GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES

State of Kansas, Rice County: 

I, Aurelia Garcia, County Election Officer, hereby publish the candidates certified by the Secretary of State as applicable to Rice County, and those nominated in Rice County to be voted for in the General Election.  The General Election is November 5, 2024.

NATIONAL OFFICES

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS for PRESIDENT 

AND VICE-PRESIDENT

Harris and Walz, Democratic

Trump and Vance, Republican

Oliver and ter Maat, Libertarian

Kennedy Jr. and Shanahan, Independent

UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1ST DISTRICT

Paul Buskirk, Lawrence, Democratic

Tracey Mann, Salina, Republican

STATE OFFICES

KANSAS SENATE, 33RD DISTRICT

Matthew Westenfeld, Lyons, Democratic

Tory Marie Blew, Great Bend, Republican

KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

113TH DISTRICT

Jo Ann Roth, Ellinwood, Democratic

Brett Fairchild, St. John, Republican

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, 

20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, 2ND DIVISION

Levi Morris, Great Bend, Republican

DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, 

20TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, 3RD DIVISION

Lisa Beran, Claflin, Republican

DISTRICT MAGISTRATE JUDGE, 

20TH DISTRICT, 2ND POSITION

Richard E. Burgess Jr., Lyons, Republican

JUDICIAL RETENTION

Court of Appeals for Judge

Shall SARAH E. WARNER, Lenexa, Position No. 4, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office?

Shall DAVID E. BRUNS, Olathe, Position No. 6, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office?

Shall G. GORDON ATCHESON, Overland Park, Position No. 8, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office?

Shall KAREN ARNOLD-BURGER, Overland Park, Position No. 9, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office?

Shall RACHEL L. PICKERING, Topeka, Position No. 10, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office?

Shall ANGELA D. COBLE, Salina, Position No. 12, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office?

Shall Kathryn Gardner, Topeka, Position No. 14, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office?

COUNTY OFFICES

COUNTY COMMISSIONER, 2ND DISTRICT

Clay Thomas, Sterling, Republican

COUNTY COMMISSIONER, 3RD DISTRICT

Terry L. David, Lyons, Republican

Seth Cordell, Lyons, Libertarian

COUNTY CLERK

Aurelia Garcia, Lyons, Republican

COUNTY TREASURER

Rita Smith, Lyons, Republican

REGISTER OF DEEDS

Rhonda A. Hunt, Lyons, Republican

COUNTY ATTORNEY

Remington Dalke, Lyons, Republican

SHERIFF

Nicholas W. Sowers, Lyons, Republican

TOWNSHIP OFFICES

ATLANTA TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Todd Zimmerman, Sterling, Republican

Treasurer:  Shane W. Edwards, Lyons, Republican

BELL TOWNSHIP

Trustee:  No candidate

Treasurer:  No candidate

CENTER TOWNSHIP

Trustee:  No Candidate

Treasurer: Dylan Miller, Lyons, Republican

EUREKA TOWNSHIP

Trustee:  Mark N. Beneke, Bushton, Republican

Treasurer: Scott Rolfs, Bushton, Republican

FARMER TOWNSHIP

Trustee:  Donald Hoelscher, Bushton, Republican

Treasurer: Meredith Behnke, Bushton, Republican

GALT TOWNSHIP

Trustee: No candidate

Treasurer: No candidate

HARRISON TOWNSHIP

Trustee:  No candidate

Treasurer: John Feldman, Lyons, Republican

LINCOLN TOWNSHIP

Trustee: No candidate

Treasurer: No candidate

MITCHELL TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Jesse Burgess, Lyons, Republican

Treasurer: No Candidate

ODESSA TOWNSHIP

Trustee: No candidate

Treasurer: Ronald Myers, Windom, Republican

PIONEER TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Cameron Coleman, Chase, Republican

Treasurer: Steve Peter, Chase, Republican

RAYMOND TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Leroy Stickney, Chase, Republican

Treasurer: Valery Loesch, Raymond, Democratic

ROCKVILLE TOWNSHIP

Trustee:  Sandra Prose, Little River, Democratic

Treasurer: Nathan Olander, Little River, Republican

STERLING TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Tanner Schechter, Sterling, Republican

Treasurer: 

Christopher Anderson, Sterling, Republican

UNION TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Bruce Ramage, Little River, Republican

Treasurer: Edward R. Case, Little River, Republican

VALLEY TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Joshua Murby, Alden, Republican

Treasurer:  Shirley Fair, Alden, Republican

VICTORIA TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Richard Wires, Geneseo, Republican

Treasurer: Clayton Wires, Geneseo, Republican

EAST WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

Trustee: No Candidate

Treasurer: No Candidate

WEST WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Justin Hard, Sterling, Republican

Treasurer:  No Candidate

WILSON TOWNSHIP

Trustee: Jack R. Engelland, Lyons, Republican

Treasurer: Kenny Wiens, Lyons, Republican

CITY OFFICES

Mayor of Lyons

Dustin D. Schultz, Lyons

Alicia M. Hommon, Lyons

Jason Beaver, Lyons

1st Ward City Council

No Candidate

2nd Ward City Council

John Brundage, Lyons

Cecil Burdette, Lyons

3rd Ward City Council

Leon F. Boyea, Lyons

Jim Cedeno, Lyons

4th Ward City Council

Gabrielle G. Dobbins, Lyons

Debra Metzger, Lyons

Sterling City Commission

Clinton M. Bundy, Sterling

Stephen Wilson, Sterling

Hospital District #2 Board Member

No Candidate

(Published in the Sterling Kansas Bulletin, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, on October 3, 2024; October 10, 2024 and October 17, 2024). 33.00

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