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Municipal elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas (2024)

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2022
2024 Sedgwick County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 3, 2024
Primary election: August 6, 2024
General election: November 5, 2024
Election stats
Offices up: County clerk, district attorney, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, and district court judges
Total seats up: 28
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2024

Sedgwick County, Kansas, held general elections for county clerk, district attorney, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, and district court judges on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 6, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 3, 2024.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2024:

County clerk

General election

General election for Sedgwick County Clerk

Incumbent Kelly Arnold won election in the general election for Sedgwick County Clerk on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kelly Arnold
Kelly Arnold (R)
 
99.1
 
138,445
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
1,281

Total votes: 139,726
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Sedgwick County Clerk

Incumbent Kelly Arnold advanced from the Republican primary for Sedgwick County Clerk on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kelly Arnold
Kelly Arnold
 
100.0
 
18,456

Total votes: 18,456
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County treasurer

General election

General election for Sedgwick County Treasurer

Incumbent Brandi Baily won election in the general election for Sedgwick County Treasurer on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandi Baily
Brandi Baily (R)
 
99.1
 
134,977
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
1,220

Total votes: 136,197
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Sedgwick County Treasurer

Incumbent Brandi Baily advanced from the Republican primary for Sedgwick County Treasurer on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandi Baily
Brandi Baily
 
100.0
 
17,302

Total votes: 17,302
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County register of deeds

General election

General election for Sedgwick County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Tonya Buckingham won election in the general election for Sedgwick County Register of Deeds on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tonya Buckingham (R)
 
99.2
 
134,224
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
1,118

Total votes: 135,342
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Sedgwick County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Tonya Buckingham advanced from the Republican primary for Sedgwick County Register of Deeds on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tonya Buckingham
 
100.0
 
17,092

Total votes: 17,092
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County sheriff

General election

General election for Sedgwick County Sheriff

Incumbent Jeff Easter won election in the general election for Sedgwick County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeff Easter (R)
 
98.8
 
146,309
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
1,831

Total votes: 148,140
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Sedgwick County Sheriff

Incumbent Jeff Easter advanced from the Republican primary for Sedgwick County Sheriff on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeff Easter
 
100.0
 
20,818

Total votes: 20,818
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County district attorney

General election

General election for Sedgwick County District Attorney

Incumbent Marc Bennett won election in the general election for Sedgwick County District Attorney on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marc Bennett (R)
 
98.9
 
132,883
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
1,450

Total votes: 134,333
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Sedgwick County District Attorney

Incumbent Marc Bennett advanced from the Republican primary for Sedgwick County District Attorney on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marc Bennett
 
100.0
 
16,018

Total votes: 16,018
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County commissioners

District 2

General election

General election for Sedgwick County Commission District 2

Jeff Blubaugh defeated incumbent Sarah Lopez in the general election for Sedgwick County Commission District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Blubaugh
Jeff Blubaugh (R) Candidate Connection
 
55.8
 
18,271
Sarah Lopez (D)
 
44.1
 
14,446
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
42

Total votes: 32,759
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 2

Incumbent Sarah Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 2 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sarah Lopez
 
100.0
 
1,193

Total votes: 1,193
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 2

Jeff Blubaugh advanced from the Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 2 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Blubaugh
Jeff Blubaugh Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,519

Total votes: 2,519
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District 3

General election

General election for Sedgwick County Commission District 3

Stephanie Wise defeated Celeste Racette in the general election for Sedgwick County Commission District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Wise
Stephanie Wise (R) Candidate Connection
 
67.1
 
33,339
Image of Celeste Racette
Celeste Racette (D)
 
32.8
 
16,288
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
26

Total votes: 49,653
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 3

Celeste Racette defeated AlmaAnn Jones in the Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 3 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Celeste Racette
Celeste Racette
 
76.1
 
1,515
AlmaAnn Jones
 
23.9
 
477

Total votes: 1,992
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 3

Stephanie Wise defeated Greg Ferris and Alan Reichert in the Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 3 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stephanie Wise
Stephanie Wise Candidate Connection
 
48.8
 
4,475
Greg Ferris
 
37.6
 
3,446
Alan Reichert
 
13.6
 
1,246

Total votes: 9,167
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Judicial offices

General election

18th District Court general election, 2024

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

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Journey (i)

Division 2

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Yost

Division 3

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Keith (i)

Division 6

Green check mark transparent.pngEric N. Williams (i)

Division 9

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Magana (i)

Division 10

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Brown (i)

Division 11

Green check mark transparent.pngQuentin Pittman (i)

Division 12

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin M. Smith (i)

Division 13

Green check mark transparent.pngChrystal Krier

Division 14

Green check mark transparent.pngJacqueline Kelly

Division 16

Green check mark transparent.pngKellie Hogan (i)

Division 20

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen J. Ternes (i)

Division 21

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Dewey (i)

Division 22

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Hernandez Mitchell (i)

Division 23

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Sioux Woolley (i)

Division 24

Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Roush (i)

Division 25

Green check mark transparent.pngSean Hatfield (i)

Division 26

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Goering (i)

Division 27

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Syrios (i)

Division 28

Green check mark transparent.pngEric Commer (i)

Kansas 18th District Court Magistrate Judge

Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Watson

Primary

18th District Court primary, 2024

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

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Journey (i)

Division 2

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngEric Yost

Division 3

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Keith (i)

Division 6

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngEric N. Williams (i)

Division 9

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngChris Magana (i)

Division 10

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Brown (i)

Division 11

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngQuentin Pittman (i)

Division 12

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngKevin M. Smith (i)

Division 13

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngChrystal Krier

Division 14

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJacqueline Kelly
Jarrod Kieffer
Clark V. Owens II
Joshua Wright

Division 16

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngKellie Hogan (i)

Division 20

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngStephen J. Ternes (i)

Division 21

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Dewey (i)

Division 22

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Hernandez Mitchell (i)

Division 23

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Sioux Woolley (i)

Division 24

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngTyler Roush (i)

Division 25

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngSean Hatfield (i)

Division 26

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Goering (i)

Division 27

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Syrios (i)

Division 28

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngEric Commer (i)

Kansas 18th District Court Magistrate Judge

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Watson


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See also: Kansas elections, 2024


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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 523,824 2,937,880
Land area (sq mi) 996 81,758
Race and ethnicity**
White 76.2% 83%
Black/African American 8.4% 5.7%
Asian 4.3% 3%
Native American 0.9% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 3.9% 2.7%
Multiple 6.2% 4.8%
Hispanic/Latino 14.9% 12.1%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.8% 91.4%
College graduation rate 31.4% 33.9%
Income
Median household income $57,540 $61,091
Persons below poverty level 13.4% 11.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.


See also

Sedgwick County, Kansas Kansas Municipal government Other local coverage
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