Linn County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Linn County races, led by the Kansas House District 4 contest.
School 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.
Linn County is split across 2 Kansas House districts.
Find your districts by addressKansas House: 2 districtsDistricts 4, 9
Kansas House District 4Rick James (R) · Rob Hodgkinson (Libertarian)
Rick James Republican Incumbent
Rick James is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 4 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.
Rob Hodgkinson Libertarian
- End civil asset forfeiture and pursue other criminal justice reforms
- Require a supermajority vote to renew any tax after a five-year sunset
- Oppose mandatory medical treatments and vaccine mandates
Per the campaign site.
About Rob Hodgkinson
Rob Hodgkinson is a Realtor and safety trainer who describes himself as a fifth-generation, lifelong Kansan now living in the Fort Scott area, per his campaign site. He serves as State Chair of the Libertarian Party of Kansas, per the same source. He announced his House District 4 campaign on July 5, 2026, saying Bourbon and Linn county voters deserve a real choice on the ballot, per a Fort Scott Biz press release.
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Rick James was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. Rob Hodgkinson (Libertarian) is also on the November ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. 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 9Fred Gardner (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Fred Gardner Republican Incumbent
Fred Gardner is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 9 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.
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Fred Gardner was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Fred Gardner 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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Who is on the ballot in Linn County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Linn County sample ballot 2026: who is running for kansas house and member, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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