Finney County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Commissioner 1st, County Commissioner 4th and County Commissioner 5th and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
County offices
Commissioner 1st DistrictMike Utz (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Mike Utz
Mike Utz is the incumbent Finney County Commissioner for the 1st District and serves as the commission's Vice Chair, per the county's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: incumbent Mike Utz ran unopposed for the Republican nomination (286 votes); the Democratic primary drew only unassigned write-in votes and named no nominee, per the Finney County Clerk's official results. Utz is unopposed on the November 3 ballot unless an independent filed by the August 3 deadline; none has been verified.
Full race pageCommissioner 4th DistrictGerry Schultz (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Gerry Schultz
Gerry Schultz is the incumbent Finney County Commissioner for the 4th District, per the county's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: incumbent Gerry Schultz ran unopposed for the Republican nomination (380 votes); the Democratic primary drew only unassigned write-in votes and named no nominee, per the Finney County Clerk's official results. Schultz is unopposed on the November 3 ballot unless an independent filed by the August 3 deadline; none has been verified.
Full race pageCommissioner 5th DistrictThomas R. Loker (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Thomas R. Loker
A Thomas R. Loker in Garden City, Kansas is listed as a tax-preparation and finance professional, per TaxBuzz professional directory listing. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Thomas R. Loker ran unopposed for the Republican nomination (442 votes); the Democratic primary drew only unassigned write-in votes and named no nominee, per the Finney County Clerk's official results. The seat's current holder, Commissioner Larry Jones, did not appear on the 2026 primary ballot for this district, per the county's official commissioner roster, making this an open seat. Loker is unopposed on the November 3 ballot unless an independent filed by the August 3 deadline; none has been verified.
Full race pageSchool board
Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5Lorie Wood (D) · Jean Clifford (R)
Lorie Wood (Democratic) and Jean Clifford (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5.
Lorie Wood
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Early literacy and math intervention
- Teacher recruitment and compensation in rural districts
- Equitable school funding for rural counties
About Lorie Wood
Lorie Wood has more than 30 years of teaching experience across K-12 and higher education, per her campaign site. She has taught English language learners, high school literature and college composition, including seven years teaching English for the U.S. Navy in Japan, per the same source. Wood holds a bachelor's degree in English secondary education and a master's degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages, and has authored four textbooks.
Jean Clifford
Jean Clifford is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Lorie Wood (Democratic) and Jean Clifford (Republican) are running for Kansas State Board of Education District 5, per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. District 5 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 pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Finney County is split across 2 Kansas House districts.
Find your districts by addressKansas House: 2 districtsDistricts 122, 123
Kansas House District 122Lon E. Pishny (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Lon E. Pishny
Lon E. Pishny is the sitting Kansas House member for District 122 and works as retired financial counselor, per the Kansas Legislature member page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Lon E. Pishny was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Lon E. Pishny is the only nominee 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 123Becca Burnfin (D) · Bob Lewis (R)
Becca Burnfin
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Refusing corporate campaign contributions
- Strong public schools
- A livable wage
About Becca Burnfin
Burnfin has been a public school educator for nearly two decades and has spent the last 15 years working in Garden City as an educator, volunteer and union leader, per the campaign site.
Bob Lewis
Bob Lewis is the sitting Kansas House member for District 123, per the Kansas Legislature member page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Becca Burnfin was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Bob Lewis 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 pageBallot questions
One local ballot question from official county, city and school district lists. Countywide questions appear on every ballot in Finney County; city, school district and special-district questions only inside the jurisdiction named. Statewide measures are listed separately.
Finney County quarter-cent sales tax renewalCountywide · A yes vote renews the county's existing 0.25 percent sales tax, first approved by voters in 2021 and set to expire September 30, 2027; the tax's revenue funds county building and road maintenance and equipment purchases.
A yes vote renews the county's existing 0.25 percent sales tax, first approved by voters in 2021 and set to expire September 30, 2027; the tax's revenue funds county building and road maintenance and equipment purchases. The Finney County Commission voted unanimously in early August 2026 to place the renewal question on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per KSN News. Exact certified ballot language was not found as of September 6, 2026.
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Who is on the ballot in Finney County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Finney County sample ballot 2026: who is running for commissioner 1st, commissioner 4th and commissioner 5th, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Kansas?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Kansas are listed on the Kansas election hub. Kansas election hub →
What ballot questions are on the Finney County ballot?
1 ballot question: Finney County quarter-cent sales tax renewal. Each question page explains what a yes vote and a no vote would do.
How do I see my exact Finney County ballot?
Enter your ZIP code in the lookup for the statewide and congressional races on every ballot in the county, or a full street address to add the county, city and district contests for that location. Look up your ballot →
Kansas statewide racesEvery Kansas race on this county's ballot.All Kansas ballot measures1 statewide ballot measureCandidate roster last updated Oct 16, 2026 from official election sources.