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2 candidates are tracked for Sedgwick County Commission District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jim Howell and Olivia Hayse. Candidate information follows official Sedgwick County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jim Howell is unopposed on August 4; Libertarian Olivia Hayse was nominated at her party's state convention and appears only on the November 3 ballot. Appears only on District 5 ballots.
A U.S. Air Force veteran who spent 25 years in flight test instrumentation at Boeing, Textron Aviation, and Bombardier, and the District 5 commissioner since 2015, per his campaign site and the county roster. He served two terms in the Kansas House before joining the commission, per the Wichita Eagle.
2026 priorities
- Property tax relief, reserving property taxes for core functions, per his campaign site
- Rebuilding EMS and supporting first responders, per his campaign site
- Election security and public education on tax policy, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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A freelance digital marketing manager, published author, and podcast host who homeschools and homesteads with her family outside Derby, per her campaign site and the Wichita Eagle. She has been marketing director of the Libertarian Party of Kansas since 2020, per her campaign site. Nominated at her party's April state convention, she appears only on the November 3 ballot.
2026 priorities
- Fair representation for suburban and rural residents, per her campaign site
- Transparency about county spending, per her campaign site
- Protecting individual freedoms, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-29.
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