What’s on the ballot around KC for Election Day? Top Johnson, Wyandotte county votes

Bill Lukitsch
·2 min read

Voters across the Kansas City area are deciding a series of local elections Tuesday.

Polls open on Election Day at 6 a.m. in Missouri and 7 a.m. in Kansas.

Major contests include city elections in Shawnee, which has an open mayoral race, and in Prairie Village, where incumbents face challengers focused on stopping multi-residential development.

Also on the ballot in Johnson County are races in all six of its school boards, including the Blue Valley District, where candidates are essentially split into two camps with competing viewpoints on diversity initiatives and school curriculum.

In Wyandotte County, the Unified Government Board of Commissioners will see at least three new members as candidates campaign for open seats and two sitting commissioners face challengers.

In the county’s public school boards, candidates include disgraced ex-state Rep. Aaron Coleman, who aims to once again become an elected official with a place in the Turner district.

Finally, in Kansas City, voters participating in the special election will decide whether to extend for another 10 years the collection of a ⅜-cent sales tax to pay for the city’s obligations in the regional Kansas City Area Transportation Authority public transit system.

Polls in Kansas and Missouri close at 7 p.m.

Need a refresher on the candidates and issues? Read our local coverage:

What — and who — is on your ballot?

The Star’s voter guides include candidates’ responses to questions about their qualifications, priorities and endorsements.

Wyandotte County:

Johnson County:

Across the state line in Missouri, voters in Kansas City, Jackson County, Parkville and Clay County will decide on ballot questions dealing mostly with local taxes.

Races and issues to watch in Wyandotte County

Races and issues to watch in Johnson County

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