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Candidate Office District Position Division Party Ballot City Running Candidate Office District Position Division Party Ballot City Running Mate Ballot City Hillary Rodham Clinton / Timothy Michael Kaine President / Vice President 0 0 0 Democratic Chappaqua, NY Richmond, VA Donald J. Trump / Michael R. Pence President / Vice President 0 0 0 Republican New York, NY Indianapolis, IN Gary Johnson / Bill Weld President / Vice President 0 0 0 Libertarian Santa Fe, NM Canton, MA Jill Stein / Ajamu Baraka President / Vice President 0 0 0 Independent Lexington, MA Atlanta, GA Robert D. Garrard United States Senate 0 0 0 Libertarian Edgerton Patrick Wiesner United States Senate 0 0 0 Democratic Lawrence Jerry Moran United States Senate 0 0 0 Republican Manhattan Britani Potter United States House of Representatives 2 0 0 Democratic Ottawa Lynn Jenkins United States House of Representatives 2 0 0 Republican Topeka James Houston Bales United States House of Representatives 2 0 0 Libertarian Lawrence Marci Francisco Kansas Senate 2 0 0 Democratic Lawrence Meredith Richey Kansas Senate 2 0 0 Republican Perry Tom Holland Kansas Senate 3 0 0 Democratic Baldwin City Echo Van Meteren Kansas Senate 3 0 0 Republican Linwood Anthony Hensley Kansas Senate 19 0 0 Democratic Topeka Zach Haney Kansas Senate 19 0 0 Republican Topeka John Wilson Kansas House of Representatives 10 0 0 Democratic Lawrence Kara Reed Kansas House of Representatives 42 0 0 Democratic Tonganoxie Jim Karleskint Kansas House of Representatives 42 0 0 Republican Tonganoxie Barbara W. Ballard Kansas House of Representatives 44 0 0 Democratic Lawrence Michael Lindsey Kansas House of Representatives 44 0 0 Republican Lawrence Terry Manies Kansas House of Representatives 45 0 0 Democratic Lecompton Tom Sloan Kansas House of Representatives 45 0 0 Republican Lawrence Dennis "Boog" Highberger Kansas House of Representatives 46 0 0 Democratic Lawrence Renae Hansen Kansas House of Representatives 54 0 0 Democratic Berryton Ken Corbet Kansas House of Representatives 54 0 0 Republican Topeka Ann E. Mah Member, State Board of Education 4 0 0 Democratic Topeka Sue E. Mollenkamp Member, State Board of Education 4 0 0 Republican Topeka Carol A. Beier Supreme Court Justice 0 1 0 Topeka Dan Biles Supreme Court Justice 0 2 0 Shawnee Lawton R. Nuss Supreme Court Justice 0 3 0 Topeka Marla Luckert Supreme Court Justice 0 5 0 Topeka Caleb Stegall Supreme Court Justice 0 7 0 Lawrence Steve Leben Court of Appeals Judge 0 2 0 Fairway G. Joseph Pierron Jr. Court of Appeals Judge 0 3 0 Lawrence David E. Bruns Court of Appeals Judge 0 6 0 Topeka G. Gordon Atcheson Court of Appeals Judge 0 8 0 Overland Park Karen Arnold-Burger Court of Appeals Judge 0 9 0 Overland Park Kathryn A. Gardner Court of Appeals Judge 0 14 0 Topeka Barbara Kay Huff District Court Judge 7 0 3 Lawrence James R McCabria District Court Judge 7 0 4 Eudora Paula B. Martin District Court Judge 7 0 5 Lawrence Charles E. Branson District Attorney 7 0 0 Democratic Lawrence Nancy Thellman DGCoCom2 2 Democratic Lawrence Jesse L. Brinson, Jr. DGCoCom3 2 Independent Lawrence Bassem Chahine DGCoCom3 3 Democratic Lawrence Michelle Derusseau DGCoCom4 3 Republican Lawrence Jamie Shew DGCoClerk Democratic Lawrence Paula Gilchrist DGCoTreas Democratic Lawrence Kay Pesnell DGCoRegDeed Democratic Eudora Kenneth McGovern DGCoSheriff Republican Lawrence Matthew Fishburn ClintonTrustee Republican Lawrence Steven Dieker ClintonTreas Republican Lawrence William V. Weeks EudoraTrustee Republican Eudora Glen Grosdidier EudoraTreas Republican Eudora John A. Naramore GrantTrustee Democratic Lawrence Linda K. Bruce GrantTreas Democratic Lawrence David A. Wulfkuhle KanwakaTrustee Democratic Lecompton Martin Johnston KanwakaTreas Republican Berryton Ed Daniels LecomptonTrustee Republican Lecompton Keith Noe LecomptonTreas Republican Lecompton Joseph Todd Goodyear MarionTrustee Republican Overbrook Bernie R. Faust MarionTreas Republican Overbrook Sandra J. Elliott PalmyraTrustee Republican Baldwin City John Vesecky PalmyraTreas Republican Baldwin City Charles Taylor WakarusaTrustee Republican Lawrence Eugene George WakarusaTreas Republican Baldwin City Mike Wintermantel WillowSprTrustee Republican Baldwin City Don Broyles WillowSprTreas Republican Baldwin City.
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