Kearny County, Kansas

Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5

See where Wood and Clifford stand on schools, the budget and agriculture. Names follow official Kearny County election filings. Certified results will appear here once the election office certifies the count. Kansas certifies the general election by December 1, 2026; county canvasses are due November 16. Official results: sos.ks.gov/elections/election-results.html.

About this race

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.

What this office does

State board of education member. A state board of education sets statewide academic standards, approves graduation requirements and teacher-licensing rules, adopts the state's school accountability system and, in many states, hires the state superintendent. Members represent districts drawn across the state. Local school boards still run the schools day to day. A regional superintendent of schools handles teacher certification, school safety inspections and other state-mandated services for the school districts in a multi-county region.

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The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.

Next · Dec 1

Kansas makes it official

The State Board of Canvassers certifies the result. The winner appears on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 5, 2026

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Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5

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Lorie Wood

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

Early literacy and math intervention
Teacher recruitment and compensation in rural districts
Equitable school funding for rural counties

Biography

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.

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Jean Clifford

Republican

Biography

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.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5 in 2026?

2 candidates were tracked for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lorie Wood and Jean Clifford. Candidate information follows official Kearny County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below. See where they stand on schools, the budget and agriculture.

When is the Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5 election in Kansas?

Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as the election office certifies them. Kansas certifies the general election by December 1, 2026; county canvasses are due November 16. Official results: https://sos.ks.gov/elections/election-results.html. Voting rules for Kansas are on the Kansas election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Who won the Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5 race?

Not yet reported by the outlets we checked; Kansas certifies on December 1. We do not call races.

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Candidate profiles

Lorie Wood, full profile Jean Clifford, full profile Official Kansas election office