Osage County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Osage County races, led by the Kansas House District 54 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Osage County is split across 2 Kansas House districts.
Find your districts by addressKansas House: 2 districtsDistricts 54, 76
Kansas House District 54Chris Tanner (D) · Ken Corbet (R)
Chris Tanner Democratic
- Supports making healthcare more affordable, including Medicaid expansion, after watching his mother face medical costs during a cancer battle
- Wants lower property taxes
- Supports strong public schools and quality education
Per the campaign site.
About Chris Tanner
Chris Tanner has lived in Topeka for more than 30 years and works as a maintenance worker, pastor and community volunteer, per his campaign site. He was raised in a conservative home and was previously active in Republican campaigns before deciding to run for the Kansas House as a Democrat.
Ken Corbet Republican Incumbent
- Reducing property taxes
- Growing the economy
Per the campaign site.
About Ken Corbet
Ken Corbet is a small business owner who has represented Kansas House District 54 for more than 30 years in Shawnee County business, per the campaign site and the Kansas Legislature member directory. Corbet serves as Vice Chair of the House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee, per the campaign site.
August 4 primary result: Chris Tanner was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Ken Corbet won the Republican nomination with 68.5 percent over Melvin Hicks. 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 76David A. Claridge (D) · Russel Stukey (R)
David A. Claridge Democratic
David A. Claridge is a procurement engineer and the Democratic nominee for the open Kansas House District 76 seat, per the Kansas Reflector. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Russel Stukey Republican
Russel Stukey is an emergency management director and the Republican nominee for the open Kansas House District 76 seat, per the Kansas Reflector. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 4 primary result: David A. Claridge was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Russel Stukey won the Republican nomination with 43.5 percent over Art Freund, Mark Weiser. 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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Who is on the ballot in Osage County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Osage County sample ballot 2026: who is running for 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?
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