Crawford County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
9 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Crawford County races, led by the Crawford County Commissioner 1st District contest.
County offices
Commissioner 1st DistrictBruce Lee Blair (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Bruce Lee Blair Republican
Bruce Lee Blair is the incumbent Crawford County Commissioner for the 1st District, per the county's official website. He has said the county retains only about 30 percent of the property taxes it collects, with the rest going to schools and cities, and favors finding alternative revenue sources rather than simply eliminating property taxes, per KOAM News Now. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Bruce Lee Blair.
August 4 primary result: incumbent Bruce Lee Blair won the Republican nomination with 792 votes over Bryan Hanson (505) and Paul "Speedy" Totman (302), per the Crawford County Clerk's official results. No Democrat qualified for the November ballot (the Democratic primary drew only unnamed write-in votes, below the threshold to name a nominee), so Blair is unopposed on the November 3 ballot.
Full race pageCommissioner 3rd DistrictCarl R. Wood (R) · Nichole Maree Hamblin (D)
Carl R. Wood Republican
Carl R. Wood is the incumbent Crawford County Commissioner for the 3rd District, per the county's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the county's official candidate filing and commissioner records are the only verifiable source for Wood.
Nichole Maree Hamblin Democratic
Nichole Maree Hamblin is a Pittsburg real estate broker who leads Sunflower Realty Group, a ReeceNichols franchise, per her ReeceNichols broker bio. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the county's official candidate filing is the only verifiable source for her candidacy.
August 4 primary result: incumbent Carl R. Wood was unopposed for the Republican nomination (925 votes) and Nichole Maree Hamblin was unopposed for the Democratic nomination (785 votes), per the Crawford County Clerk's official results. Both meet on the November 3 ballot.
Full race pageSchool board
Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 9Heather Guernsey (D) · Destry Brown (R)
Heather Guernsey (Democratic) and Destry Brown (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 9.
Heather Guernsey Democratic
- Keep students, not politics, at the center of education policy
- Support for rural schools
- Support for teachers
Per the campaign site.
About Heather Guernsey
Heather Guernsey is a member of the Chanute USD 413 Board of Education, per her campaign site. Her campaign describes her as a mother and educator who believes public education is the great equalizer, per the same source.
Destry Brown Republican
Destry Brown is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 9, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Heather Guernsey (Democratic) and Destry Brown (Republican) are running for Kansas State Board of Education District 9, per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. District 9 covers all or part of a group of Kansas counties, per the Kansas State Department of Education's official district map; this seat covers a multi-county district, not just this county.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Crawford County is split across 2 Kansas House districts.
Find your districts by addressKansas House: 2 districtsDistricts 2, 3
Kansas House District 2Avery Rowland (D) · Dan Muter (R)
Avery Rowland Democratic
Avery Rowland is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Dan Muter Republican
- Cutting taxes so people can keep more of their own money
Per Kansas Reflector.
About Dan Muter
Dan Muter is a retired minister who served for about 30 years and lives in Pittsburg, per Kansas Reflector. He was endorsed by the Kansas Chamber and Kansas Farm Bureau political action committees, per the same report. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Avery Rowland was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Dan Muter won the Republican nomination with 57.8 percent over Kenneth (Ken) Collins. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageKansas House District 3Isaiah Harris (D) · D J Perry (R)
Isaiah Harris Democratic
- Expanding KanCare and lowering health care costs
- Raising the minimum wage
- Property tax relief for working families and small businesses
Per the campaign site.
About Isaiah Harris
Isaiah Harris works full time at a grocery store and supports his wife's in-home daycare business, per his campaign site. A Pittsburg State University graduate and UFCW Local 2 member, he is a lifelong resident of District 3.
D J Perry Republican
D.J. Perry is a Pittsburg city commissioner with a background in law enforcement and active-duty National Guard service, per News From The States. He said he plans to keep his city commission seat if elected to the House. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Isaiah Harris won the Democratic nomination with 67.9 percent over Isys Galindo; D J Perry was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Kansas nominees were set by the August 4 primary, one per party, and meet on the November 3 ballot; all 125 state House seats are up, the state Senate is not, and county row officers (clerk, treasurer, register of deeds, county attorney, sheriff) are on the 2024/2028 cycle, so county pages carry commission seats, retention questions and local questions, per the Secretary of State.
Who is on the ballot in Crawford County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Crawford County sample ballot 2026: who is running for commissioner 3rd, commissioner 1st and kansas house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Kansas?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Kansas are listed on the Kansas election hub. Kansas election hub →
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Candidate roster last updated Sep 25, 2026 from official election sources.