All 125 Kansas House seats are up for election this year, and Democrats are hoping to break the GOP’s veto-proof majority.
Democrats need to flip two seats to break the supermajority, and voting in Wichita could make the difference.
The Beacon asked candidates in the Sedgwick County election the same list of questions to see their priorities for office. Here’s your guide to voting in Wichita and Sedgwick County this election.
Find your sample ballot here.
Voting in Wichita: Uncontested House races
These races have only one candidate running in the general election.
Kansas House District 82
A middle school science teacher is trying to flip a red district to blue.
Kansas House District 83
A former Oregon school board member is running against a Democrat with decades in office.
Kansas House District 85
Incumbent Republican Patrick Penn is facing a Safe Streets Wichita staffer.
Kansas House District 87
A retired attorney is trying to win in the conservative 87th District.
Kansas House District 88
Republican Sandy Pickert won this seat with 50.96% of the vote in 2022. Veronica Gillette is trying to flip it back to blue.
Kansas House District 90
A former Republican lawmaker is trying to make a political comeback.
Kansas House District 91
A multi-term Republican is running against a therapist in a conservative Sedgwick County district.
Kansas House District 93
State lawmaker Brian Bergkamp is challenged by a locally elected official.
Kansas House District 95
House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer runs in rematch of 2022 and 2020 elections.
Kansas House District 96
A social worker and small business owner square off in Kansas House race.
Kansas House District 97
A Kansas lawmaker has a Democratic challenger after winning an uncontested race last time around.
Kansas House District 98
Incumbent Cyndi Howerton is running against a nonprofit founder for the Kansas House.
Kansas House District 100
Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins has challenger for his House seat.
Kansas House District 105
Two political newcomers run for an open seat.

