Kiowa County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Kansas House, District Court Judge, 16th Judicial District, and Member, Kansas State Board of Education, and more, and where they stand on taxes, agriculture and schools.
County offices
District Magistrate Judge, 16th Judicial DistrictKarl Harris (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Karl Harris
Karl Harris is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Magistrate Judge, 16th Judicial District, per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Karl Harris (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Magistrate Judge in Kansas's 16th Judicial District (Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa and Meade counties), per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. Unopposed nominees still print. This seat covers a multi-county judicial district, not just this county.
Full race pageSchool board
Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 7Ann Zimmerman (D) · Alana McWilliams (R)
Ann Zimmerman (Democratic) and Alana McWilliams (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 7.
Ann Zimmerman
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Empowering students
- Supporting families
- Advancing educators
About Ann Zimmerman
Ann Zimmerman has been elected three times to the Salina USD 305 school board, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she earned an elementary education degree at Kansas State University and a law degree from Harvard, worked as a staff attorney at Kansas Legal Services, and is a singer-songwriter.
Alana McWilliams
Alana McWilliams is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 7, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Ann Zimmerman (Democratic) and Alana McWilliams (Republican) are running for Kansas State Board of Education District 7, per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. District 7 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, 16th Judicial District, Division 1Sidney R. Thomas (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Sidney R. Thomas
Sidney R. Thomas is a sitting district judge of the 16th Judicial District, which includes Clark County, per the Kansas Judicial Branch's district court roster. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Sidney R. Thomas was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Sidney R. Thomas is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot for this partisan district court bench, which serves Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, Meade 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 116Nathan Bales (D) · Kyle D. Hoffman (R)
Nathan Bales
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Deliver real tax relief
- Protect family farms
- Grow small towns
About Nathan Bales
Per the campaign site, Nathan Bales is a pharmacist at Pratt Regional Medical Center. Nathan Bales, of Pratt, chairs the Pratt County Democratic Party, per a Kansas politics newsletter citing the county elections office and state party.
Kyle D. Hoffman
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Create conditions for private business growth through decreased regulation and low taxes
- Minimize growth in government spending while funding services only government can provide
- Support strong public schools with parental choice options and back Kansas agriculture
About Kyle D. Hoffman
Hoffman is a farmer and rancher who has represented Kansas House District 116 since 2010, per the campaign site. He earned a degree in agriculture technology and management from Kansas State University in 1994 and returned to manage his family farm, per the campaign site. He serves as House Assistant Majority Leader and previously chaired the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, per the campaign site.
August 4 primary result: Nathan Bales was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Kyle D. Hoffman won the Republican nomination with 58.8 percent over Herb Landwehr. 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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Kansas nominees were set by the August 4 primary, one per party, and meet on the November 3 ballot; all 125 state House seats are up, the state Senate is not, and county row officers (clerk, treasurer, register of deeds, county attorney, sheriff) are on the 2024/2028 cycle, so county pages carry commission seats, retention questions and local questions, per the Secretary of State.
Who is on the ballot in Kiowa County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Kiowa County sample ballot 2026: see where the district court judge, district magistrate judge and kansas house candidates stand on taxes and agriculture. 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 →
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