Preview your Sedgwick County, Kansas sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Local Snapshot
Primary ElectionAug. 4, 2026
Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateKansas
Races Listed4
Profiles6
Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot.
Sedgwick County Commission District 1
County
Pete Meitzner · RepublicanIncumbent▾
A small business owner and consultant with a private-sector career in banking and telecommunications, serving as the District 1 commissioner since 2019, per the county commissioner roster and his campaign site. He previously spent seven years on the Wichita City Council, per the Wichita Eagle.
Priorities: Lowering property taxes, per his campaign site · Strengthening public safety, per his campaign site · Ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, per his campaign site
A licensed clinical marriage and family therapist who owns her private practice, Wellspring Wellness Corp., per the Wichita Eagle's review of her candidate filings. She serves on the Kansas Behavioral Science Regulatory Board and ran for Wichita School Board in 2025, per the Wichita Eagle.
Sedgwick County Commission District 4
County
Ryan Baty · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Founder of the Wichita-based retailer The Mattress Hub and the sitting District 4 commissioner, per the county commissioner roster and the Wichita Eagle. A former minor league baseball player, he holds a University of Kansas degree and a Newman University MBA, per the Wichita Eagle.
Sedgwick County Commission District 5
County
Jim Howell · RepublicanIncumbent▾
A U.S. Air Force veteran who spent 25 years in flight test instrumentation at Boeing, Textron Aviation, and Bombardier, and the District 5 commissioner since 2015, per his campaign site and the county roster. He served two terms in the Kansas House before joining the commission, per the Wichita Eagle.
Priorities: Property tax relief, reserving property taxes for core functions, per his campaign site · Rebuilding EMS and supporting first responders, per his campaign site · Election security and public education on tax policy, per his campaign site
A freelance digital marketing manager, published author, and podcast host who homeschools and homesteads with her family outside Derby, per her campaign site and the Wichita Eagle. She has been marketing director of the Libertarian Party of Kansas since 2020, per her campaign site. Nominated at her party's April state convention, she appears only on the November 3 ballot.
Priorities: Fair representation for suburban and rural residents, per her campaign site · Transparency about county spending, per her campaign site · Protecting individual freedoms, per her campaign site
Note: Use address lookup for your exact ballot; local pages preview tracked races.Profiles: Candidate details update as filings and campaign materials publish.
