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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
US President & Vice President

Paul Buskirk
US House of Representatives, CD 1

Nancy Boyda
US House of Representatives, CD 2

KANSAS SENATE

Marci Francisco ^ 
Senate District 2

Dena Sattler 
Senate District 3

Norman Mallicoat 
Senate District 9

Patrick Schmidt
Senate District 19

   

KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Henry Johns 
House District 5

Susan Wikle 
House District 10

Eddy Martinez
House District 42

Barbara W. Ballard ^
House District 44

Mike Amyx ^
House District 45

Brooklynne Mosley 
House District 46

Mary T. Williams 
House District 47

Bill Hammond
House District 117

 

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Kris Meyer 
District 4

Beryl Ann New
District 6

 

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Dakota Loomis 
District 7

   

 


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 
US President & Vice President

Sharice Davids ^
US House of Representatives, CD 1

 

KANSAS SENATE

Pat Pettey ^ 
Senate District 6

Ethan Corson ^
Senate District 7

Cindy Holscher ^ 
Senate District 8

Norman Mallicoat 
Senate District 9

Andrew Mall 
Senate District 10
Karen Thurlow 
Senate District 11

Dinah Sykes ^ 
Senate District 21

Stacey B. Knoell
Senate District 23
Jason Anderson
Senate District 35

Sherry Giebler 
Senate District 37

   

KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Henry Johns 
House District 5

Pam Shernuk
House District 8

Dennis Miller ^
House District 14

Allison Hougland ^
House District 15

Linda Featherston ^
House District 16

Jo Ella Hoye ^
House District 17

Cindy Neighbor ^
House District 18

Stephanie Sawyer Clayton ^
House District 19

Mari-Lynn Poskin ^
House District 20

Jerry Stogsdill ^
House District 21

Lindsay Vaughn ^
House District 22

Susan Ruiz ^
House District 23

Jarrod Ousley ^
House District 24

Rui Xu ^
House District 25

David Benson
House District 27

Ace Allen
House District 28

Heather Meyer ^
House District 29

Betsey Lasister
House District 30

Vanessa Vaughn West
House District 39

Dan Osman ^
House District 48

Nikki L. McDonald ^
House District 49

Daniel Goodman
House District 78

Brandon Woodard ^
House District 108

Bill Hammond
House District 117

Mel Pinick
House District 121

   

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Melanie Haas ^
District 2

Kris Meyer
District 4

 

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Vanessa M. Riebli
District 10

   

COUNTY OFFICES

Jeff Meyers ^
County Commissioner, District 2

Julie Brewer
County Commissioner, District 3

Shirley K. Allenbrand ^
County Commissioner, District 6

Byron Roberson
Sheriff

 

 


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
US President & Vice President

Nancy Boyda
US House of Representatives, CD 2

Sharice Davids ^
US House of Representatives, CD 3

KANSAS SENATE

David Haley ^
Senate District 4

Jeff Pittman ^
Senate District 5

Pat Pettey ^
Senate District 6

Norman Mallicoat
Senate District 9

Andrew Mall
Senate District 10
 

KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Louis E. Ruiz ^
House District 31

Pam Curtis ^
House District 32

Eli Woody
House District 33

Valdenia Winn ^
House District 34

Wanda Brownlee Paige
House District 35

Lynn Melton ^
House District 36

Melissa M Oropeza ^
House District 37

Richard Paz
House District 38

 

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Melanie Haas ^
District 2

Kris Meyer
District 4