2025 General Election Candidates
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City Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to K.S.A. 25-105, an election of city officers in the cities of Dickinson County, Kansas, will be conducted on the 4th day of November 2025. The following candidates will appear on the ballot:
ABILENE
City Commissioner (Vote for 3 or fewer)
Alan M. Baier
Bruce L Johnson
John Kollhoff
Debbie Lytle
Rebecca Perkins
Cy Taylor
CARLTON
City Mayor (Vote for One)
Darren Rader
City Council (Vote for 5 or fewer)
Stephen M. Burns
Daniel J. Francis
Suzanne C Jaquith
Gina Rader
CHAPMAN
City Council (Vote for 3 or fewer)
Elizabeth Berg
Christy L. Loy
John Vahsholtz
Jackson J. Wasylk
ENTERPRISE
City Mayor (Vote for One)
Thomas M Decker
City Council (Vote for 2 or fewer)
HERINGTON
City Commissioner (Vote for 1 or fewer)
Larry D. Mann
HOPE
City Council (Vote for 3 or fewer)
James Andrew
Chris Border
Kevin Hiskett
Billy Lininger
Robin Moniz
Daniel J Schwindt
MANCHESTER
City Mayor (Vote for One)
Maggie Slick
City Council (Vote for 5 or fewer)
Avonna Lea Flora
Hailey M. McMillen
Debby Dimmitt Ponton
Jerry Ponton Jr
Thomas Slick
Trenton Dale Wills
SOLOMON
City Council (Vote for 3 or fewer)
WOODBINE
City Council (Vote for 2 or fewer)
Stephanie Fewin
Richard Hagerman
Toni M. Riffel
CHISHOLM TRAIL EXTENSION DISTRICT #20 (Vote for 2 or fewer)
Paula D. Acheson
ABILENE HOSPITAL BOARD (Vote for 2 or fewer)
Carol Whitehair
Kent P. Wyatt
RED BUD LAKE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (Vote for 3 or fewer)
Lacy Hartwick
Amber Love
Denise Schmidt
NOTICE OF QUESTION SUBMITTED SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF HERINGTON, KANSAS
The Governing Body of the City of Herington, Kansas (the "City), has heretofore, pursuant to resolution duly adopted, declared it advisable to continue to levy a sales tax, the revenue from which will be applied as follows: (1) 70% of such tax to be applied to pay the costs of major street rehabilitation or improvement projects on Broadway, Walnut, 5th Street, Sturgis, Commercial Drive, D Street and other projects to be outlined in the 2026-2036 Capital Improvement Plan, (2) 15% of such tax to be applied for maintenance, repair and improvements to streets and sidewalks in the City, (3) 15% of such tax to be applied to pay the costs of other Capital Improvement Projects and provide funding for state/federal grant matches in the City
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the City that an election has been called and will be held on November 4, 2025, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City the following proposition:
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall the City of Herington, Kansas, be authorized to levy a one percent (1.0%) city-wide retailers' sales tax to improve major streets in Herington, with (1) 70% of such tax to be applied to pay the costs of major street rehabilitation or improvement projects on Broadway, Walnut, 5th Street, Sturgis, Commercial Drive, D Street and other projects to be outlined in the 2026-2036 Capital Improvement Plan, (2) 15% of such tax to be applied for maintenance, repair and improvements to streets and sidewalks in the City, (3) 15% of such tax to be applied to pay the costs of other Capital Improvement Projects and funding for state/federal grant matches in the City, and with collection of such sales tax to commence on May 1, 2026, and to expire on April 30, 2036; all pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended?
To vote in favor of the question submitted on this ballot, darken the oval to the left of the word "Yes." To vote against it, darken the oval to the left of the word "No."
⊂⊃ YES
⊂⊃ NO
NOTICE OF SPECIAL QUESTION ELECTION CITY OF SOLOMON, KANSAS
The City Council of the City of Solomon, Kansas (the "City"), has heretofore, pursuant to a resolution duly adopted on August 4, 2025, declared it advisable to conduct a special question election relating to the imposition of a one percent (1.0%) Citywide general purpose retailers' sales tax.
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the City that such special question election has been called and will be held on November 4, 2025, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City the following proposition:
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall a general purpose retailers’ sales tax in the amount of one percent (1.0%) be levied by
and in the City of Solomon, Kansas, to take effect on April 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as
such tax may be levied, with the revenue from such tax to be used for general City
purposes, including, but not limited to, the operation, repair, maintenance, extension, and
enlargement of the City’s water utility system infrastructure, and for the payment of any
City bonds or loans and interest thereon that may be issued or incurred for such water
utility system infrastructure; and provided that such retailers’ sales tax shall expire upon the earlier of 40 years after it is first levied or the repayment of any such bonds or loans and interest thereon, all pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended?
To vote in favor of the question submitted on this ballot, darken the oval to the left of the word "Yes." To vote against it, darken the oval to the left of the word "No."
⊂⊃ YES
⊂⊃ NO
Pursuant to the foregoing, I hereby give notice that a City General Election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the candidates from the above list and the City General Election will be held for the voters of each city and hospital district at the following voting places:
BANNER, HOLLAND (& CARLTON), JEFFERSON, WHEATLAND
Carlton City Building, 275 Main Ave., Carlton
BUCKEYE, CHEEVER, FLORA (& MANCHESTER), HAYES, WILLOWDALE
Talmage Community & Senior Center, 2971 Main St., Talmage
CENTER (& ENTERPRISE), LOGAN, GRANT, NEWBERN
The Phyllis Jackson Meeting Room, 101 E. 2nd St, Enterprise
HOPE (& HOPE CITY), RIDGE
FNB Annex & Community Center, 124 North Main, Hope
LIBERTY (& WOODBINE), UNION
Woodbine United Methodist Church, 308 7th St, Woodbine
LINCOLN (& SOLOMON), GARFIELD
Solomon City Building, 116 West Main St., Solomon
NOBLE (& CHAPMAN), RINEHART, FRAGRANT HILL, SHERMAN
USD 473 District Office, 822 N Marshall, Chapman
ABILENE 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W 1P, 4W 2P
Holm West (Green Ford Building), 2104 N. Buckeye Ave, Abilene
HERINGTON 1W, 2W, 4W, LYON
Community Building, 810 S. Broadway, Herington
The hours of voting will be from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., on November 4, 2025.
School Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to K.S.A. 25-2018(e), an election of Board Members of the Unified School Districts No. 306, 393, 435, 473, 481, 487, will be conducted in Dickinson County, Kansas on the 4th day of November, 2025. The names of the candidates for school board member positions are as follows
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 306
District 1, Position 4 (Vote for 1) ---Kenneth Costigan
Skylar Hanson
District 2, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Jill Ade
Drew J Rathbun
District 3, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Jessica Goubeaux
Stephanie Markle
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 393
District 1, Position 4(Vote for 1) ---Robert VanDeCreek
District 2, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Denise Miller
District 3, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Leannitta Heller
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 435
District 1, Position 4 (Vote for 1) ---Megan Armstrong
District 2, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Kelly Mayden
Chris West
District 3, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Jeff Bathurst
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 473
District 1, Position 4 (Vote for 1) ---Kyrsten Day
District 2, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Favio Garcia
District 3, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Adam R. Elliott
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 481
District 1, Position 3 (Vote for 1) ---Chase Brown
Janet Young
District 1, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Chandler G Johnson
Nicholas Morgan
District 2, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Dillon Cook
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 487
At-Large Positions (Vote for 3 or fewer) ---Jeremy Anschutz
Trenton Barnes
Vanessa R. Lawrenz
Pursuant to the foregoing, I hereby give notice that a General Election will be held on
November 4, 2025, to elect the candidates from the above list, and the General Election will be held for qualified electors of the Unified School Districts No. 306, 393, 435, 473, 481, 487 in Dickinson County, Kansas at the following voting places:
BANNER, HOLLAND (& CARLTON), JEFFERSON, WHEATLAND
Carlton City Building, 275 Main Ave., Carlton
BUCKEYE, CHEEVER, FLORA (& MANCHESTER), HAYES, WILLOWDALE
Talmage Community & Senior Center, 2971 Main St., Talmage
CENTER (& ENTERPRISE), LOGAN, GRANT, NEWBERN
The Phyllis Jackson Meeting Room, 101 E. 2nd St, Enterprise
HOPE (& HOPE CITY), RIDGE
FNB Annex & Community Center, 124 North Main, Hope
LIBERTY (& WOODBINE), UNION
Woodbine United Methodist Church, 308 7th St, Woodbine
LINCOLN (& SOLOMON), GARFIELD
Solomon City Building, 116 West Main St., Solomon
NOBLE (& CHAPMAN), RINEHART, FRAGRANT HILL, SHERMAN
USD 473 District Office, 822 N Marshall, Chapman
ABILENE 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W 1P, 4W 2P
Holm West (Green Ford Building), 2104 N. Buckeye Ave, Abilene
HERINGTON 1W, 2W, 4W, LYON
Community Building, 810 S. Broadway, Herington
The hours of voting will be from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on November 4, 2025.
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City Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to K.S.A. 25-105, an election of city officers in the cities of Dickinson County, Kansas, will be conducted on the 4th day of November 2025. The following candidates will appear on the ballot:
ABILENE
City Commissioner (Vote for 3 or fewer)
Alan M. Baier
Bruce L Johnson
John Kollhoff
Debbie Lytle
Rebecca Perkins
Cy Taylor
CARLTON
City Mayor (Vote for One)
Darren Rader
City Council (Vote for 5 or fewer)
Stephen M. Burns
Daniel J. Francis
Suzanne C Jaquith
Gina Rader
CHAPMAN
City Council (Vote for 3 or fewer)
Elizabeth Berg
Christy L. Loy
John Vahsholtz
Jackson J. Wasylk
ENTERPRISE
City Mayor (Vote for One)
Thomas M Decker
City Council (Vote for 2 or fewer)
HERINGTON
City Commissioner (Vote for 1 or fewer)
Larry D. Mann
HOPE
City Council (Vote for 3 or fewer)
James Andrew
Chris Border
Kevin Hiskett
Billy Lininger
Robin Moniz
Daniel J Schwindt
MANCHESTER
City Mayor (Vote for One)
Maggie Slick
City Council (Vote for 5 or fewer)
Avonna Lea Flora
Hailey M. McMillen
Debby Dimmitt Ponton
Jerry Ponton Jr
Thomas Slick
Trenton Dale Wills
SOLOMON
City Council (Vote for 3 or fewer)
WOODBINE
City Council (Vote for 2 or fewer)
Stephanie Fewin
Richard Hagerman
Toni M. Riffel
CHISHOLM TRAIL EXTENSION DISTRICT #20 (Vote for 2 or fewer)
Paula D. Acheson
ABILENE HOSPITAL BOARD (Vote for 2 or fewer)
Carol Whitehair
Kent P. Wyatt
RED BUD LAKE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (Vote for 3 or fewer)
Lacy Hartwick
Amber Love
Denise Schmidt
NOTICE OF QUESTION SUBMITTED SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF HERINGTON, KANSAS
The Governing Body of the City of Herington, Kansas (the "City), has heretofore, pursuant to resolution duly adopted, declared it advisable to continue to levy a sales tax, the revenue from which will be applied as follows: (1) 70% of such tax to be applied to pay the costs of major street rehabilitation or improvement projects on Broadway, Walnut, 5th Street, Sturgis, Commercial Drive, D Street and other projects to be outlined in the 2026-2036 Capital Improvement Plan, (2) 15% of such tax to be applied for maintenance, repair and improvements to streets and sidewalks in the City, (3) 15% of such tax to be applied to pay the costs of other Capital Improvement Projects and provide funding for state/federal grant matches in the City
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the City that an election has been called and will be held on November 4, 2025, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City the following proposition:
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall the City of Herington, Kansas, be authorized to levy a one percent (1.0%) city-wide retailers' sales tax to improve major streets in Herington, with (1) 70% of such tax to be applied to pay the costs of major street rehabilitation or improvement projects on Broadway, Walnut, 5th Street, Sturgis, Commercial Drive, D Street and other projects to be outlined in the 2026-2036 Capital Improvement Plan, (2) 15% of such tax to be applied for maintenance, repair and improvements to streets and sidewalks in the City, (3) 15% of such tax to be applied to pay the costs of other Capital Improvement Projects and funding for state/federal grant matches in the City, and with collection of such sales tax to commence on May 1, 2026, and to expire on April 30, 2036; all pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended?
To vote in favor of the question submitted on this ballot, darken the oval to the left of the word "Yes." To vote against it, darken the oval to the left of the word "No."
⊂⊃ YES
⊂⊃ NO
NOTICE OF SPECIAL QUESTION ELECTION CITY OF SOLOMON, KANSAS
The City Council of the City of Solomon, Kansas (the "City"), has heretofore, pursuant to a resolution duly adopted on August 4, 2025, declared it advisable to conduct a special question election relating to the imposition of a one percent (1.0%) Citywide general purpose retailers' sales tax.
Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the City that such special question election has been called and will be held on November 4, 2025, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City the following proposition:
Shall the following be adopted?
Shall a general purpose retailers’ sales tax in the amount of one percent (1.0%) be levied by
and in the City of Solomon, Kansas, to take effect on April 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as
such tax may be levied, with the revenue from such tax to be used for general City
purposes, including, but not limited to, the operation, repair, maintenance, extension, and
enlargement of the City’s water utility system infrastructure, and for the payment of any
City bonds or loans and interest thereon that may be issued or incurred for such water
utility system infrastructure; and provided that such retailers’ sales tax shall expire upon the earlier of 40 years after it is first levied or the repayment of any such bonds or loans and interest thereon, all pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-187 et seq., as amended?
To vote in favor of the question submitted on this ballot, darken the oval to the left of the word "Yes." To vote against it, darken the oval to the left of the word "No."
⊂⊃ YES
⊂⊃ NO
Pursuant to the foregoing, I hereby give notice that a City General Election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the candidates from the above list and the City General Election will be held for the voters of each city and hospital district at the following voting places:
BANNER, HOLLAND (& CARLTON), JEFFERSON, WHEATLAND
Carlton City Building, 275 Main Ave., Carlton
BUCKEYE, CHEEVER, FLORA (& MANCHESTER), HAYES, WILLOWDALE
Talmage Community & Senior Center, 2971 Main St., Talmage
CENTER (& ENTERPRISE), LOGAN, GRANT, NEWBERN
The Phyllis Jackson Meeting Room, 101 E. 2nd St, Enterprise
HOPE (& HOPE CITY), RIDGE
FNB Annex & Community Center, 124 North Main, Hope
LIBERTY (& WOODBINE), UNION
Woodbine United Methodist Church, 308 7th St, Woodbine
LINCOLN (& SOLOMON), GARFIELD
Solomon City Building, 116 West Main St., Solomon
NOBLE (& CHAPMAN), RINEHART, FRAGRANT HILL, SHERMAN
USD 473 District Office, 822 N Marshall, Chapman
ABILENE 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W 1P, 4W 2P
Holm West (Green Ford Building), 2104 N. Buckeye Ave, Abilene
HERINGTON 1W, 2W, 4W, LYON
Community Building, 810 S. Broadway, Herington
The hours of voting will be from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., on November 4, 2025.
School Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to K.S.A. 25-2018(e), an election of Board Members of the Unified School Districts No. 306, 393, 435, 473, 481, 487, will be conducted in Dickinson County, Kansas on the 4th day of November, 2025. The names of the candidates for school board member positions are as follows
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 306
District 1, Position 4 (Vote for 1) ---Kenneth Costigan
Skylar Hanson
District 2, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Jill Ade
Drew J Rathbun
District 3, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Jessica Goubeaux
Stephanie Markle
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 393
District 1, Position 4(Vote for 1) ---Robert VanDeCreek
District 2, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Denise Miller
District 3, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Leannitta Heller
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 435
District 1, Position 4 (Vote for 1) ---Megan Armstrong
District 2, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Kelly Mayden
Chris West
District 3, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Jeff Bathurst
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 473
District 1, Position 4 (Vote for 1) ---Kyrsten Day
District 2, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Favio Garcia
District 3, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Adam R. Elliott
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 481
District 1, Position 3 (Vote for 1) ---Chase Brown
Janet Young
District 1, Position 5 (Vote for 1) ---Chandler G Johnson
Nicholas Morgan
District 2, Position 6 (Vote for 1) ---Dillon Cook
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 487
At-Large Positions (Vote for 3 or fewer) ---Jeremy Anschutz
Trenton Barnes
Vanessa R. Lawrenz
Pursuant to the foregoing, I hereby give notice that a General Election will be held on
November 4, 2025, to elect the candidates from the above list, and the General Election will be held for qualified electors of the Unified School Districts No. 306, 393, 435, 473, 481, 487 in Dickinson County, Kansas at the following voting places:
BANNER, HOLLAND (& CARLTON), JEFFERSON, WHEATLAND
Carlton City Building, 275 Main Ave., Carlton
BUCKEYE, CHEEVER, FLORA (& MANCHESTER), HAYES, WILLOWDALE
Talmage Community & Senior Center, 2971 Main St., Talmage
CENTER (& ENTERPRISE), LOGAN, GRANT, NEWBERN
The Phyllis Jackson Meeting Room, 101 E. 2nd St, Enterprise
HOPE (& HOPE CITY), RIDGE
FNB Annex & Community Center, 124 North Main, Hope
LIBERTY (& WOODBINE), UNION
Woodbine United Methodist Church, 308 7th St, Woodbine
LINCOLN (& SOLOMON), GARFIELD
Solomon City Building, 116 West Main St., Solomon
NOBLE (& CHAPMAN), RINEHART, FRAGRANT HILL, SHERMAN
USD 473 District Office, 822 N Marshall, Chapman
ABILENE 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W 1P, 4W 2P
Holm West (Green Ford Building), 2104 N. Buckeye Ave, Abilene
HERINGTON 1W, 2W, 4W, LYON
Community Building, 810 S. Broadway, Herington
The hours of voting will be from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on November 4, 2025.