Butler County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Commissioner, Kansas House and District Court Judge, 13th Judicial District, and more, and where they stand on schools, health care and agriculture.
County offices
Commissioner District 1Jeffrey S. Masterson (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jeffrey S. Masterson
Jeffrey S. Masterson is the sitting Butler County commissioner for District 1, per the county's Meet the Commissioners page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: incumbent Jeffrey S. Masterson was unopposed for the Republican nomination and no Democrat filed, per the Butler County official primary results. He is the only name on the November 3 ballot for this seat; Kansas prints unopposed county nominees.
Full race pageCommissioner District 4Darren Jackson (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Darren Jackson
Darren Jackson is the sitting Butler County commissioner for District 4, per the county's Meet the Commissioners page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: incumbent Darren Jackson was unopposed for the Republican nomination and no Democrat filed, per the Butler County official primary results. He is the only name on the November 3 ballot for this seat; Kansas prints unopposed county nominees.
Full race pageCommissioner District 5Mike Hoffman (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Mike Hoffman
Mike Hoffman is the Republican nominee for Butler County Commissioner District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Butler County official primary results. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Open seat: sitting commissioner Dan Woydziak did not file. August 4 primary result: Mike Hoffman won the Republican nomination with 52.6 percent over Quentin Nusz (43.2 percent) and Wava Craft (4.3 percent), and no Democrat filed, per the Butler County official primary results. Hoffman is the only name on the November 3 ballot for this seat; Kansas prints unopposed county nominees.
Full race pageSchool board
Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 9Heather Guernsey (D) · Destry Brown (R)
Heather Guernsey (Democratic) and Destry Brown (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 9.
Heather Guernsey
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Keep students, not politics, at the center of education policy
- Support for rural schools
- Support for teachers
About Heather Guernsey
Heather Guernsey is a member of the Chanute USD 413 Board of Education, per her campaign site. Her campaign describes her as a mother and educator who believes public education is the great equalizer, per the same source.
Destry Brown
Destry Brown is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 9, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Heather Guernsey (Democratic) and Destry Brown (Republican) are running for Kansas State Board of Education District 9, per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. District 9 covers all or part of a group of Kansas counties, per the Kansas State Department of Education's official district map; this seat covers a multi-county district, not just this county.
Full race pageJudges
District Court Judge, 13th Judicial District, Division 1Janette L. Satterfield (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Janette L. Satterfield
Janette L. Satterfield is a sitting district judge of the 13th Judicial District in Butler County, per the Kansas Judicial Branch's district court roster. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Janette L. Satterfield was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Janette L. Satterfield is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot for this partisan district court bench, which serves Butler, Elk, Greenwood counties, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results.
Full race pageDistrict Court Judge, 13th Judicial District, Division 4Chad M. Crum (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Chad M. Crum
Chad M. Crum is a sitting district judge of the 13th Judicial District in Butler County, per the Kansas Judicial Branch's district court roster. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Chad M. Crum was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Chad M. Crum is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot for this partisan district court bench, which serves Butler, Elk, Greenwood counties, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Butler County is split across 7 Kansas House districts.
Find your districts by addressKansas House: 7 districtsDistricts 12, 72, 75, 77, 85, 88, 99
Kansas House District 12Pete Ferrell (D) · Marci Laffen (R)
Pete Ferrell
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protecting family farms and ranches
- Strong rural schools with career opportunities close to home
- Expanding access to rural health care and protecting local hospitals
About Pete Ferrell
Pete Ferrell is a fourth-generation rancher from Beaumont in the Flint Hills who became general manager of the Ferrell Ranch, founded by his great-grandfather in 1888, and still operates Ferrell Ranch LLC with his family, per his campaign site. He graduated from Leon High School and earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Grinnell College, per the site. He has served on the Butler Community College Board of Trustees and the Leadership Butler board and spent three decades on The Land Institute's board of directors, including as chair, becoming an emeritus board member in 2025, per the site.
Marci Laffen
Marci Laffen is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 12 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Pete Ferrell was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Marci Laffen was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageKansas House District 72Matthew L Smith (D) · Avery Anderson (R)
Matthew L Smith
Matthew L. Smith is a small business owner from Newton and the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 72, per the Harvey County Democrats.
Avery Anderson
Avery Anderson is the sitting Kansas House member for District 72 and works as insurance, per the Kansas Legislature member page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Matthew L Smith was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Avery Anderson won the Republican nomination with 62.9 percent over Michael Stavola. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageKansas House District 75Randy Quinn (D) · Tyler Coats (R)
Randy Quinn
Randy Quinn is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 75 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Tyler Coats
Tyler Coats of El Dorado serves as Legislative Director for the Kansas House Speaker's Office and sits on the Kansas State Rifle Association Board, per The Community Voice. He is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 75. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Randy Quinn was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Tyler Coats won the Republican nomination with 85.1 percent over Javion Napier. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageKansas House District 77Troy Nicks (D) · Kristey S. Williams (R)
Troy Nicks
Troy Nicks of Rose Hill works as Security Director for the Nuclear Operations Group at Babcock & Wilcox and previously served as a U.S. Navy aviator and JAG officer, per his Civoren candidate profile. He is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 77. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Kristey S. Williams
Kristey S. Williams is the sitting Kansas House member for District 77 and works as former mayor, former teacher, per the Kansas Legislature member page.
August 4 primary result: Troy Nicks was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Kristey S. Williams was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageKansas House District 85Mackenzi Truelove (D) · Steven Brunk (R)
Mackenzi Truelove
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Expansion of Medicaid
- Fully fund education
- Expand access to healthcare
About Mackenzi Truelove
Per the campaign site, Mackenzi Truelove holds a bachelor's degree in biomedical science and a Master of Health Administration from Wichita State University and has worked about eight years in clinical research. Mackenzi Truelove is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 85 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list.
Steven Brunk
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Constitutional amendment on citizen-only voting to protect election integrity
- Guardrails on automated license plate readers
- Constitutionally protecting the budget stabilization fund
About Steven Brunk
Brunk is President of Brunk Realty, Inc., led since 1982 in residential sales, property management and business brokerage, per the campaign site. Brunk served in the Kansas House for District 85 from 2003 to 2016, including as Chair of Commerce and Labor and House Majority Whip, and was State Director and Policy Director of the Family Policy Alliance from 2016 to 2018, per the campaign site.
August 4 primary result: Mackenzi Truelove was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Steven Brunk won the Republican nomination with 72.3 percent over Ronald Neagle. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageKansas House District 88Candace Landers (D) · Sandy Pickert (R)
Candace Landers
Candace Landers is a former classroom teacher and labor liaison with United Way of the Plains, running to represent Kansas House District 88, per the campaign site. Landers previously served on the Kansas Professional Standards Board and as an elected township director, per the campaign site.
Sandy Pickert
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Tackle cost-of-living pressures on fuel, food, and taxes, including eliminating state property taxes and sales tax on groceries
- Secure record K-12 funding and strengthen protections for children against digital threats
- Address nursing licensing rules to help experienced nurses return to healthcare work
About Sandy Pickert
Pickert is a nurse with decades of healthcare experience who raised a daughter with serious health challenges as a single parent after her husband's death, per the campaign site. She has lived in the same home for more than 30 years, per the campaign site.
August 4 primary result: Candace Landers won the Democratic nomination with 67.9 percent over Daniel Schneider; Sandy Pickert was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageKansas House District 99Mark B Barlow (D) · Susan Humphries (R)
Mark B Barlow
Mark B Barlow is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 99 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Susan Humphries
Susan Humphries is the sitting Kansas House member for District 99 and works as attorney, per the Kansas Legislature member page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Mark B Barlow was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Susan Humphries was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Butler County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
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Candidate roster last updated Oct 14, 2026 from official election sources.