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Notice of General Election Jefferson County NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION JEFFERSON COUNTY In compliance with K.S.A. 25-105, notice is hereby made that a General Election will be held on the 8th day of November, 2016. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at all regular polling places in Jefferson County. Polling locations are listed after the candidate names. The names of candidates and declarations are as follows. 2016 NATIONAL AND STATE OFFICES US PRESIDENT Clinton and Kaine, Democratic Johnson and Weld, Libertarian Stein and Baraka, Independent Trump and Pence, Republican US SENATE Robert D. Garrard, Edgerton, Libertarian Jerry Moran, Manhattan, Republican Patrick Wiesner, Lawrence, Democratic US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-2nd District James Houston Bales, Lawrence, Libertarian Lynn Jenkins, Topeka, Republican Britani Potter, Ottawa, Democratic KANSAS SENATE-DISTRICT #2 Marci Francisco, Lawrence, Democratic Meredith Richey, Perry, Republican KANSAS SENATE DISTRICT #19 Zach Haney, Topeka, Republican Anthony Hensley, Topeka, Democratic KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-47th District Michael D. Caddell, Nortonville, Democratic Ronald B. Ellis, Meriden, Republican STATE BOARD OF EDUCTION – DISTRICT 4 Ann E. Mah, Topeka, Democratic Sue E. Mollenkamp, Topeka, Republican COUNTY OFFICES COUNTY COMMISSIONER-2nd DISTRICT Wayne Ledbetter, Perry, Republican COUNTY COMMISSIONER- 3RD DISTRICT Richard Malm, Valley Falls, Republican Jeff Van Wey, Valley Falls, Democratic COUNTY CLERK Linda M Buttron, Nortonville, Republican COUNTY TREASURER Lisa L. Buerman, McLouth, Republican COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS Delia Heston, Oskaloosa, Republican COUNTY ATTORNEY Josh Ney, Lawrence, Republican Jacob N. Smith, Shawnee, Democratic COUNTY SHERIFF Jeff Herrig, Ozawkie, Republican TOWNSHIP OFFICES DELAWARE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Gary Bernasek, Valley Falls, Republican DELAWARE TOWNSHIP TREASURER Lee M. Welborn, Valley Falls, Republican FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Maxine A. Buttram, Oskaloosa, Democratic FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP TREASURER Tammy Arfmann, Ozawkie, Republican JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Nelda Bodenheimer, Winchester, Republican JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP TREASURER KAW TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Jerry Franz, Grantville, Republican KAW TOWNSHIP TREASURER Douglas Brumbaugh, Grantville, Republican KENTUCKY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE KENTUCKY TOWNSHIP TREASURER Lucy Patterson, Perry, Republican NORTON TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE David Schneider, Nortonville, Democratic NORTON TOWNSHIP TREASURER Ashlei Babcock, Nortonville, Republican OSKALOOSA TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Kevin Fowler, Oskaloosa, Republican OSKALOOSA TOWNSHIP TREASURER Vinnie Southiere, Oskaloosa, Democratic OZAWKIE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Roger Bostwick, Ozawkie, Republican OZAWKIE TOWNSHIP TREASURER Amy Kramer, Ozawkie, Republican ROCK CREEK TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE ROCK CREEK TOWNSHIP TREASURER Robert L. Fritch, Meriden, Republican RURAL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Mike Amerine, Lawrence, Republican RURAL TOWNSHIP TREASURER Richard Williams, Perry, Republican SARCOXIE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Marie Robb, Lawrence, Republican SARCOXIE TOWNSHIP TREASURER UNION TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Doug Walbridge, McLouth, Republican UNION TOWNSHIP TREASURER Bill Hansen, McLouth, Republican Judicial Retention Question Number One Shall Carol A. Beier, Topeka, Position No. 1, Kansas Supreme Court, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall Dan Biles, Shawnee, Position No. 2, Kansas Supreme Court, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall Lawton R. Nuss, Topeka, Position No. 3, Kansas Supreme Court, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall Marla Luckert, Topeka, Position No. 5, Kansas Supreme Court, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall Caleb Stegall, Lawrence, Position No. 7, Kansas Supreme Court, be retained in office? Yes/No Question Number Two Shall Steve Leben, Fairway, Position No. 2, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall G. Joseph Pierron, Jr., Lawrence, Position No. 3, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall David E. Bruns, Topeka, Position No. 6, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall G. Gordon Atcheson, Overland Park, Position No. 8, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall Karen Arnold-Burger, Overland Park, Position No. 9, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall Kathryn A. Gardner, Topeka, Position No. 14, Kansas Court of Appeals, be retained in office? Yes/No Question Number Three Shall Gary L. Nafziger, Ozawkie, District Court Judge, District 2, Division 2, be retained in office? Yes/No Shall Dennis L. Reiling, Oskaloosa, District Magistrate Judge, District 2, Position 1, be retained in office? Yes/No City of McLouth Mayor Keith S. Meador, McLouth Council James W. Moore, McLouth Scott A. Weissenbach, McLouth Polling Locations: Delaware-Delaware Township Hall, 501 Broadway, Valley Falls East Fairview-Fairview Fire Station, 7424 Ferguson Rd, Ozawkie Jefferson-Winchester Public Library, 203 4th St., Winchester Kaw-Grantville Community Building, 3877 South St., Grantville Kentucky-Kentucky Township Building, 604 Front St., Perry Norton-Nortonville Senior Center, 107 Taggart St., Nortonville Oskaloosa-Oskaloosa Methodist Church, 402 Liberty St., Oskaloosa Ozawkie-Ozawkie Community Building, 524 Kiowa St, Ozawkie Rock Creek-St. Aloysius Church Parish Hall, 615 E. Wyandotte St., Meriden Rural-Buck Creek School, 15456 13th St, Perry Sarcoxie-Sunnyside School, 1121 Republic Rd, Lawrence Union-Union Fire Station, 106 W. Lucy St., McLouth West Fairview-St. Aloysius Church Parish Hall, 615 E. Wyandotte St., Meriden In Witness Whereof, I have hereby set my hand and my Official Seal this 22nd day of September, 2016. /s/Linda M. Buttron Jefferson County Clerk/Election Officer .
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