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Counties in Kansas
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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Kansas
- A list and map of counties in Kansas
- An overview of local elections in Kansas
- An overview of the initiative process in Kansas
Counties
County government
Click the link below for information about the county government in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:
Full list of counties
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 103 counties, 1,891 cities, towns, and villages, and 1,468 special districts.[1]
Two counties operate under a unified government with a locality; Wyandotte County along with Kansas City, and Greeley County along with the City of Tribune.[2]
The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.
Map of counties
Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
- Topeka, Kansas - Mayor and city council
- Wichita, Kansas - City council
- Kansas school board elections
2024
- Topeka, Kansas - District attorney
- Sedgwick County, Kansas - County clerk, district attorney, register of deeds, sheriff, treasurer, and district court judges
2023
- Topeka, Kansas - City council
- Wichita, Kansas - Mayor and city council
- Kansas school board elections
2022
- Sedgwick County, Kansas - County commission and district court judges
2021
- Topeka, Kansas - Mayor and city council
- Wichita, Kansas - City council
- Kansas school board elections
2020
- Sedgwick County, Kansas - County commissioners, county clerk, county treasurer, register of deeds, sheriff, district court judgeships
Initiative process availability
The local units of government in Kansas that make the initiative process available are:
- Cities: all 626 of which have ordinance initiative and charter ordinance referendum.
- Counties: all 103 of which have referendum for charter resolutions.[3]
See also
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