Ford County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Ford County races, led by the Kansas House District 115 contest.
County offices
District Magistrate Judge, 16th Judicial DistrictKarl Harris (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Karl Harris Republican
Karl Harris is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Magistrate Judge, 16th Judicial District, per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Karl Harris (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Magistrate Judge in Kansas's 16th Judicial District (Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa and Meade counties), per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. Unopposed nominees still print. This seat covers a multi-county judicial district, not just this county.
Full race pageSchool board
Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5Lorie Wood (D) · Jean Clifford (R)
Lorie Wood (Democratic) and Jean Clifford (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5.
Lorie Wood Democratic
- Early literacy and math intervention
- Teacher recruitment and compensation in rural districts
- Equitable school funding for rural counties
Per the campaign site.
About Lorie Wood
Lorie Wood has more than 30 years of teaching experience across K-12 and higher education, per her campaign site. She has taught English language learners, high school literature and college composition, including seven years teaching English for the U.S. Navy in Japan, per the same source. Wood holds a bachelor's degree in English secondary education and a master's degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages, and has authored four textbooks.
Jean Clifford Republican
Jean Clifford is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 5, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Lorie Wood (Democratic) and Jean Clifford (Republican) are running for Kansas State Board of Education District 5, per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. District 5 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.
Full race pageJudges
District Court Judge, 16th Judicial District, Division 1Sidney R. Thomas (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Sidney R. Thomas Republican Incumbent
Sidney R. Thomas is a sitting district judge of the 16th Judicial District, which includes Clark County, per the Kansas Judicial Branch's district court roster. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: Sidney R. Thomas was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Sidney R. Thomas is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot for this partisan district court bench, which serves Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, Meade counties, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Ford County is split across 2 Kansas House districts.
Find your districts by addressKansas House: 2 districtsDistricts 115, 119
Kansas House District 115Gary L. White (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Gary L. White Republican Incumbent
Gary L. White is the sitting Kansas House member for District 115 and works as farmer, per the Kansas Legislature member page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Gary L. White was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Gary L. White is the only nominee 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 119Jason W. Goetz (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Jason W. Goetz Republican Incumbent
Jason W. Goetz is the sitting Kansas House member for District 119 and works as self employed, per the Kansas Legislature member page. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Jason W. Goetz was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Jason W. Goetz is the only nominee 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 Ford County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Ford County sample ballot 2026: who is running for district court judge, district magistrate judge and member, 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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