Kansas › Reno County › District Court Judge, 27th Judicial District, Division 1
One candidate is tracked for District Court Judge, 27th Judicial District, Division 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Thomas A. "Tad" Dower. Candidate information follows official Reno County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 4 primary result: Thomas A. "Tad" Dower won the Republican nomination with 76.5 percent over Shawnah K. Bennett. Thomas A. "Tad" Dower is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot for this partisan district court bench, which serves Reno County, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results.
Thomas A. "Tad" Dower is a member at Gilliland Green LLC in Hutchinson, admitted to the Kansas bar in 1986 after earning his law degree from Washburn University School of Law, per his Martindale-Hubbell profile. He currently serves on the Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education and is seeking the 27th Judicial District, Division I seat being vacated by retiring Judge Trish Rose, per the Hutchinson Post. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
