Official count confirms Wyandotte County voters rejected health care sales tax
The quarter-cent countywide question failed by 2,391 votes in final results posted Friday.
BONNER SPRINGS - Wyandotte County voters rejected a quarter-cent countywide sales tax for health care, according to the official final results the county election office posted Friday. The question failed 22,364 to 19,973, a 2,391-vote margin, with about 52.8% voting no.
The tax would have paid for health care services, including indigent care, behavioral health, substance abuse and preventive care and the County Health Department, the county's notice of the special question election shows. Collection would have started April 1, 2027. Bonner Springs precincts were among those voting on the question.
The official count added 489 no votes and 441 yes votes to the unofficial Nov. 6 update, which showed the question failing 21,875 to 19,532.
Countywide, 44,511 ballots were cast among 95,743 registered voters, a turnout of 46.49%, the official report shows. A separate Kansas City, Kansas, sales tax question also failed, 20,730 to 17,377.
Source: Wyandotte County Election Office, 2026 General Election Official Final Results (Nov. 13, 2026) and Notice of Special Question Election, Wyandotte County.