Candidates on the ballot across northwest Kansas
6/11/2012
A glance at county-by-county races set for this fall's election cycle. "I" signifies the incumbent.
Cheyenne County
County Attorney
Karan Thadani, R
County Commission, District 3
Andrew K. Beikman, R (I)
Brett T. Poling, R
County Clerk
Terry Miller, R (I)
Register of Deeds
Melissa Tabor, R
Jeanne D. Dunn, R
Shelley L. Culwell, R
County Treasurer
Dolores Jenik, R (I)
Sheriff
Cody Beeson, R
District Magistrate Judge
Robert Van Allen, R (I)
Decatur County
County Attorney
Steven W. Hirsch, R (I)
County Commission, District 2
Ralph D. Unger, R (I)
Sid Metcalf, R
County Commission, District 3
Robert W. Jones, R
Mick Barth, R
Shayla J. Williby, R
Brad Marcuson, R
Brad Long, D
County Clerk
Colleen Geihsler, R (I)
Register of Deeds
Kari Ketterl, R (I)
County Treasurer
Jean Ann Hale, R (I)
Sheriff
Ken Badsky, R (I)
District Magistrate Judge
Jay E. Tate, R
Allen Shelton, R
District Judge
Preston A. Pratt, R (I)
Ellis County
County Attorney
Tom Drees, D (I)
County Commission, Second District
Barbara Wasinger, R
Alan F. Gabel, D
Dennis J. Pfannenstiel, D
County Commission, Third District
Dean Haselhorst, D
Ron Adams, R
County Clerk
Donna Maskus, D
Butch Schyler, R
Register of Deeds
Rebecca Herzog, D (I)
County Treasurer
Ann Pfeifer, D
Sheriff
Ed Harbin, D (I)
District Judge, Division 1
Edward E. Bouker, D (I)
District Judge, Division 2
Glenn R. Braun, D (I)
Gove County
County Attorney
Mark F. Schmeidler, R (I)
County Commission, District 2
Michael R. Gillespie, R
Robert D. Steerman, R
County Commission, District 3
Bart L. Briggs, R (I)
County Clerk
Shelby Getz, D
Register of Deeds
Cristy S. Tuttle, R (I)
County Treasurer
Cheryl Remington, R (I)
Sheriff
Allan J. Weber, R (I)
Graham County
County Attorney
Tony Potter, R (I)
County Commission, District 3
Roger Davignon, R (I)
County Commission, District 2
Don Scott, R (I)
County Clerk
Jana Irby, R (I)
Register of Deeds
Juanita Toll, R (I)
Sheriff
Brandon "Cole" Presley, R (I)
Ronald Keith, R
District Magistrate Judge
Russ Ingle, R
Ronald Radcliffe, R
Randall Weller, R
Jessie A. Thompson, R
Logan County
County Attorney
Margaret Mahoney, R (I)
County Clerk
Crystal Rucker, R (I)
County Treasurer
Jennie Schoenberger, R (I)
County Attorney
Margaret Mahoney, R (I)
Sheriff
Pat Parsons, R (I)
Register of Deeds
Joyce Bosserman, R (I)
County Commissioner District No. 2
Robert (Nick) Scott, D (I)
David Hubert, R
County Commissioner District No. 3
Clint Kvasnicka, R (I)
Douglas Mackley, R
District Magistrate Judge
Mark Temaat, (I)
Ness County
County Attorney
Craig Crosswhite, R (I)
County Commission, District 2
Paul Beck, D (I)
Sandra Rupp, R
County Commission, District 3
Frederick Flax, D (I)
Mark Flas, R
County Clerk
Renee Kerr, R (I)
Treasurer
Layne Wasinger, R
Register of Deeds
Marck Horchem, D (I)
Sheriff
Michael Hands, R
Bryan Whipple, R (I)
District Magistrate Judge
James R. Kepple, R (I)
Osborne County
County Attorney
Paul S. Gregory, R (I)
County Commission, District 1
James H. Cary, R (I)
County Commission, District 3
C.W. "Bill" Seaman, R (I)
County Clerk
Vienna M. Janis, D (I)
Register of Deeds
Rebecca A. Byrd, R (I)
Treasurer
Dara G. Linton, R (I)
Sheriff
Curtis L. Miner, D (I)
District Magistrate Judge
William Conrad, R
Richard Linton, R
Renee Henke, D
Jesse W. Jacobs, D
Phillips County
County Attorney
David O. Baumgartner, R (I)
Melissa M. Schoen, R
County Commission, District 2
Max Dibble, R
Jack D. Dunn (I)
Riley W. Leidig, R
Patricia I. Northrup, D
County Commission, District 3
J. D. Shelton, R
Kenneth Rose, R (I)
Dan Mulder, R
William J. Greving, R
County Clerk
Linda McDowell, R (I)
Register of Deeds
Robert Keesee, R (I)
Treasurer
Judy Rowland, R (I)
Amy L. Hanchett
Sheriff
Paul T. Wisinger, R (I)
District Magistrate Judge
Sandra J. Clark. R
Paula D. Hofaker, R
Kurtis L. Rachow, R
Larry Stones, R
Rawlins County
County Attorney
Jared Holste, R (I)
County Commission, District 2
Wilbur R. Henry, R (I)
County Commission, District 3
Craig J. Cox, R (I)
Pattie Wolters, R
County Clerk
Janice K. Poore, R
Rachel M. Finley, R
Janice Bohme, D
County Treasurer
Jeri Rahe, R
Register of Deeds
Carolyn A. Marshall, R (I)
Sheriff
William R. Finley, R (I)
District Magistrate Judge
Pat Carroll, D (I)
Rawlins County Hospital Board
LeRoy Luedders, Postion 5
Phil Studer, Postion 6
Kenneth Micek, Position 7
Peggy Cabrina, Postion 8
Karen Bolt, Position 9
Rooks County
County Attorney
Edward C. Hageman, R (I)
County Clerk
Clara Strutt, R (I)
County Treasurer
Kimberly Northup, R (I)
Register of Deeds
Rosalee Sprick, R (I)
Johnna J. Lambert, D
Sheriff
Blaine Dryden, R
Gary Knight, R
County Commission, No. 2
John Ruder
County Commission No. 3
Ted L. Lambert, D (I)
Corvin (Corky) Hagan, R
Galen Thyfault, R
District Magistrate Judge
Douglas E. Bigge, R (I)
Rush County
County Attorney
Tony W. Rues, D (I)
County Commission, District 2
Ken Urban, R (I)
County Commission, District 3
Dennis Elias, R
Stephen Stremel, R
County Clerk
Corinne Baldwin, R
Register of Deeds
Debi Wherry, R (I)
County Treasurer
Christie Bittel, R (I)
Sheriff
Dale L Scheideman, D
Ward K Corsair, R (I)
District Magistrate Judge
Dale Snyder, R (I)
Russell County
County Attorney
Daniel W. Krug, R (I)
County Clerk
Mary K. Nuss, R (I)
County Commission, District 2
Steve Boxberger, R (I)
Ronald K. Mead, R
County Commission, District 3
Bradley C. Zweifel, D
Aaron Steinert, R
Cathy Boxberger, R
Tim Schwemmer, D
Register of Deeds
Dee Ann Matheson, R (I)
County Treasurer
Cindy Reed, R
Sheriff
Mick Allen, R
John R. Fletcher, R (I)
William Dollison, R
District Magistrate Judge
Eric Vincent James, D
Marty K. Clark, R (I)
Sheridan County
County Attorney
Michael Haas, R (I)
County Commission, District 2
Troy Dewey, I (I)
County Commission, District 3
Doyle Kauk, R (I)
Ron Cooper, R
County Clerk
Paula Bielser, R (I)
County Treasurer
Shirley Niermeier, D
Register of Deeds
Mary Weimer, R (I)
Sheriff
Brian Fenner, R (I)
Sherman County
County Attorney
Brock Abbey, R (I)
County Commission, District 2
Lowell Coon, R
Paul Flanders, R
Ken Klemm, R
County Commission, District 3
Larry E. Witt, R
Steve Evert, D
County Clerk
Janet R. Rumpel, R (I)
Register of Deeds
Billie Hoyt, R
County Treasurer
April Hall, R (I)
Sheriff
Kevin L. Butts, R (I)
Burton Pianalto, R
District Judge
Scott Showalter, R (I)
Smith County
County Attorney
Tabitha Rempe Owen, R
Kevin L. Phillips, R
County Commission, District 2
Dale E. Pickel, R
Joe Kingsbury, R (I)
Drew Joy, R
Darrell Shellito, R
James C. Tharp, D
County Commission, District 3
Dalen Ratliff, R
Arthur L. Kuhlmann, I (I)
Denise Sasse, R
County Treasurer
Mark E. Schemm, R (I)
Vernon Reinking, R
County Clerk
Sharon K. Wolters, R (I)
Register of Deeds
Karen Baetz, R (I)
Stephanie Arment, R
Sheriff
Bruce Lehman, R (I)
District Magistrate Judge
Russell Groenendyk, R
Michael Kirchhoff, R (I)
Thomas County
County Attorney
Kevin N. Berens, R (I)
Margaret P. Mahoney, R
County Commission, District 2
Paul M. Steele, R (I)
County Commission, District 3
Mike Baughn, R
County Treasurer
Layn Bruggeman, R
County Clerk
Shelly A. Harms, R (I)
Cindi Kriss, R
Register of Deeds
Lora Volk, R (I)
Sheriff
Rod Taylor, R (I)
David Rodriguez, D
District Judge
Glenn D. Schiffner, R (I)
Todd R. Stramel, R
District Magistrate Judge
Richard J. Ress, R (I)
Trego County
County Attorney
Tony A. Potter, R (I)
County Commission, District 2
Kendall Ottley, R (I)
Lanny Fabrizius, I
Wesley Hobbs, R
County Commission, District 3
Dean L. Papes, D (I)
Lynelle E. Shubert, I
County Clerk
Lori Augustine, D (I)
Register of Deeds
Evea M. Rumpel, R (I)
County Treasurer
Joleen Nimz, R (I)
Sheriff
Travis W. Stein, R
Richard Hanks, D
District Magistrate Judge
Richard A. Flax, D (I)
Wallace County
County Attorney
Charles Moser, D (I)
County Clerk
Jacalyn Mai, R (I)
Lindsay Hartman, R
Register of Deeds
Lillian Swartz, R (I)
Sheriff
Larry Townsend, R (I)
Treasurer
Kathryn McDaniel, R (I)
Magistrate Judge
Steve Unruh, R (I)
County Commission District 3
Adam Smith, R (I)
County Commission District 2
Mike Cowles, R (I)
Source: Northwest Kansas county clerks