*Tyler Jackson
*David Simmons
*Matthew Simmons
Matfield Green Mayor
*Donnie Swift
Matfield Green City Council (vote for five)
*Jesse Andersen
*Katherine Dean
*Tia Regier
*Brett Talkington
*Theresa VanAckeren
Strong City Mayor (vote for one)
*Ron Sherwood
*Lydia Simmons
Strong City City Council (vote for two)
*Justin Garr
*Donna Hardinger
*Derek Kelsheimer
*Thomas Kirk
USD 284 Chase County District 1
*Megan Adcock
USD 284 Chase County District 2
*Lauren Jones
USD 284 Chase County District 3
*Matt Mourousas
USD 284 Chase County at-large
*Michael Cahoone
*Maci Harshman
Polling place
Coffey County
Burlington Mayor
*Michael Abendroth
*Danielle Birk
*Robert Luke Jr
Burlington City Council Position 1 Ward 1
*Michael Springeman
*Lila Van Horn
Burlington City Council Position 1 Ward 2
*Shanna Cook
*George Shove
*Nathan Strawder
Burlington City Council Position 1 Ward 3
*Lewis Lenard
*Cara Mays
Gridley Mayor
*Steven Fuqua
*Lynn Osburn
Gridley City Council (vote for two)
*Dee Ann Goertzen
*Robert Snovelle Jr
*Les Stone
Lebo City Council Position 2
*Troy Friend
Lebo City Council Position 3
*Jim Jones
Lebo City Council Position 4
*Jerry Headley
*Amanda Hopkins
LeRoy City Council (Vote for three)
*Bruce Hegwald
*Bryson Meats
*Jacquie Mitchell
*Phyllis Owens
*Terry Tyler
*Ricky Yeager
New Strawn Mayor
*Rhonda Taylor
New Strawn City Council (vote for two)
*Stephanie Baker
*Garold Gilkison
Waverly Mayor
*Jacob Marsh
Waverly City Council Position 1
*Taylor Everhart
*Nathan Steward
Waverly City Council Position 3
*Tammy White
Waverly City Council Position 5
*Nicole Rasmussen
USD 243 Lebo-Waverly Position 1
*Stephanie Anderson
*Ashley Edwards
USD 243 Lebo-Waverly Position 2
*John Freerksen
*Todd Wallace
USD 243 Lebo-Waverly Position 4
*Denise McNabb
USD 243 Lebo-Waverly Position 7
*Katelyn Haddock
*Shawn Miller
USD 244 Burlington Position 1
*Stacy Augustyn
USD 244 Burlington Position 2
*James Higgins
USD 244 Burlington Position 3
*Selena King
USD 244 Burlington Position 7
*Bob Plummer
USD 245 Southern Coffey County District 1 (vote for three)
*Sean Lehmann
*Kenton Ludolph
*Zach Roush
USD 245 Southern Coffey County Position 7
*Sarah Stewart
USD 245 Southern Coffey County District 2 (unexpired terms, vote for two)
*Heather Hill
*Johannah Snovelle
Polling places
*Kelley Hall, Burlington
*Gridley Community Building, Gridley
*Lebo Community Building, Lebo
*LeRoy Community Building, LeRoy
*New Strawn Community Center, New Strawn
*Waverly Community Building, Waverly
Greenwood County
Climax Mayor
*write-in candidates
Climax City Council Positions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
*write-in candidates
Eureka Mayor
*Stephen Coulter
Eureka City Council (vote for three)
*Cinda Beals
*Jason Brandt
*Kevin Lawrence
Hamilton Mayor
*write-in candidates
Hamilton City Council (vote for two)
*David Harris
*Larry Walford
Madison City Council (vote for three)
*Evan Casey
*Tony Fankhouser
*Daryl May
*Jody Thomas
Virgil Mayor
*write-in candidates
Virgil City Council (vote for two)
*write-in candidates
USD 386 Madison-Virgil Position 1
*Gary Kile
USD 386 Madison-Virgil Position 2
*write-in candidates
USD 386 Madison-Virgil Position 3
*write-in candidates
USD 386 Madison-Virgil Position 7
*Jannette Luthi
USD 389 Eureka District 1
*Austin Evenson
*Arthur Williams
USD 389 Eureka District 2
*Luke Adkins
USD 389 Eureka District 3
*Bruce Smith
USD 389 Eureka District 7
*Brandon Hall
*Virginia Payne
USD 390 Hamilton Position 1
*Kara Nutsch
USD 390 Hamilton Position 2
*Stuart Woodie
USD 390 Hamilton Position 3
*write-in candidates
USD 390 Hamilton Position 7
*Brad Martin
Polling places
*Eureka Library
*Hamilton Community Center
*Sauder Community Center
*Severy Methodist Church Hall
Morris County
Council Grove Mayor
*Debra Schwerdtfeger
Council Grove City Council Ward 1
*Lawrence Siegrist Jr
Council Grove City Council Ward 2
*Sharon Haun
Council Grove City Council Ward 3
*Jason Booker
Dunlap Mayor
*Dean Williams
Dunlap City Council (vote for three)
*Deborah Cole
USD 417 Morris County District 1 Position 1
*Terry Powell
USD 417 Morris County District 1 Position 3
*William Glenski
USD 417 Morris County District 2 Position 2
*Marie Blythe
Polling places
*Community Christian Church, Council Grove
Osage County
Burlingame Mayor
*Michelle Mullinix
Burlingame City Council
*Sheila Curtis
*Amanda Kohlman
Lyndon Mayor
*Charles Hanna
*Steven Morrison
Lyndon City Council
*Lynn Atchison
Osage City Mayor
*Brian Stromgren
Osage City City Council Ward 1
*Eric Tincher
Osage City City Council Ward 2
*Michael Handly
Osage City City Council Ward 3
*Cathryn Houghton
Osage City City Council Ward 4
*Jeff Tice
USD 420 Osage City Position 1 District A
*write-in candidates
USD 420 Osage City Position 2 District B
*Gerad Fagan
USD 420 Osage City Position 3 District C
*PJ Hepinstall
USD 420 Osage City Position 7
*James Lohmeyer
*Robert Noble
USD 421 Lyndon Position 1A
*Jay Biggs
*Eric Ratzloff
USD 421 Lyndon Position 2A
*Megan Kilgore
USD 421 Lyndon Position 3A
*John Walker
*Elizabeth Young
USD 421 Lyndon Position 4A
*Jennifer Hamlet
*Joe Isch
USD 454 Burlingame Position 1 District 1
*Melissa Droege
USD 454 Burlingame Position 2 District 2
*Jamie Bowman
USD 454 Burlingame Position 3 District 3
*Chrissie Atchison
*Tanya Bingham
USD 454 Burlingame Position 7
*Wesley Dean Colson
*David Roney
USD 456 Marais des Cygnes Valley District 1 Position 1
*George McCurdy
USD 456 Marais des Cygnes Valley District 2 Position 2
*Eric Struttman
USD 456 Marais des Cygnes Valley District 3 Position 3
*write-in candidates
USD 456 Marais des Cygnes Valley Position 7
*Chelsey Masenthin
Wabaunsee County
Harveyville City Council (vote for three)
*write-in candidates
Upcoming dates of note
*October 17: Voter registration closes
*October 18: Advance mail ballot voting begins
*October 23: Advance voting in office begins
*October 28: Saturday voting event, Lyon County Fairgrounds
*October 31: Last day to apply or mail advance ballots
*November 6: In-office voting ends, noon
*November 7: General Election
