2 candidates are tracked for Kansas House District 121 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kelsey Stock and Thomas Palenske. Candidate information follows official Johnson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 4 primary result: Kelsey Stock was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Thomas Palenske won the Republican nomination with 52 percent over Mike Storm. 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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Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Kelsey Stock is a social worker with the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, running to represent Kansas House District 121 in Olathe, per the campaign site. Stock holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Kansas and is pursuing a doctorate in population health, per the campaign site.
Republican
Thomas Palenske of Olathe is a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general with nearly four decades of military service, per the Johnson County Post. He is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 121. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Who is running for Kansas House District 121 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Kansas House District 121 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kelsey Stock and Thomas Palenske. Candidate information follows official Johnson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Kansas House District 121 election in Kansas?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Kansas are on the Kansas election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Johnson County and state election office filings, last verified October 2, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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