Scott County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Kansas House and Member, Kansas State Board of Education,, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Scott County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Kansas Secretary of State elections page.
School 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.
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Find your districts by addressKansas House District 118Jim Minnix (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jim Minnix
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering taxes
- Funding roads
- Funding schools
About Jim Minnix
Minnix is a fourth-generation Scott County farmer who farms 6,600 acres in Scott and Wichita Counties and holds a BS in agricultural economics, a BS in business finance and an MBA from Kansas State University, per the campaign site. Minnix served 26 years as a Scott County Commissioner, including as president of the Kansas County Commissioner Association, and the site says Minnix was elected to the Kansas House in 2020 and chairs the House Water Committee, per the campaign site.
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Jim Minnix was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Jim Minnix 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.
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Who is on the ballot in Scott County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Scott County sample ballot 2026: who is running for member and kansas house, 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?
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