Kansas State Board of Education

Kansas State Board of Education
General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Total Seats:	10
Term limits:	None
Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Kansas Constitution, Article 6, Section 2
Selection Method:	Elected
Current Officeholder(s)
Betty Arnold, Michelle Dombrosky, Melanie Haas, Dennis Hershberger, Cathy Hopkins, Beryl New, Connie O'Brien, Jim Porter, Debby Potter, Danny Zeck
Elections
Next election:	2026
Last election:	2024
Other Kansas Executive Offices
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Commissioner • Wildlife and Parks Secretary • Labor Secretary • Corporation Commission

The Kansas State Board of Education is an elected executive agency of the Kansas state government, responsible for managing the state's public K-12 education. The Board's stated mission is "to prepare Kansas students for lifelong success through rigorous, quality academic instruction, career training and character development according to each student's gifts and talents."

Current officeholders

The board is composed of ten voting members, who are each elected to four-year terms from districts composed of four contiguous state senatorial districts. Elections to the board are staggered, with even-numbered districts holding elections in presidential election years and odd-numbered districts holding elections in midterm election years. Every two years, the board elects a chair and vice-chair from among its members.

Office	Name	Party
Kansas State Board of Education District 1	Danny Zeck	Republican
Kansas State Board of Education District 2	Melanie Haas	Democratic
Kansas State Board of Education District 3	Michelle Dombrosky	Republican
Kansas State Board of Education District 4	Connie O'Brien	Republican
Kansas State Board of Education District 5	Cathy Hopkins	Republican
Kansas State Board of Education District 6	Beryl New	Democratic
Kansas State Board of Education District 7	Dennis Hershberger	Republican
Kansas State Board of Education District 8	Betty Arnold	Democratic
Kansas State Board of Education District 9	Jim Porter	Republican
Kansas State Board of Education District 10	Debby Potter	Republican

Authority

The Kansas State Board of Education was established by the Kansas Constitution.

Kansas Constitution, Article 6, Section 2a:

The legislature shall provide for a state board of education which shall have general supervision of public schools, educational institutions and all the educational interests of the state, except educational functions delegated by law to the state board of regents. The state board of education shall perform such other duties as may be provided by law.

Qualifications

Section 72-245 of the Kansas Statutes requires that members of the board be residents of the district they represent.

Elections

Kansas elects members to four-year terms on the State Board of Education in all even-numbered years. Members take office on the Tuesday following the second Monday in the January following their election, which is the meeting in which officers of the board are elected under Section 72-250 of the Kansas Statutes.

Term limits

There are no term limits to the Kansas State Board of Education.

Election results

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Alabama State Board of Education election, 2030

Kansas State Board of Education District 1

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas State Board of Education District 3

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Kansas State Board of Education District 5

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Kansas State Board of Education District 7

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas State Board of Education District 9

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2028

Kansas State Board of Education District 2

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas State Board of Education District 4

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Kansas State Board of Education District 6

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas State Board of Education District 8

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas State Board of Education District 10

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2026

Kansas State Board of Education District 1

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas State Board of Education District 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas State Board of Education District 5

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas State Board of Education District 7

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Kansas State Board of Education District 9

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2024

Kansas State Board of Education District 2

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Melanie Haas (D) defeated Fred Postlewait (R) and Kiel Corkran (Independent) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melanie Haas (D)	62.2	75,882
		Fred Postlewait (R)	33.4	40,699
	Submit photo	Kiel Corkran (Independent)	4.5	5,451

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 122,032
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Melanie Haas (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melanie Haas	100.0	16,693

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,693
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2

Fred Postlewait (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fred Postlewait	100.0	8,973

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,973
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Kansas State Board of Education District 4

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 4

Connie O'Brien (R) defeated Kris Meyer (D) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Connie O'Brien (R)	50.7	79,486
		Kris Meyer (D)	49.3	77,228

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 156,714
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4

Kris Meyer (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kris Meyer	100.0	14,465

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,465
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4

Connie O'Brien (R) defeated Nancy Moneymaker (R) and Gina Montalbano Zesiger (R) in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Connie O'Brien	44.8	9,885
		Nancy Moneymaker	36.2	7,991
		Gina Montalbano Zesiger	19.1	4,212

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,088
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Kansas State Board of Education District 6

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 6

Beryl New (D) defeated Bruce Schultz (R) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beryl New (D)	57.2	66,956
		Bruce Schultz (R)	42.8	50,013

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 116,969
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6

Beryl New (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beryl New	100.0	13,698

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,698
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6

Bruce Schultz (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Schultz	100.0	13,728

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,728
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Kansas State Board of Education District 8

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 8

Incumbent Betty Arnold (D) defeated Jason Carmichael (R) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty Arnold (D)	51.5	45,691
		Jason Carmichael (R)	48.5	43,113

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,804
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8

Incumbent Betty Arnold (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty Arnold	100.0	3,515

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8

Jason Carmichael (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Carmichael	100.0	4,783

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,783
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Kansas State Board of Education District 10

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Debby Potter (R) defeated Jeffrey Jarman (D) and Kent Rowe (Independent) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 10 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debby Potter (R)	59.6	80,610
		Jeffrey Jarman (D)	31.3	42,323
		Kent Rowe (Independent)	9.0	12,210

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 135,143
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Jeffrey Jarman (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey Jarman	100.0	3,553

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,553
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Debby Potter (R) defeated Marvin Miller (R) in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10 on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debby Potter	60.9	11,309
		Marvin Miller	39.1	7,268

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,577
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See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2022

Kansas State Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 1

Danny Zeck (R) defeated Jeffrey Howards (D) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny Zeck (R)	61.4	59,425
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Howards (D)	38.6	37,417

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,842
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1

Jeffrey Howards (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jeffrey Howards	100.0	20,699

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,699
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1

Danny Zeck (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danny Zeck	100.0	40,552

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,552
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Kansas State Board of Education District 3

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Michelle Dombrosky (R) defeated Sheila Albers (D) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Dombrosky (R)	52.4	61,757
	Submit photo	Sheila Albers (D)	47.6	56,101

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,858
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 3

Sheila Albers (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 3 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sheila Albers	100.0	34,130

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,130
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Michelle Dombrosky (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 3 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Dombrosky	100.0	49,405

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,405
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wendy Bingesser (R)

Kansas State Board of Education District 5

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 5

Cathy Hopkins (R) won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cathy Hopkins (R)	100.0	74,080

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,080
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 5

Cathy Hopkins (R) defeated incumbent Jean Clifford (R) in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 5 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cathy Hopkins	54.8	28,514
	Submit photo	Jean Clifford	45.2	23,475

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,989
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Kansas State Board of Education District 7

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 7

Dennis Hershberger (R) won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennis Hershberger (R)	100.0	83,029

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,029
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7

Dennis Hershberger (R) defeated incumbent Ben Jones (R) in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennis Hershberger	58.6	31,568
	Submit photo	Ben Jones	41.4	22,344

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,912
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Kansas State Board of Education District 9

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 9

Incumbent Jim Porter (R) won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Porter (R)	100.0	85,015

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,015
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 9

Incumbent Jim Porter (R) defeated Luke Aichele (R) in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 9 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Porter	60.4	32,286
		Luke Aichele	39.6	21,161

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,447
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See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2020

Kansas State Board of Education District 2

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 2

Melanie Haas (D) defeated Benjamin Hodge (R) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melanie Haas (D)	55.6	99,786
		Benjamin Hodge (R)	44.4	79,696

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 179,482
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2

Melanie Haas (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melanie Haas	100.0	33,167

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,167
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2

Benjamin Hodge (R) defeated David Krug (R) in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Benjamin Hodge	51.4	21,792
	Submit photo	David Krug	48.6	20,614

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,406
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Kansas State Board of Education District 4

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Ann Mah (D) won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Mah (D)	97.8	107,379
		Other/Write-in votes	2.2%	2,408

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 109,787
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Ann Mah (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Mah	100.0	27,731

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,731
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4

No candidate advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
	Submit photo	Josh Harris (Write-in)	100.0	2,579

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,579
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Kansas State Board of Education District 6

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Deena Horst (R) won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deena Horst (R)	100.0	108,085

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,085
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6

No candidate advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
	Submit photo	David Colburn (Write-in)	100.0	1,376

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,376
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Deena Horst (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deena Horst	100.0	42,828

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,828
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Kansas State Board of Education District 8

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 8

Betty Arnold (D) defeated incumbent Kathy Busch (R) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty Arnold (D)	51.4	49,467
		Kathy Busch (R)	48.6	46,821

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,288
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8

Betty Arnold (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty Arnold	100.0	15,375

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,375
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8

Incumbent Kathy Busch (R) defeated Trish Hileman (R) in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Busch	61.5	11,242
		Trish Hileman	38.5	7,043

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,285
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Kansas State Board of Education District 10

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Jim McNiece (R) won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 10 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim McNiece (R)	100.0	108,801

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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for August 4, 2020, was canceled.

Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Jim McNiece (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim McNiece	100.0	37,261

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See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2018

Kansas State Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Janet Waugh (D) defeated Michael Powell (R) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Waugh (D)	60.5	52,218
	Submit photo	Michael Powell (R)	39.5	34,109

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,327
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1

Incumbent Janet Waugh (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Waugh	100.0	18,978

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1

Michael Powell (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 1 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Powell	100.0	12,108

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,108
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Kansas State Board of Education District 3

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 3

Michelle Dombrosky (R) defeated Ruth Goff (D) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Dombrosky (R)	54.4	69,653
		Ruth Goff (D)	45.6	58,419

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 128,072
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 3

Ruth Goff (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 3 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ruth Goff	100.0	18,469

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 3

Michelle Dombrosky (R) defeated Jason Winbolt (R) in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 3 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Dombrosky	63.9	19,779
	Submit photo	Jason Winbolt	36.1	11,189

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,968
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Kansas State Board of Education District 5

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 5

Jean Clifford (R) won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jean Clifford (R)	100.0	72,294

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,294
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 5

Jean Clifford (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 5 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jean Clifford	100.0	27,210

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,210
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Kansas State Board of Education District 7

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 7

Ben Jones (R) defeated James Hannon (D) in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ben Jones (R)	62.1	59,223
	Submit photo	James Hannon (D)	37.9	36,136

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,359
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7

James Hannon (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	James Hannon	100.0	9,442

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,442
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7

Ben Jones (R) defeated Robert D'Andrea (R) in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 7 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ben Jones	52.0	15,508
		Robert D'Andrea	48.0	14,319

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,827
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Kansas State Board of Education District 9

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 9

Incumbent Jim Porter (R) won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Porter (R)	100.0	77,191

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 9

Incumbent Jim Porter (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 9 on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Porter	100.0	25,853

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Previous election results

2016

On November 8, 2016, Steve Roberts won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 2. He defeated Chris Cindric in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 2, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Roberts Incumbent	51.5%	78,470
	Democratic	Chris Cindric	48.5%	73,775
Total Votes				152,245
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 8, 2016, Ann E. Mah won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 4. She defeated Sue E. Mollenkamp in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 4, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ann E. Mah	58.6%	73,906
	Republican	Sue E. Mollenkamp	41.4%	52,267
Total Votes				126,173
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 8, 2016, Deena L. Horst won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 6. She defeated Aaron Estabrook in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 6, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Deena L. Horst Incumbent	63%	69,031
	Independent	Aaron Estabrook	37%	40,526
Total Votes				109,557
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 8, 2016, Kathy Busch won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 8. She ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 8, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kathy Busch Incumbent	100%	52,874
Total Votes				52,874
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 8, 2016, Jim McNiece won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 10. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 10, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim McNiece Incumbent	100%	90,749
Total Votes				90,749
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

2014

On November 4, 2014, Janet Waugh won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 1. She defeated Nancy Klemp in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 1, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janet Waugh Incumbent	54.1%	33,167
	Republican	Nancy Klemp	45.9%	28,194
Total Votes				61,361
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 4, 2014, John W. Bacon won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 3. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 3, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John W. Bacon Incumbent	100%	70,808
Total Votes				70,808
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 4, 2014, Sally Cauble won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 5. She ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 5, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sally Cauble Incumbent	100%	66,197
Total Votes				66,197
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 4, 2014, Kenneth R. Willard won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 7. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 7, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kenneth R. Willard Incumbent	100%	68,313
Total Votes				68,313
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 4, 2014, Jim Porter won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 9. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 9, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Porter	100%	67,863
Total Votes				67,863
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

2012

On November 6, 2012, Steve Roberts won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 2. He defeated Cindy Neighbor in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 2, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Roberts	52.6%	75,297
	Democratic	Cindy Neighbor	47.4%	67,947
Total Votes				143,244
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 6, 2012, Carolyn L. Campbell won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 4. She defeated Jack Wu in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 4, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn L. Campbell Incumbent	71.2%	84,237
	Republican	Jack Wu	28.8%	34,074
Total Votes				118,311
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 6, 2012, Deena L. Horst won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 6. She defeated Carol Viar in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 6, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Deena L. Horst	62.6%	66,778
	Democratic	Carol Viar	37.4%	39,837
Total Votes				106,615
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 6, 2012, Kathy Busch won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 8. She ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 8, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kathy Busch	100%	49,337
Total Votes				49,337
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 6, 2012, Jim McNiece won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 10. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 10, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim McNiece	100%	82,620
Total Votes				82,620
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Janet Waugh won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 1. She defeated Willie Dove in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 1, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janet Waugh Incumbent	54.4%	35,885
	Republican	Willie Dove	45.6%	30,134
Total Votes				66,019
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 2, 2010, John W. Bacon won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 3. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 3, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John W. Bacon Incumbent	100%	83,128
Total Votes				83,128
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 2, 2010, Sally Cauble won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 5. She ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 5, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sally Cauble Incumbent	100%	60,425
Total Votes				60,425
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 2, 2010, Kenneth R. Willard won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 7. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 7, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kenneth R. Willard Incumbent	100%	69,755
Total Votes				69,755
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 2, 2010, Jana Shaver won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 9. She defeated Robert E. Medford in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 9, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jana Shaver Incumbent	68.4%	48,950
	Democratic	Robert E. Medford	31.6%	22,566
Total Votes				71,516
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

2008

On November 4, 2008, Sue Storm won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 2. She defeated Mary C. Ralstin and Steve E. Roberts in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 2, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sue Storm	47.5%	68,905
	Republican	Mary C. Ralstin	38%	55,081
	Independent	Steve E. Roberts	14.5%	20,968
Total Votes				144,954
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 4, 2008, Carolyn L. Campbell won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 4. She defeated Robert Meissner in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 4, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carolyn L. Campbell	54.9%	66,758
	Republican	Robert Meissner	45.1%	54,899
Total Votes				121,657
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 4, 2008, Kathy Martin won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 6. She defeated Christopher E. Renner in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 6, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kathy Martin Incumbent	59.5%	65,331
	Democratic	Christopher E. Renner	40.5%	44,482
Total Votes				109,813
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 4, 2008, Walt Chappell won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 8. He defeated Dennis E. Hedke in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 8, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Walt Chappell	51.9%	45,251
	Republican	Dennis E. Hedke	48.1%	41,892
Total Votes				87,143
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 4, 2008, David Dennis won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 10. He defeated Paul Casanova in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 10, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Dennis	63.9%	68,727
	Democratic	Paul Casanova	36.1%	38,859
Total Votes				107,586
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Janet Waugh won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 1. She ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 1, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janet Waugh Incumbent	100%	51,914
Total Votes				51,914
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 7, 2006, John W. Bacon won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 3. He defeated Don Weiss in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 3, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John W. Bacon Incumbent	55.7%	54,048
	Democratic	Don Weiss	44.3%	42,995
Total Votes				97,043
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 7, 2006, Sally Cauble won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 5. She defeated Tim Cruz in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 5, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sally Cauble	64.8%	45,020
	Democratic	Tim Cruz	35.2%	24,431
Total Votes				69,451
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 7, 2006, Ken R. Willard won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 7. He defeated Jack Wempe in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 7, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ken R. Willard Incumbent	51.3%	43,540
	Democratic	Jack Wempe	48.7%	41,411
Total Votes				84,951
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 7, 2006, Jana Shaver won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 9. She defeated Charles Kent Runyan in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 9, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jana Shaver	54.6%	42,122
	Democratic	Charles Kent Runyan	45.4%	34,966
Total Votes				77,088
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

2004

On November 2, 2004, Sue Gamble won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 2. She ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 2, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sue Gamble Incumbent	100%	113,764
Total Votes				113,764
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 2, 2004, Bill Wagnon won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 4. He defeated Robert Meissner in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 4, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Wagnon Incumbent	51.4%	61,573
	Republican	Robert Meissner	48.6%	58,130
Total Votes				119,703
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 2, 2004, Kathy Martin won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 6. She ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 6, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kathy Martin	100%	86,519
Total Votes				86,519
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 2, 2004, Carol Rupe won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 8. She ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 8, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carol Rupe Incumbent	100%	56,589
Total Votes				56,589
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 2, 2004, Steve E. Abrams won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 10. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 10, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve E. Abrams Incumbent	100%	80,981
Total Votes				80,981
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

2002

On November 5, 2002, Janet Waugh won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 1. She ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 1, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janet Waugh Incumbent	100%	48,943
Total Votes				48,943
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 5, 2002, John W. Bacon won re-election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 3. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 3, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John W. Bacon Incumbent	100%	66,799
Total Votes				66,799
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 5, 2002, Connie Morris won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 5. She defeated I.B. Sonny Rundell in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 5, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Connie Morris	78.4%	53,603
	Independent	I.B. Sonny Rundell	21.6%	14,767
Total Votes				68,370
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 5, 2002, Kenneth R. Willard won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 7. He defeated L. Duane Anstine in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 7, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kenneth R. Willard	55.5%	46,648
	Democratic	L. Duane Anstine	44.5%	37,351
Total Votes				83,999
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 5, 2002, Iris M. Van Meter won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 9. She defeated Val DeFever in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 9, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Iris M. Van Meter	70.9%	43,622
	Independent	Val DeFever	29.1%	17,895
Total Votes				61,517
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

2000

On November 7, 2000, Sue Gamble won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 2. She defeated Ron Patton in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 2, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sue Gamble	71.1%	97,067
	Democratic	Ron Patton	28.9%	39,382
Total Votes				136,449
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 7, 2000, Bill Wagnon won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 4. He defeated Patrick H. Hill in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 4, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Wagnon	51.1%	52,857
	Republican	Patrick H. Hill	48.9%	50,494
Total Votes				103,351
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 7, 2000, Bruce H. Wyatt won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 6. He defeated Eloise Lynch in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 6, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bruce H. Wyatt	61.3%	54,502
	Democratic	Eloise Lynch	38.7%	34,376
Total Votes				88,878
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 7, 2000, Carol Rupe won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 8. She defeated Dick Williams in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 8, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Carol Rupe	56.5%	39,094
	Democratic	Dick Williams	43.5%	30,112
Total Votes				69,206
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

On November 7, 2000, Steve E. Abrams won election to the office of Kansas State Board of Education, District 10. He defeated Wayne Holt in the general election.

Kansas State Board of Education, District 10, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve E. Abrams	56.2%	54,476
	Democratic	Wayne Holt	43.8%	42,492
Total Votes				96,968
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State.

Vacancies

The procedure for filling vacancies on the board is defined in Section 25-3902a of the Kansas Statutes. Within 21 days of a vacancy opening, a meeting must be held to nominate a successor who is a resident of the former board member's education district and is registered with the same political party as the former board member. The composition of the meeting depends on the number of counties in the education district represented by the former board member.

Kansas State Board of Education Vacancy Procedure
Number of counties in district	Official calling meeting	Officials invited to meeting
One	County chairperson of the former board member's political party	All precinct chairs of the former board member's political party in the district
Two - four	County chairperson of the former board member's political party for the county with the most registered voters in the district	All precinct chairs of the former board member's political party in the district
Five or more	County chairperson of the former board member's political party for the county with the most registered voters in the district	All county chairs and vice county chairs of the former board member's political party in the district

The convention called must select a replacement to fill the vacancy by majority vote. After the vacancy has been open for 35 days, if a replacement has not been nominated, the governor is given the power to select a successor, who must be from the former board member's district and registered under the same party as the former board member.

Duties

The duties of the board are laid out in Section 72-255 of the Kansas Statutes.

Section 72-255:

In general, but not by way of limitation, consonant with other applicable statutory provisions, the state board of education shall: (a) Adopt and maintain standards, criteria, guidelines or rules and regulations for the following: (1) School libraries and other educational materials with the exception of textbooks; (2) courses of study and curriculum; (3) accreditation of schools including elementary and secondary, public and nonpublic; (4) certification of administrators, teachers, counselors, school nurses and supervisors of school districts and of the state department of education and of teachers and administrators of nonpublic schools; and (b) administer the laws of this state concerning the matters named in this section and all other matters relating to general supervision of the public schools and institutions under supervision of the state board of education.

Compensation

Compensation for board members is laid out in Section 72-253 of the Kansas Statutes and is limited to authorized travel expenses.

Section 72-7511a:

The state board of education may authorize members thereof to attend in-state meetings for participation in matters of educational interest to the state of Kansas, and when attending a meeting so authorized, members shall receive compensation and travel expenses and subsistence expenses or allowances as provided in K.S.A. 75-3212 for members of the legislature. Whenever under any provision of law, a member of the state board of education is authorized to attend an out-of-state meeting, or whenever the state board of education authorizes one of its members to attend an out-of-state meeting for participation in matters of educational interest to the state of Kansas such members, when attending a meeting so authorized, shall receive compensation and travel expenses and subsistence expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3212 for members of the legislature.

Noteworthy events

Board declines to approve gubernatorial executive order to delay start of school (2020)

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On July 22, 2020, the Kansas State Board of Education voted 5-5 on whether to approve an executive order by Gov. Laura Kelly (D) that would have delayed the start of the K-12 2020-2021 public school year until September 9, 2020 (after the Labor Day holiday). The executive order needed approval from the board in order to take effect. Since the board did not approve the order with a simple majority, the decision of when to begin the school year was left up to the state's individual school districts.

Former officeholders

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Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson Street
Topeka, KS 66612

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