2023 Wichita voter guide: What to know about local candidates, where and how to vote
Wichita residents will choose a mayor as well as city council and school board members this fall.
Early mail voting for the Nov. 7 election is already underway, and in-person voting at the Sedgwick County Election Office begins Monday. Additional satellite locations open Nov. 2.
All voters who live in Wichita can vote in the mayoral election. All voters who live in the Wichita school district can vote in the at-large school board election. Only voters who live in a specific district can vote in other school board races and in the city council races.
To find out which districts you live in, go to the Kansas secretary of state’s VoterView at myvoteinfo.voteks.org, put in your information and click on districts.
We asked the candidates to answer several questions about issues. Here is what they said. The responses are largely as the candidates sent them in. Some responses have been lightly edited to fix typos. Some bio information was reported by The Eagle.
Note: City and school elections are nonpartisan, meaning party affiliations do not show up on the ballot. State and local party committees often choose sides in city elections with regard to funding and other forms of support.
Wichita mayor voter guide
Wichita voters will choose between two candidates — incumbent Brandon Whipple and challenger Lily Wu — for mayor on Nov. 7. Read their responses to questions ranging from taxes to development incentives to public safety and more our Wichita City Council voter guide here
Wichita City Council voter guide
Wichita voters will choose at least two new council members on Nov. 7. Three seats are up for a vote: District 2 in east Wichita, District 4 in southwest Wichita and District 5 in northwest Wichita. Find candidates’ stances on issues and maps of the districts in our Wichita school board voter guide here.
Wichita school board voter guide
All voters in the Wichita school district will be able to cast ballots in an at-large school board race featuring two candidates: Brent Davis and Melody McCray-Miller. Only voters who live in a specific district can vote in the other two races.
The impending retirement of at-large representative Sheril Logan and District 3 representative Ernestine Krehbiel guarantees there will be at least two new faces on the seven-person board. Learn more about the candidates and their stances on student learning, student discipline, teacher retention and more in our Wichita school board voter guide here.
Voter information
The election is Nov. 7, but you can vote in advance now by mail or in person at the Sedgwick County Election Office in downtown Wichita.
Find information about advance voting here.
You can look up your sample ballot here.
What district am I in?
All three Wichita City Council races and two of the Wichita school board races are limited to voters from a specific district in the city or school district.
You can find your districts at myvoteinfo.voteks.org. Put in your information and click on districts.
And here are district maps.
Wichita City Council District 4
Wichita City Council District 5
Wichita City Council District 5
Wichita school board District 4
