Betty Arnold is running for another term on the state school board, but Army veteran Jason Carmichael is trying to take her place. Republicans have won this seat three times in the past five elections. Election day is Nov. 5, Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote and early voting starts Oct. […]
Blaise Mesa
Blaise Mesa is The Beacon’s former Kansas Statehouse reporter. He covered the Kansas Statehouse for The Beacon from 2023 to 2026 after reporting on social services for the Kansas News Service and crime and local government for the Topeka Capital-Journal. He has a bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism with a concentration in radio from Columbia College Chicago.
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Jeffrey Jarman, Debby Potter and Kent Rowe seek open Kansas Board of Education seat
Two locally elected officials and a former substitute teacher are running for an open seat on the Kansas Board of Education after a three-term incumbent didn’t run for reelection. Republicans have won this seat in the past five elections Election day is Nov. 5, Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote and […]
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Melanie Haas defends Kansas Board of Education seat against two challengers
Democrat Melanie Haas is trying to keep her Kansas Board of Education seat from two challengers. Republicans have won this seat three times in the past five elections. Election day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. Early voting starts Oct. 16. You can find your polling place and […]
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Kansas House Elections: Your guide to voting in Wichita and Sedgwick County
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 […]
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Kansas Senate Elections: Your guide to the 2024 Sedgwick County election
Democrats are hoping to break the veto-proof majority in the Kansas Senate — and they need to flip three races to do it. There are competitive races in Sedgwick County. Democrats have a better shot to break the majority in the House, which has three times as many seats and a similarly close margin to […]
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Republican incumbent Tom Kessler has Democratic challenger in Dan Johnson
Rep. Tom Kessler, a Wichita Republican, is running for a third term in office. He is challenged by social worker Dan Johnson. Democrats have won this seat in three of the last five elections. Election Day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. Early voting starts Oct. 16. You […]
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Longtime Democrat Henry Helgerson faces Erik Seligman in Kansas House race
A Republican is running to unseat a long-serving Democrat in a Kansas House district. Rep. Henry Helgerson, an Eastborough Democrat, has won multiple stints in the Kansas Statehouse. He was unopposed in 2022 and Democrats have won this district in the last five elections. Erik Seligman is trying to change that. Election Day is Nov. […]
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Patrick Penn faces Aonya Kendrick Barnett in Kansas House election
Rep. Patrick Penn, a Wichita Republican, is running against a Safe Streets Wichita staffer in a November race. Republicans have won this district the last five elections. Penn has won his last two elections by over 15 percentage points. Election Day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. Early […]
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Susan Estes and Mike Snider run for Wichita House seat
Susan Estes, a Wichita Republican, is trying to keep her House seat from a retired attorney. Republicans have won the seat in the last five elections. Election Day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. And early voting starts Oct. 16. You can find your polling place and the […]
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Sandy Pickert is running for reelection against Veronica Gillette
Sandy Pickert, a Wichita Republican, is trying to keep a House seat she narrowly won in the last election. She is facing public school employee Veronica Gillette. Republicans have won this seat twice in the last five elections. Election Day is Nov. 5. Oct. 15 is the last day to register to vote. Early voting […]