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Municipal elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas (2018)

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2018 Sedgwick County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 1, 2018
Primary election: August 7, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioner and district court
Total seats up: 11
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Sedgwick County, Kansas, held general elections for county commissioner and judges on the eighteenth district court on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on August 7, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was June 1, 2018.

Elections

Commission

Sedgwick County Commission General Elections 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Renee Duxler

Green check mark transparent.pngPete Meitzner

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngLacey Cruse

Richard Ranzau (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Howell (i)

Jim Skelton (Independent)


Sedgwick County Commission Primary Elections 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngRenee Duxler

Green check mark transparent.pngPete Meitzner

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngLacey Cruse
Michael Kinard

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Ranzau (i)
Clyde Nicks

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Howell (i)


Judicial

Eighteenth Judicial District

Kansas 18th Judicial District Court General Elections 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Division 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRobb Rumsey (i)

Division 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSeth L. Rundle (i)

Division 7

Joni Cole

Green check mark transparent.pngRodger Woods

Division 8

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Macias (i)

Division 15

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Kaufman (i)

Division 17

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Kirby

Division 18

Green check mark transparent.pngFaith Maughan (i)

Division 19

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Hoelscher (i)


Kansas 18th Judicial District Court Primary Elections 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Division 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRobb Rumsey (i)

Division 5

Green check mark transparent.pngSeth L. Rundle (i)

Division 7

Green check mark transparent.pngJoni Cole

Jon Von Achen
Green check mark transparent.pngRodger Woods

Division 8

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Macias (i)

Division 15

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Kaufman (i)

Division 17

Scott Anderson
Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Kirby
David Lowden
Richard Paugh

Division 18

Green check mark transparent.pngFaith Maughan (i)

Division 19

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Hoelscher (i)


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Kansas elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Sedgwick County, Kansas
Sedgwick County Kansas
Population 498,365 2,853,118
Land area (sq mi) 996 81,758
Race and ethnicity**
White 77.9% 84.4%
Black/African American 8.8% 5.9%
Asian 4.3% 2.9%
Native American 1% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) 3.5% 2.5%
Multiple 4.4% 3.5%
Hispanic/Latino 14.6% 11.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.6% 91%
College graduation rate 30.9% 33.4%
Income
Median household income $56,524 $59,597
Persons below poverty level 13.7% 12%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Kansas. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kansas with 56.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 36.1 percent. In presidential elections between 1864 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican 84.21 percent of the time and Democratic 15.78 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kansas voted Republican all five times.[1]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kansas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 29 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 21.8 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 34 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 20.9 points. Clinton won six districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 91 out of 125 state House districts in Kansas with an average margin of victory of 35.5 points. Trump won 11 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Sedgwick County, Kansas Kansas Municipal government Other local coverage
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