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)
Top 6 Candidates From Primary Election
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
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
The Phyllis Jackson Meeting Room, 206 S. Factory, Enterprise
GRANT, NEWBERN
Grant Township Hall & Fire Station, 922 S. Buckeye, Abilene
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
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 306, 393, 435, 473, 481, 487
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to K.S.A. 25-2018(e), an election of Board Members of the Unified School Districts No. 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, 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
The Phyllis Jackson Meeting Room, 206 S. Factory, Enterprise
GRANT, NEWBERN
Grant Township Hall & Fire Station, 922 S. Buckeye, Abilene
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.
Back to: County Clerk and Elections l Elections l 2025 General Election Candidates
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)
Top 6 Candidates From Primary Election
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
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
The Phyllis Jackson Meeting Room, 206 S. Factory, Enterprise
GRANT, NEWBERN
Grant Township Hall & Fire Station, 922 S. Buckeye, Abilene
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
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 306, 393, 435, 473, 481, 487
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to K.S.A. 25-2018(e), an election of Board Members of the Unified School Districts No. 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, 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
The Phyllis Jackson Meeting Room, 206 S. Factory, Enterprise
GRANT, NEWBERN
Grant Township Hall & Fire Station, 922 S. Buckeye, Abilene
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.