Wichita-area voters elected a new representative to the City Council on Tuesday. Joseph Shepard defeated LaWanda DeShazer to win the District 1 seat on the Wichita City Council. Incumbents Maggie Ballard and Mike Hoheisel were reelected to second terms.

Amy Warren and Amy Jensen defeated incumbents to win seats on the Wichita school board in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results. Board president Diane Albert and District 2 member Julie Hedrick were reelected.

Republican Scott Schwab, who is also running for governor in 2026, is using a federal database to confirm U.S. citizenship of people registered to vote.

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson said that enough Republican lawmakers signed on in his chamber to call a special session to consider gerrymandering the state's congressional map. It's not clear if the Kansas House has enough support yet, though.

Opponents fear that Kansas Republican lawmakers will break Johnson County into multiple Congressional districts in order to push out Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids. GOP leaders were at the White House this week after approving funding for a special session.

Mackenzi Truelove and Diane Albert are running for a spot on the Wichita school board. The two took part in a candidate forum at Wichita State on Tuesday night.

District 1 candidates for Wichita City Council met in a forum Tuesday night at Wichita State University.

Wichita City Council member Maggie Ballard faces off against Brett Anderson and Margaret Wheeler Shabazz for her District 6 seat.

November’s election will decide four seats on the Wichita Board of Education. And this year’s campaign is shaping up much differently than the one four years ago.

Mike Hoheisel is seeking reelection to the District 3 council seat in November. He is being challenged by Genevieve Howerton.