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One candidate is tracked for District Court Judge, 18th Judicial District, Division 17 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michael L. Fessinger. Candidate information follows official Sedgwick County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 4 primary result: Michael L. Fessinger won the Republican nomination with 61.3 percent over Derrick P. Smith. Michael L. Fessinger is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot for this partisan district court bench, which serves Sedgwick County, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results.
Republican
Michael L. Fessinger began his career as a law clerk for Kansas Court of Appeals Judge Anthony J. Powell, later served as a Sedgwick County assistant district attorney and county court prosecutor, and currently leads the City of Wichita's labor and employment law practice, per his campaign site.
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