The Star's recommendations for Tuesday's elections
The American privilege to vote arrives again Tuesday when important primaries will help decide future national, state and local races.
Early August is not known for large turnouts, yet critical issues are on the ballot, as well as important decisions on which individuals advance to the general elections. In several heavily partisan areas, the primary determines the ultimate victor. Have a say and vote. By doing so, you help decide the future outlook of politics in Kansas and Missouri, the fate of a new tax in Kansas City, and an important bond issue.
Kansas has started tightening its voter ID requirements, so be sure to arrive with a photo ID. As a reminder, older voters may bring an expired driver’s license as adequate ID. Also acceptable for all voters are passports, government IDs, student IDs and driver’s licenses.
Polls are open in Missouri from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Kansas polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Here are The Star’s recommendations in select contested primaries on Tuesday. (No recommendations appear for candidates in uncontested races.)
MISSOURI
U.S. SENATE
Republican — John Brunner
U.S. HOUSE
Republican:
5th District — Jerry Nolte
6th District — Sam Graves
Democrat:
6th District — Kyle Yarber
GOVERNOR
Republican — Dave Spence
Democrat — Jay Nixon
LIEUTENANT GOV.
Republican — Peter Kinder
Democrat — Susan Montee
SECRETARY OF STATE
Republican — Bill Stouffer
Democrat — Jason Kander
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Republican — Adam Lee Warren
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 2
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to ensure religious beliefs shall not be infringed, school children have the right to pray in school, and all public schools shall display the Bill of Rights? — NO
MISSOURI SENATE
Democrat:
District 7 — Crystal Williams
MISSOURI HOUSE
Republican:
District 12 — Josh Hurlbert
District 16 — Noel J. Shull
District 25 — Joshua Judy
District 31 — Sheila Solon
Democrat:
District 15 — Carol Suter
District 22 — Brandon
Ellington
District 23 — Randy Dunn
District 24 — Sarah Gillooly
District 27 — Bonnaye V. Mims
District 28 — Tom McDonald
District 31 — Dale Walkup
District 37 — Joe Runions
KANSAS CITY
Question 1 — Shall the city stop collecting the trafficway maintenance tax, park and boulevard maintenance tax, and the boulevards and parkways front foot assessment and enact a half-cent sales tax to help parks, parkways, boulevards and community centers? And shall it establish a dedicated fund for street maintenance and transfer no less than 7.5 percent of the net annual earnings tax receipts to the street fund? — NO
Question 2 — Shall the city issue sewer system revenue bonds up to $500 million to comply with the federally mandated consent decree to cut pollution, with the principal and interest of the bonds to be payable solely from the revenues from sewer customers? — YES
JACKSON COUNTY
Democrat:
Sheriff — Mike Sharp
CLAY COUNTY
Republican:
Assessor — Donald Jobe
Democrat:
Western Commissioner — Larry Larson
Assessor — Tom Brandom
Sheriff — Bob Neal
PLATTE COUNTY
Republican:
County Commission
District 1 — Kathy
Dusenbery
KANSAS
U.S. HOUSE
Democrat:
2nd District — Tobias
Schlingensiepen
KANSAS SENATE
Republican:
District 7 — Kay Wolf
District 8 — Thomas C. (Tim) Owens
District 10 — Tom Wertz
District 11 — Pat Colloton
District 21 — Joe Beveridge
District 37 — Pat Apple
Democrat:
District 6 — Pat Pettey
KANSAS HOUSE
Republican:
District 8 — Sheryl Spalding
District 14 — Janet King
District 15 — Elliot Lahn
District 17 — Jason Leib
District 18 — Neal L. Sawyer
District 19 — Stephanie Clayton
District 20 — Mark Read
District 25 — Melissa A. Rooker
District 26 — Larry L.
Campbell
District 28 — Mark Hagen
District 29 — Jim Yonally
District 30 — Ron Worley
District 38 — David R.
Anderson
District 39 — Stephanie Meyer
Democrat:
District 14 — Roberta A. Eveslage
District 24 — Emily Perry
District 25 — Megan England
JOHNSON COUNTY
County Commission (nonpartisan)
3rd District — Steve Klika or Michael Lally
Republican:
Sheriff - Frank Denning
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