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complete directory of Kansas candidates for Governor, State Cabinet,
United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle
... state political parties ... the official state election office
... and state news sources.
CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline: June 10, 2008
Filing Deadline (Independents): July 2008
Primary: August 5, 2008
This
page was last updated on July 4, 2008

STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
[ Kathleen
Sebelius (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Mark Parkinson
(D) - Lt. Gov., Ex-State GOP Chair, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State
Rep. & Businessman
Sam Brownback (R) -
US Senator, Ex-State Agriculture Commissioner & '08 Presidential
Candidate
Ron Thornburgh
(R) - Secretary of State
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
(Note:
Governor and Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in
the primary.)
Mark
Parkinson (D)*
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
Ron Thornburgh (R)*
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Stephen
Six (D)*
STATE
TREASURER:
Lynn Jenkins (R)*
- (Campaign Site)

STATE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Sandy Praeger (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
STATE
LEGISLATURE:
State
House
State Senate
U.S.
SENATOR:
Pat
Roberts (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Lee Jones (D) - Labor Union
Lobbyist, Ex-Railroad Engineer & '04 Nominee
Jim Slattery (D)
- Ex-Congressman & '94 Governor Nominee
Randall Hodgkinson (Libertarian)
Joseph
Martin (Reform) - Ex-State Party Chair, Computer Programmer
& '06 Sec. of State Candidate

[
Sam Brownback (R)*
- Retiring in 2010. ]
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Jerry Moran (R)*
James Bordonaro
(D) - Attorney & Businessman
Jack Warner (Libertarian) - Rancher, Gun Rights Activist &
Frequent Candidate
Kathleen Burton (Reform)
District
2:
Nancy
Boyda (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Lynn Jenkins (R) - State
Treasurer, Ex-State Rep. & Accountant
Jim Ryun (R) - Ex-Congressman,
Businessman & Olympic Track Medalist
Robert Garrard (Libertarian) - '06 State Rep. Nominee
Leslie Martin (Reform) - '06 State Rep. Nominee

District
3:
Dennis Moore (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Nick Jordan (R) - State Sen.
& Businessman
Paul Showen (R)
- Elevator Contractor & USAF Veteran
Joe Bellis (Libertarian)
- Computer Engineer, Ex-Minister, '04 Nominee & '00 Presidential
Candidate
Roger Tucker (Reform)
- Retired Electrician, USAF Veteran & '06 Candidate
Joel Balam (Independent)
- Court Translator & Chaplain
District
4:
Todd Tiahrt (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Donald Betts (D)
- State Sen. & Ex-State Rep.
Steve Rosile (Libertarian) - Ex-State Party Chair, Construction
Worker & Frequent Candidate
Susan Ducey (Reform)
- Nurse, Conservative Activist & Frequent Candidate

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
Kansas
Constitution Party
Kansas Democratic Party
Green Party of Kansas
Libertarian Party of Kansas
Kansas Reform Party
Kansas Republican Party
STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
Secretary
of State's Office

STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Abilene
Reflector-Chronicle
Anderson County
Review
Andover Journal-Advocate
Anthony Republican
Ark Valley News
Arkansas City Traveler
Atchison Daily Globe
Augusta Daily Gazette
Baldwin City Signal
Blue Valley Sun
Chanute Tribune
Clay Center Dispatch
Coffey County Republican
Coffeyville Journal
Columbus Daily Advocate
Derby Daily Reporter
DeSoto Explorer
Dodge City Daily Globe
Downs News
El Dorado Times
Ellsworth Reporter
Emporia Gazette
Eudora News
Eureka Kansas
Garden City Telegram
Great Bend Tribune
Gyp Hill Premiere
Hays Daily News
Haysville Times
High Plains Journal
Hillsboro Free Press
Hillsboro Star Journal
Holton Recorder
Hutchinson News
Iola Register
Jewell County Record
Johnson County Business Times
Johnson County Sun
Junction City Daily Union
Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
Kansas City Kansan
Kansas City Pitch Weekly (Alternative)
Kansas City Star
Kiowa News
Lawrence Journal-World
Leavenworth Times
Lincoln Sentinel-Republican
Linn County News
Louisburg Herald
Manhattan Free Press
Manhattan Mercury
Marion County Record
Marquette Tribune
Marysville Advocate
McPherson Sentinel
Miami County Republic
Minneapolis Messenger
Nemaha County Sentinel
Newton Kansan
NWKansas.com
Olathe Daily News
Osage County Herald
Osawatomie Graphic
Ottawa Herald
Parsons Sun
Peabody Gazette-Bulletin
Pittsburg Morning Sun
PoliticsKS.net
Pratt Tribune
Sabetha Herald
Salina Journal
Sedgwick County Times-Sentinel
Smith County Pioneer
Southwest Daily Times
Stafford Courier
Taylor Newspapers
Tonganoxie Mirror
Topeka Capital-Journal
- (Politics Section)
Topeka Metro News
University Daily Kansan (University
of Kansas)
Wellington Daily News
Online
Westmoreland Recorder
Wichita Business
Journal
Wichita Eagle
Wilson World
Winfield Courier
Wyandotte West
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