by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The Kansas State election season is fast approaching. There is still plenty of time to launch a campaign and file for the party primaries coming up on August 2.

Those Kansas State and County Democrats and Republican party candidates who wish to appear on the Kansas State primary ballot on August 2 must file by noon, June 1.  All third party candidates or Independent candidates must file nomination petitions by noon, August 1 if they want to be in the general election.

Candidates for national and state offices, for state legislature and for judicial offices must file at the Secretary of State’s office in Topeka. Candidates running for county offices must do so at the Sumner County Courthouse. More 2016 Candidates Filing Information can be found here.

The list of Sumner County races for state senator/representatives and countywide races in the 2016 election include:

•State Senator 32nd District – Steve Abrams, Republican.

•State Representative 79th District – Ed Trimmer, Democrat.

•State Representative 80th District – Kasha Kelley, Republican.

•State Representative 82nd District – Pete DeGraaf, Republican

•State Representative 116th District – Kyle Hoffman.

•County Commissioner 2nd District – Jim Newell (see district boundaries below).

•County Attorney – Kerwin Spencer.

•Register of Deeds – Jessica Anderson.

•County Clerk – Debra Norris.

•Sheriff – Darren Chambers.

•Various township and committee members.

The following are maps of legislative boundaries in Sumner County for the state representatives and county commissioners. Click on the picture for a larger versions of the map.

State Representative boundaries Sumner County:

Sumner County is divided into four state representative districts. The green portion is the 116th District represented by Kyle Hoffman. The blue portion is the 80th District by Kasha Kelley and the pink portion is represented by Ed Trimmer. There is also a sliver on the northeast edge that is represented as the 82nd District by Pete DeGraaf. As one can tell by the map: Hoffman represents everything north of 50th Street until Hoover Road south of U.S. 160 and Meridian and Seneca Road north of U.S. 160. Kelley represents most of the southern half of Sumner County and the Avon township. Trimmer has Belle Plaine and Oxford in his district.

State Representative boundaries 80th and 116th District Wellington:

Wellington is divided almost down the middle. Basically, C Street is the dividing line. Hoffman’s 116th District lies west of C Street and Kelley’s 80th District is east of C Street. Trimmer nor DeGraaf have any representation in Wellington.

State Representative boundaries 79th District:

Ed Trimmer’s 79th District stretches into Cowley County and includes the Sumner County townships of Harmon, Belle Plaine, Palestine, Gore and Oxford. Kelley’s district goes south and west of the 79th District. Hoffman’s is west and DeGraaf has a sliver to the north.

State Representative boundaries 81st District: 

Pete DeGraaf’s 81st District is mostly in Sedgwick County. However, a small part of it slips into Sumner County that mostly covers the northeast tip.

County Commissioner 2nd District:

Jim Newell’s Sumner County Commissioner District encompasses the southwest corner of the county including the townships of Dixon, Ryan, Osborne, Downs, Jackson, Caldwell, Bluff, Morris, Chikaskia, Falls and parts of Wellington.

County Commissioner 2nd District – Wellington:

Newell’s commissioner district includes everything west of Washington Street within the Wellington City Limits.

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