Saline County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Commissioner 1st, County Commissioner 4th and County Commissioner 5th and more, and where they stand on health care, jobs and schools.
County offices
Commissioner 1st DistrictSharon Callabresi (R) · James Bowden (Independent)
Sharon Callabresi
Sharon Callabresi appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Saline County Commissioner 1st District, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Sharon Callabresi.
James Bowden
James Bowden, of Salina, appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Saline County Commissioner 1st District as an independent, per the Saline County Election Office's official 2026 candidate filings list (updated September 15, 2026).
At the August 4, 2026 primary, Sharon Callabresi won the Republican nomination with 426 votes, defeating appointed incumbent Tom Arpke (274 votes, appointed to fill the vacancy left by Monte Shadwick's resignation) and James Ravenkamp (214 votes), per Saline County's official certified results and Salina311. No Democrat filed; independent James Bowden also qualified, so Callabresi and Bowden are the two names on the November 3 ballot, per the Saline County Election Office's official 2026 candidate filings list (updated September 15, 2026).
Full race pageCommissioner 4th DistrictLori C. Blake (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Lori C. Blake
Lori C. Blake most recently served as executive director at CAPS, a child advocacy and parenting services organization, per Salina Post. A lifetime Saline County resident from Assaria, she has also worked as a small business owner and school administrator, and served three terms on the USD 306 school board. Lori C. Blake appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Saline County Commissioner 4th District, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Lori C. Blake was the only candidate to file for this seat and received 975 votes in the uncontested August 4, 2026 Republican primary, per the county's official certified results. No Democrat filed, so Blake is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Full race pageCommissioner 5th DistrictJoe A. Hay Jr. (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Joe A. Hay Jr.
Hay is the incumbent commissioner for the 5th District, who in January 2026 voted against a proposed battery energy storage project near a school southeast of Salina after hearing resident concerns, per KSAL. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Incumbent Joe A. Hay Jr. won the August 4, 2026 Republican primary with 596 votes over Wayne E. Norman (294 votes), per the county's official certified results and Salina311. No Democrat filed, so Hay is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
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 pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Saline County is split across 3 Kansas House districts.
Find your districts by addressKansas House: 3 districtsDistricts 69, 71, 107
Kansas House District 69Miranda Bachman (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Miranda Bachman
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Food access
- Healthcare and childcare affordability
- Housing
About Miranda Bachman
Miranda Bachman is a community organizer and founder of the Kansas Impact Coalition, a Salina nonprofit behind food-access and mutual-aid programs, per her campaign site. She is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 69.
Republican nominee Clarke Sanders, the sitting representative, withdrew from the November ballot on September 3, 2026 for medical reasons and the Secretary of State removed his name; the Saline County Republican Party scheduled a September 10 convention to choose a replacement nominee, per KSAL and Hays Post. The replacement will be added once the Secretary of State certifies it. August 4 primary result: Miranda Bachman won the Democratic nomination with 55.2 percent over Meagan Rico; Clarke Sanders was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Miranda Bachman is 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 71Jerry Lonergan (D) · Steven K. Howe (R)
Jerry Lonergan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protect local business success and shield Salina from harmful state policy
- Pursue tax fairness with a structure that reflects different income levels
- Listen to Kansans, citing public support for Medicaid expansion and healthcare autonomy
About Jerry Lonergan
Lonergan began his career as a construction laborer for six years before pursuing higher education and later holding leadership roles in research, economic development, energy, and management, and operated a research and consulting practice in Topeka for six years, per the campaign site. He and his wife Nancy have been married 47 years, per the campaign site.
Steven K. Howe
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Seek common-sense solutions that do not increase the size and scope of government
- Listen to constituents, solve problems, and cut through red tape
- Promote civility and a stronger Salina and Saline County
About Steven K. Howe
Howe currently serves as a state representative and previously chaired the Higher Education Budget Committee for three years, representing Kansas on the National Conference of State Legislatures' task force on higher education, focused on college affordability and student debt, per the campaign site.
August 4 primary result: Jerry Lonergan was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Steven K. Howe won the Republican nomination with 54.5 percent over Jay Vanier. 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 pageKansas House District 107Cheri Koochel (D) · Dawn Wolf (R)
Cheri Koochel
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Work to create high-quality jobs and support the state's technical colleges
- Vote to pass Medicaid expansion and support rural hospitals and mental health providers
- Fund public and higher education systems, putting students and staff first
About Cheri Koochel
Koochel spent three decades in social services and education, including as an elementary school social worker in the Manhattan-Ogden School District until retiring in 2018, per the campaign site. She holds a social work degree from Kansas State University and a master's degree in social work from the University of Kansas, per the campaign site.
Dawn Wolf
Dawn Wolf is the sitting Kansas House member for District 107, per the Kansas Legislature member page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Cheri Koochel was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Dawn Wolf won the Republican nomination with 68.9 percent over Jordan Budreau. 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 pageKansas Senate District 24Scott Hill (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Scott Hill
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Invest in job training and reduce regulatory barriers for small businesses
- Fund students directly and support multiple paths after high school, including college, trades and entrepreneurship
- Strengthen the local economy to help keep young Kansans in the region
About Scott Hill
Scott Hill is a farmer and rancher who has worked in Dickinson County for 30 years, per his campaign site. He served in the Kansas House from 2023 to 2025 and was chosen by a Republican precinct convention in June 2025 to fill the Senate District 24 vacancy left by J.R. Claeys's resignation, per KSAL News and his official Kansas Legislature member page. He is married to Lynette Hill.
Special election for the remainder of the Senate term. The seat opened when J.R. Claeys resigned effective June 2, 2025; a Republican precinct convention chose Scott Hill on June 16, 2025 to serve until this special election, which fills the remainder of the term through 2028, per KSAL News. Scott Hill (Republican) is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. 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 Saline County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Saline County sample ballot 2026: see where the commissioner 1st, commissioner 4th and commissioner 5th candidates stand on health care, jobs and schools. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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