Two races impacting Lyon County voters were close Tuesday night. Other races affecting the state were not.
The Lyon County Commission 1st District race involving Republican incumbent Ken Duft and challenger Rolland Trahoon II was close until the end. Duft ultimately won with a vote total of 579-493. Duft says there is a lot of work ahead, and he plans to represent everybody in the county.
Trahoon says he wanted to bridge divides.
With no Democrat challenger in the general election, Duft likely claims the seat — barring a write-in campaign.
Meanwhile, the Kansas House 76th District race had three Republicans hoping to supplant fellow Republican Brad Barrett: Art Freund, Russel Stukey and Mark Weiser. Freund and Stukey separated from Weiser early, and Stukey won the districtwide vote, albeit barely — 1,781 votes for Stukey, 1,718 for Freund and 597 for Weiser. Stukey says his approach helped him advance.
Freund says while he may not have won the election, he does not plan to sit back saying he will continue to speak up for the benefit of the community.
Weiser says he may run for office down the road. He also says Republicans in the district need to band together behind Stukey.
Democrat David Claridge will face Stukey in the general election.
The constitutional amendment seeking to change the initial selection method for Kansas Supreme Court justices went down. In Lyon County, the vote was over 2-to-1 against the amendment, and other area counties also voted against the amendment.
Meanwhile, the main contested races at the state level involved the governor’s seat being vacated by 2-term governor Democrat Laura Kelly. The Democrat race was close, but Cindy Holscher prevailed. The Republican field was larger, but most of the votes went to Ty Masterson.
At the federal level, Republican US Senator Roger Marshall will face Democrat Adam Hamilton, while Republican 2nd District Representative Derek Schmidt will face Democrat Don Coover.
Find final results from the August 2026 primary election below.
Lyon County
Lyon County Commission First District – Republican
*Ken Duft 579
*Rolland Trahoon II 493
Kansas House 76th District – Republican
*Art Freund 530
*Russel Stukey 414
*Mark Weiser 154
Governor/lieutenant governor – Democrat
*Cindy Holscher/KC Ohaebosim 1151
*Curt Skoog/Jennifer McKenney 232
*Ethan Corson/Renee Duxler 583
Governor/lieutenant governor – Republican
*Ty Masterson/Jeffrey Klemp 1277
*Charlotte O’Hara/Michelle Dombrosky 96
*Nick Reinecker/Katy Reinecker 68
*Stacy Rogers/Michael Smith142
*Philip Sarnecki/Joy Eakins 931
*Vicky Schmidt/Joe Newland 639
*Scott Schwab/Ken Rahjes 342
Attorney General – Democrat
*Chris Mann 1698
Attorney General – Republican
*Kris Kobach 2749
Insurance Commissioner – Democrat
*Dinah Sykes 1676
Insurance Commissioner – Republican
*Daniel Hawkins 2760
Secretary of State – Democrat
*Samuel Lane 308
*Jennifer Day 1452
Secretary of State – Republican
*Pat Proctor 2639
Treasurer – Democrat
*Juan Luengo 1684
Treasurer – Republican
*Steven Johnson 2804
Constitutional question on changing Kansas Supreme Court initial selection method
*Yes 2001
*No 4299
US Senate – Democrat
*Sandy Spidel Neumann 121
*Anne Parelkar 140
*Patrick Schmidt 144
*Michael Soetaert 63
*Noah Taylor 297
*Damon Anderson 26
*Christy Davis 625
*Adam Hamilton 380
*Jason Hart 60
*Kevin Latz 18
*Erik Murray 73
US Senate – Republican
*Roger Marshall 1480
*Pond Naramore 513
US House 2nd District – Democrat
*Don Coover 1510
US House 2nd District – Republican
*Derek Schmidt 1479
*Chad Young 496
Chase County
Kansas State Board of Education District 9 – Republican
*Destry Brown 155
*Kristian Gerken 204
*Renee Slinkard 142
Governor/lieutenant governor – Democrat
*Cindy Holscher/KC Ohaebosim 79
*Curt Skoog/Jennifer McKenney 14
*Ethan Corson/Renee Duxler 45
Governor/lieutenant governor – Republican
*Ty Masterson/Jeffrey Klemp 215
*Charlotte O’Hara/Michelle Dombrosky 10
*Nick Reinecker/Katy Reinecker 14
*Stacy Rogers/Michael Smith 19
*Philip Sarnecki/Joy Eakins 217
*Vicky Schmidt/Joe Newland 86
*Scott Schwab/Ken Rahjes 40
Attorney General – Democrat
*Chris Mann 125
Attorney General – Republican
*Kris Kobach 496
Insurance Commissioner – Democrat
*Dinah Sykes 121
Insurance Commissioner – Republican
*Daniel Hawkins 489
Secretary of State – Democrat
*Samuel Lane 14
*Jennifer Day 112
Secretary of State – Republican
*Pat Proctor 501
Treasurer – Democrat
*Juan Luengo 121
Treasurer – Republican
*Steven Johnson 508
Constitutional question on changing Kansas Supreme Court initial selection method
*Yes 350
*No 420
US Senate – Democrat
*Sandy Spidel Neumann 1
*Anne Parelkar 5
*Patrick Schmidt 1
*Michael Soetaert 1
*Noah Taylor 7
*Damon Anderson 483
*Christy Davis 111
*Adam Hamilton 8
*Jason Hart 2
*Kevin Latz 0
*Erik Murray 0
US Senate – Republican
*Roger Marshall 473
*Pond Naramore 109
US House 2nd District – Democrat
*Don Coover 121
US House 2nd District – Republican
*Derek Schmidt 483
*Chad Young 109
Coffey County
County Commission District 5 – Republican
*Cody Cowan 60
*Wayde Thomsen 219
*Clay Wilkinson 192
Kansas House 76th District – Republican
*Art Freund 845
*Russel Stukey 876
*Mark Weiser 73
Kansas State Board of Education District 9 – Republican
*Destry Brown 490
*Kristian Gerken 682
*Renee Slinkard 427
Governor/lieutenant governor – Democrat
*Cindy Holscher/KC Ohaebosim 145
*Curt Skoog/Jennifer McKenney 36
*Ethan Corson/Renee Duxler 128
Governor/lieutenant governor – Republican
*Ty Masterson/Jeffrey Klemp 697
*Charlotte O’Hara/Michelle Dombrosky 45
*Nick Reinecker/Katy Reinecker 65
*Stacy Rogers/Michael Smith 75
*Philip Sarnecki/Joy Eakins 496
*Vicky Schmidt/Joe Newland 260
*Scott Schwab/Ken Rahjes 162
Attorney General – Democrat
*Chris Mann 293
Attorney General – Republican
*Kris Kobach 1594
Insurance Commissioner – Democrat
*Dinah Sykes 292
Insurance Commissioner – Republican
*Daniel Hawkins 1599
Secretary of State – Democrat
*Samuel Lane 68
*Jennifer Day 229
Secretary of State – Republican
*Pat Proctor 1602
Treasurer – Democrat
*Juan Luengo 291
Treasurer – Republican
*Steven Johnson 1622
Constitutional question on changing Kansas Supreme Court initial selection method
*Yes 1100
*No 1136
US Senate – Democrat
*Sandy Spidel Neumann 13
*Anne Parelkar 17
*Patrick Schmidt 40
*Michael Soetaert 7
*Noah Taylor 36
*Damon Anderson 6
*Christy Davis 72
*Adam Hamilton 97
*Jason Hart 7
*Kevin Latz 5
*Erik Murray 9
US Senate – Republican
*Roger Marshall 1477
*Pond Naramore 293
US House 2nd District – Democrat
*Don Coover 280
US House 2nd District – Republican
*Derek Schmidt 1447
*Chad Young 338
Greenwood County
County Commission District 2 – Republican
*Preston Evenson 105
*JJ Smith 88
Kansas State Board of Education District 9 – Republican
*Destry Brown 281
*Kristian Gerken 348
*Renee Slinkard 184
Governor/lieutenant governor – Democrat
*Cindy Holscher/KC Ohaebosim 83
*Curt Skoog/Jennifer McKenney 33
*Ethan Corson/Renee Duxler 73
Governor/lieutenant governor – Republican
*Ty Masterson/Jeffrey Klemp 439
*Charlotte O’Hara/Michelle Dombrosky 29
*Nick Reinecker/Katy Reinecker 33
*Stacy Rogers/Michael Smith 41
*Philip Sarnecki/Joy Eakins 205
*Vicky Schmidt/Joe Newland 161
*Scott Schwab/Ken Rahjes 76
Attorney General – Democrat
*Chris Mann 157
Attorney General – Republican
*Kris Kobach 802
Insurance Commissioner – Democrat
*Dinah Sykes 154
Insurance Commissioner – Republican
*Daniel Hawkins 738
Secretary of State – Democrat
*Samuel Lane 208
*Jennifer Day 143
Secretary of State – Republican
*Pat Proctor 741
Treasurer – Democrat
*Juan Luengo 147
Treasurer – Republican
*Steven Johnson 751
Constitutional question on changing Kansas Supreme Court initial selection method
*Yes 686
*No 551
US Senate – Democrat
*Sandy Spidel Neumann 12
*Anne Parelkar 6
*Patrick Schmidt 6
*Michael Soetaert 4
*Noah Taylor 58
*Damon Anderson 4
*Christy Davis 40
*Adam Hamilton 37
*Jason Hart 13
*Kevin Latz 4
*Erik Murray 4
US Senate – Republican
*Roger Marshall 805
*Pond Naramore 149
US House 4th District – Democrat
*Chris Carmichael 45
*Cole Epley 149
*Ryan Gilbert 15
*Katy Tyndell 106
US House 4th District – Republican
*Ron Estes 656
*Frank McCollum 279
Morris County
County Commission District 1 – Republican
*Jon Sawyer 202
*Wayne Kohler 179
Governor/lieutenant governor – Democrat
*Cindy Holscher/KC Ohaebosim 131
*Curt Skoog/Jennifer McKenney 33
*Ethan Corson/Renee Duxler 111
Governor/lieutenant governor – Republican
*Ty Masterson/Jeffrey Klemp 417
*Charlotte O’Hara/Michelle Dombrosky 20
*Nick Reinecker/Katy Reinecker 28
*Stacy Rogers/Michael Smith 32
*Philip Sarnecki/Joy Eakins 257
*Vicky Schmidt/Joe Newland 258
*Scott Schwab/Ken Rahjes 102
Attorney General – Democrat
*Chris Mann 253
Attorney General – Republican
*Kris Kobach 922
Insurance Commissioner – Democrat
*Dinah Sykes 246
Insurance Commissioner – Republican
*Daniel Hawkins 902
Secretary of State – Democrat
*Samuel Lane 51
*Jennifer Day 206
Secretary of State – Republican
*Pat Proctor 894
Treasurer – Democrat
*Juan Luengo 240
Treasurer – Republican
*Steven Johnson 920
Constitutional question on changing Kansas Supreme Court initial selection method
*Yes 543
*No 935
US Senate – Democrat
*Sandy Spidel Neumann 7
*Anne Parelkar 7
*Patrick Schmidt 20
*Michael Soetaert 5
*Noah Taylor 32
*Damon Anderson 0
*Christy Davis 137
*Adam Hamilton 55
*Jason Hart 7
*Kevin Latz 0
*Erik Murray 6
US Senate – Republican
*Roger Marshall 859
*Pond Naramore 235
US House 2nd District – Democrat
*Don Coover 237
US House 2nd District – Republican
*Derek Schmidt 872
*Chad Young 215
Osage County
Kansas House 76th District – Republican
*Art Freund 343
*Russel Stukey: 491
*Mark Weiser: 370
USD 434 Santa Fe Trail $26 million bond issue for improvements to the Carbondale Attendance Center and Santa Fe Trail Junior/Senior High
*Yes 299
*No 1607
Governor/lieutenant governor – Democrat
*Cindy Holscher/KC Ohaebosim 333
*Curt Skoog/Jennifer McKenney 99
*Ethan Corson/Renee Duxler 365
Governor/lieutenant governor – Republican
*Ty Masterson/Jeffrey Klemp 1076
*Charlotte O’Hara/Michelle Dombrosky 61
*Nick Reinecker/Katy Reinecker 51
*Stacy Rogers/Michael Smith 73
*Philip Sarnecki/Joy Eakins 790
*Vicky Schmidt/Joe Newland 477
*Scott Schwab/Ken Rahjes 270
Attorney General – Democrat
*Chris Mann 717
Attorney General – Republican
*Kris Kobach 2376
Insurance Commissioner – Democrat
*Dinah Sykes 698
Insurance Commissioner – Republican
*Daniel Hawkins 2189
Secretary of State – Democrat
*Samuel Lane 308
*Jennifer Day 1452
Secretary of State – Republican
*Pat Proctor 2179
Treasurer – Democrat
*Juan Luengo 675
Treasurer – Republican
*Steven Johnson 2233
Constitutional question on changing Kansas Supreme Court initial selection method
*Yes 1765
*No 2214
US Senate – Democrat
*Sandy Spidel Neumann 44
*Anne Parelkar 79
*Patrick Schmidt 157
*Michael Soetaert 12
*Noah Taylor 106
*Damon Anderson 19
*Christy Davis 121
*Adam Hamilton 213
*Jason Hart 16
*Kevin Latz 12
*Erik Murray 17
US Senate – Republican
*Roger Marshall 2253
*Pond Naramore 519
US House 2nd District – Democrat
*Don Coover 597
US House 2nd District – Republican
*Derek Schmidt 2201
*Chad Young 549
Wabaunsee County
Governor/lieutenant governor – Democrat
*Cindy Holscher/KC Ohaebosim 164
*Curt Skoog/Jennifer McKenney 34
*Ethan Corson/Renee Duxler 147
Governor/lieutenant governor – Republican
*Ty Masterson/Jeffrey Klemp 487
*Charlotte O’Hara/Michelle Dombrosky 28
*Nick Reinecker/Katy Reinecker 18
*Stacy Rogers/Michael Smith 24
*Philip Sarnecki/Joy Eakins 495
*Vicky Schmidt/Joe Newland 291
*Scott Schwab/Ken Rahjes 152
Attorney General – Democrat
*Chris Mann 319
Attorney General – Republican
*Kris Kobach 1272
Insurance Commissioner – Democrat
*Dinah Sykes 315
Insurance Commissioner – Republican
*Daniel Hawkins 1251
Secretary of State – Democrat
*Samuel Lane 70
*Jennifer Day 259
Secretary of State – Republican
*Pat Proctor 1255
Treasurer – Democrat
*Juan Luengo 311
Treasurer – Republican
*Steven Johnson 1261
Constitutional question on changing Kansas Supreme Court initial selection method
*Yes 878
*No 1041
US Senate – Democrat
*Sandy Spidel Neumann 12
*Anne Parelkar 12
*Patrick Schmidt 49
*Michael Soetaert 5
*Noah Taylor 48
*Damon Anderson 4
*Christy Davis 100
*Adam Hamilton 90
*Jason Hart 12
*Kevin Latz 4
*Erik Murray 7
US Senate – Republican
*Roger Marshall 1159
*Pond Naramore 283
US House 2nd District – Democrat
*Don Coover 302
US House 2nd District – Republican
*Derek Schmidt 1182
*Chad Young 273
Statewide races
Governor/lieutenant governor – Democrat
*Cindy Holscher/KC Ohaebosim 105882
*Curt Skoog/Jennifer McKenney 27317
*Ethan Corson/Renee Duxler 84769
Governor/lieutenant governor – Republican
*Ty Masterson/Jeffrey Klemp 140957
*Charlotte O’Hara/Michelle Dombrosky 14047
*Nick Reinecker/Katy Reinecker 6772
*Stacy Rogers/Michael Smith 11187
*Philip Sarnecki/Joy Eakins 73274
*Vicky Schmidt/Joe Newland 44892
*Scott Schwab/Ken Rahjes 35596
Attorney General – Democrat
*Chris Mann 195001
Attorney General – Republican
*Kris Kobach 266050
Insurance Commissioner – Democrat
*Dinah Sykes 190107
Insurance Commissioner – Republican
*Daniel Hawkins 260247
Secretary of State – Democrat
*Samuel Lane 29678
*Jennifer Day 172918
Secretary of State – Republican
*Pat Proctor 255099
Treasurer – Democrat
*Juan Luengo 189343
Treasurer – Republican
*Steven Johnson 263664
State Board of Education – Republican
*Destry Brown 14275
*Kristian Gerken 10970
*Renee Slinkard 6505
Statewide constitutional amendment question
*This amendment gives the voters the right to elect the justices of the Kansas supreme court. The justices shall serve terms of six years, with the elections of justice positions 1, 2 and 3 to occur in 2028, positions 4 and 5 to occur in 2030 and positions 6 and 7 to occur in 2032, and every six years thereafter. The rules applicable for such elections and the designation of position numbers shall be provided by law. Any vacancy on the court for an unexpired term shall be filled at an election as provided by law. A vote for this proposition would give Kansas citizens the right to elect Kansas supreme court justices as provided by law. Justices will hold office for terms of six years. The Kansas supreme court nominating commission, whose membership consists of a majority of lawyers, would be abolished. A vote against this proposition would continue the current system in which the Kansas supreme court nominating commission, whose membership consists of a majority of lawyers, provides the governor a list of three individuals to choose from for vacancies on the Kansas supreme court. Justices hold office for a term of six years and retain their offices if they win a retention election in which they do not face an opponent. Shall the following be adopted?
§ 5. Selection of justices of the supreme court. The citizens of Kansas who are qualified electors shall elect the justices of the supreme court. The rules applicable for such elections and the designation of position numbers shall be provided by law. Justice positions 1, 2 and 3 shall be elected at the general election in November of 2028, justice positions 4 and 5 in November of 2030 and justice positions 6 and 7 in November of 2032, and every six years thereafter, respectively. Any vacancy occurring on the supreme court for an unexpired term shall be filled by election as provided by law.
§ 8. Prohibition of political activity by justices and certain judges. No judge of the district court holding office under a nonpartisan method authorized in subsection (a) of section 6 of this article shall directly or indirectly make any contribution to or hold any office in a political party or organization or take part in any political campaign, except when such judge is a candidate for election to a position on an appellate court.
§ 15. Removal of justices and judges. Justices of the supreme court may be removed from office by impeachment and conviction as prescribed in article 2 of this constitution. In addition to removal by impeachment and conviction, justices may be retired after appropriate hearing, upon certification to the governor, by the supreme court nominating commission that such justice is so incapacitated as to be unable to perform adequately his duties. Other judges shall be subject to retirement for incapacity, and to discipline, suspension and removal for cause by the supreme court after appropriate hearing.
*Yes 228484
*No 368330
Federal races
US Senate – Democrat
*Sandy Spidel Neumann 12226
*Anne Parelkar 16164
*Patrick Schmidt 12917
*Michael Soetaert 3530
*Noah Taylor 28937
*Damon Anderson 5699
*Christy Davis 30561
*Adam Hamilton 75441
*Jason Hart 11806
*Kevin Latz 3968
*Erik Murray 14576
US Senate – Republican
*Roger Marshall 256326
*Pond Naramore 65024
US House 2nd District – Democrat
*Don Coover
US House 2nd District – Republican
*Derek Schmidt
*Chad Young
US House 4th District – Democrat
*Chris Carmichael 8689
*Cole Epley 1836
*Ryan Gilbert 3069
*Katy Tyndell 26156
US House 4th District – Republican
*Ron Estes 65201
*Frank McCollum 15363
Voter information articles on KVOE.com
*March 16: Recent political appearances highlight candidate filing, voter registration processes for 2026 cycle
*April 15: Voters, Election Office workers need to adjust to end of advance mail ballot grace period
*April 28: Americus Community Center new polling place
*May 19: Candidate filing, withdrawal deadline fast approaching
*July 4: Local, state officials getting ready for primary election cycle
*July 14: Advanced voting for August 4th primary begins Wednesday
*July 16: Douglas County judge reverses state policy on 3-day mail ballot grace period; procedural changes currently on hold
*July 20: In-office voting begins at Lyon County Courthouse as research continues on 3-day mail ballot window — and data center signature verification process moves ahead
*July 27: Preparations fully underway for Aug 4 primary election
*July 28: Kansas Secretary of State’s Office touts state election portal for information with primary election next week
*July 28: Court of Appeals keeps mail ballot 3-day grace period in place
*July 31: Kansas Supreme Court declines to hear Secretary of State appeal on 3-day mail ballot grace period
*Aug 1: In-person advance vote process ends Monday
