Mainstream Recommended Candidates | 2024 General Election
Below are Mainstream's candidate recommendations for contests in Douglas, Johnson and Wyandotte counties. Recommendation in the primary election does not guarantee recommendation in the general election. If a district or candidate is not listed, no recommendation was made.
Recommendations are meant to indicate that the selected candidate most closely aligns with Mainstream's values. During the selection process, cross-partisan volunteer members of Mainstream's strategy committee and board of directors take into consideration available voting records, public statements and direct interviews when necessary. For Kansas senate and house candidates only, a friendly incumbent is determined by a voting record of 80% or higher at KSLegLookup.org.
Recommended candidates are listed below by county. Select a county name for the print-friendly version. What about all those judges? Judicial retention & additional election resources can be found here.
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DOUGLAS COUNTY
Below are the Mainstream recommended candidates in Douglas County, only. Recommendation in the primary does not guarantee recommendation in the general. If a district or candidate is not listed, no recommendation was made. The symbol ^ next to a candidate's name indicates they have earned Friendly Incumbent status. For Kansas senate and house candidates only, a friendly incumbent is determined by a voting record of 80% or higher at KSLegLookup.org.
FEDERAL OFFICES
Kamala Harris & Tim Walz |
Paul Buskirk |
Nancy Boyda |
KANSAS SENATE
Marci Francisco ^ |
Dena Sattler |
Norman Mallicoat |
Patrick Schmidt |
KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Henry Johns |
Susan Wikle |
Eddy Martinez |
Barbara W. Ballard ^ |
Mike Amyx ^ |
Brooklynne Mosley |
Mary T. Williams |
Bill Hammond |
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Kris Meyer |
Beryl Ann New |
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Dakota Loomis |
JOHNSON COUNTY
Below are the Mainstream recommended candidates in Johnson County, only. Recommendation in the primary does not guarantee recommendation in the general. If a district or candidate is not listed, no recommendation was made. The symbol ^ next to a candidate's name indicates they have earned Friendly Incumbent status. For Kansas senate and house candidates only, a friendly incumbent is determined by a voting record of 80% or higher at KSLegLookup.org.
FEDERAL OFFICES
Kamala Harris & Tim Walz |
Sharice Davids ^ |
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KANSAS SENATE
Pat Pettey ^ |
Ethan Corson ^ |
Cindy Holscher ^ |
Norman Mallicoat |
Andrew Mall Senate District 10 |
Karen Thurlow Senate District 11 |
Dinah Sykes ^ |
Stacey B. Knoell Senate District 23 |
Jason Anderson Senate District 35 |
Sherry Giebler |
KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Henry Johns |
Pam Shernuk |
Dennis Miller ^ |
Allison Hougland ^ |
Linda Featherston ^ |
Jo Ella Hoye ^ |
Cindy Neighbor ^ |
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton ^ |
Mari-Lynn Poskin ^ |
Jerry Stogsdill ^ |
Lindsay Vaughn ^ |
Susan Ruiz ^ |
Jarrod Ousley ^ |
Rui Xu ^ |
David Benson |
Ace Allen |
Heather Meyer ^ |
Betsey Lasister |
Vanessa Vaughn West |
Dan Osman ^ |
Nikki L. McDonald ^ |
Daniel Goodman |
Brandon Woodard ^ |
Bill Hammond |
Mel Pinick |
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Melanie Haas ^ |
Kris Meyer |
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Vanessa M. Riebli |
COUNTY OFFICES
Jeff Meyers ^ |
Julie Brewer |
Shirley K. Allenbrand ^ |
Byron Roberson |
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WYANDOTTE COUNTY
Below are the Mainstream recommended candidates in Wyandotte County, only. Recommendation in the primary does not guarantee recommendation in the general. If a district or candidate is not listed, no recommendation was made. The symbol ^ next to a candidate's name indicates they have earned Friendly Incumbent status. For Kansas senate and house candidates only, a friendly incumbent is determined by a voting record of 80% or higher at KSLegLookup.org.
FEDERAL OFFICES
Kamala Harris & Tim Walz |
Nancy Boyda |
Sharice Davids ^ |
KANSAS SENATE
David Haley ^ |
Jeff Pittman ^ |
Pat Pettey ^ |
Norman Mallicoat |
Andrew Mall Senate District 10 |
KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Louis E. Ruiz ^ |
Pam Curtis ^ |
Eli Woody |
Valdenia Winn ^ |
Wanda Brownlee Paige |
Lynn Melton ^ |
Melissa M Oropeza ^ |
Richard Paz |
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Melanie Haas ^ |
Kris Meyer |
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