Pottawatomie County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Pottawatomie County races, led by the Kansas House District 51 contest.
School board
Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 1Jennifer Lloyd (D) · Amy Cawvey (R)
Jennifer Lloyd (Democratic) and Amy Cawvey (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 1.
Jennifer Lloyd Democratic
Jennifer Lloyd is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member, Kansas State Board of Education, District 1, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Amy Cawvey Republican
- Limit screen time for elementary students
- Oppose inclusion of social emotional learning content in state academic standards
- Oppose diversity, equity and inclusion content in curriculum
Per the campaign site.
About Amy Cawvey
Amy Cawvey is a former member of the Lansing USD 469 School Board and serves as Kansas chairman of the National School Boards Coalition, per her campaign site. Her campaign says she introduced and helped pass a local Parents Bill of Rights policy while on the Lansing board, per the same source.
Jennifer Lloyd (Democratic) and Amy Cawvey (Republican) are running for Kansas State Board of Education District 1, per the Kansas Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. District 1 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.
Pottawatomie County is split across 2 Kansas House districts.
Find your districts by addressKansas House: 2 districtsDistricts 51, 61
Kansas House District 51Megan D. Steele (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Megan D. Steele Republican Incumbent
- Restoring excellence in education and ensuring every child has the right to learn to read
- Protecting parental rights and family values
- Government accountability
Per the campaign site.
About Megan D. Steele
Steele holds a Ph.D. in nursing and has worked as an educator, per the campaign site. She serves on the Kansas House Education Committee and was appointed to the Education Funding Formula Task Force, per the campaign site. She is married with five children and says her path from young motherhood to earning her doctorate shaped her focus on education and family policy, per the campaign site.
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Megan D. Steele was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Megan D. Steele 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 61Francis Awerkamp (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Francis Awerkamp Republican Incumbent
Francis Awerkamp is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 61 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; Francis Awerkamp won the Republican nomination with 60.9 percent over Robert Thomas. Francis Awerkamp 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 Pottawatomie County, Kansas on November 3, 2026?
Pottawatomie County sample ballot 2026: who is running for member 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?
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