Chautauqua County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Kansas House, District Court Judge, 14th Judicial District, and Member, Kansas State Board of Education, and more, and where they stand on schools and agriculture.
School 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, 14th Judicial District, Division 1F. William Cullins (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
F. William Cullins
F. William Cullins is a sitting district judge of the 14th Judicial District, which includes Chautauqua County, per the Kansas Judicial Branch's district court roster. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: F. William Cullins won the Republican nomination with 59.3 percent over Robert Wayne Lattin. F. William Cullins is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot for this partisan district court bench, which serves Chautauqua, Montgomery counties, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results.
Full race pageDistrict Court Judge, 14th Judicial District, Division 2Jeffrey D. Gossard (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jeffrey D. Gossard
Jeffrey D. Gossard is a sitting district judge of the 14th Judicial District, which includes Chautauqua County, per the Kansas Judicial Branch's district court roster. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Jeffrey D. Gossard was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Jeffrey D. Gossard is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot for this partisan district court bench, which serves Chautauqua, Montgomery counties, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results.
Full race pageDistrict Court Judge, 14th Judicial District, Division 4Daniel M. Reynolds (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Daniel M. Reynolds
Daniel M. Reynolds is a sitting district judge of the 14th Judicial District, which includes Chautauqua County, per the Kansas Judicial Branch's district court roster. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Daniel M. Reynolds was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Daniel M. Reynolds is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot for this partisan district court bench, which serves Chautauqua, Montgomery 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.
Find your districts by addressKansas 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 pageVoting info and more
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Who is on the ballot in Chautauqua County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Chautauqua County sample ballot 2026: who is running for district court judge, kansas house and member, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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