Wyandotte County

Nearly half the seats on the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas’s board are up for grabs this fall, and four of those races will start with a primary election later this summer.

The filing deadline to vie for a spot on one of the commission’s open at-large and in-district seats was Monday. At that time, five people were seeking the District 2 at-large position; five were seeking the District 1 seat; three filed for District 5; and four filed for the District 8 seat. Commissioner Chuck Stites is running uncontested for his District 7 seat.

The contests are among a string of public offices opening this election year across Wyandotte County. Voters will also elect the next Unified Government mayor/CEO , county sheriff, respective school board

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