Kelly wins Johnson County chairman race in final unofficial count; Eudora question tied
All 591 Johnson County precincts are in. Eudora's city question and a Leavenworth County House race remain within a handful of votes.
OLATHE - Mike Kelly finished ahead of Karen Crnkovich for Johnson County Commission chairman, 153,121 votes to 114,933, with all 591 precincts counted, according to the county election office's unofficial final results posted at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday. Write-in votes totaled 595.
Johnson County counted 297,292 ballots from 477,828 registered voters, a turnout of 62.22%. In the De Soto area, Nancy L. Moneymaker, unopposed for Lexington Township clerk, received 682 votes.
Two contests elsewhere in the area were close enough to change. Eudora's city ballot question stood tied, 1,150 yes and 1,150 no, on Douglas County's results page, last updated at 9:38 p.m. In Leavenworth County's count for the 40th Kansas House District, David Buehler led Mika Stilwell 3,806 to 3,739, a 67-vote gap. Both counties list some advance or absentee ballots as partially reported.
In Johnson County's count, the 26th Kansas House District was four votes apart: Chip VanHouden 5,802, Laura Johnson 5,798.
All results are unofficial until each county canvasses. Johnson County's canvass is set for 9 a.m. Nov. 13, according to its election calendar. Voters can look up their own districts on the state's VoterView site.
Source: Johnson County Election Office, Unofficial Final Results, Nov. 3, 2026; Douglas County election night results; Leavenworth County election night results.