Preliminary Harvey County Election Results
All results are preliminary, remaining are provisional and enroute mail ballots.
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30 percent rule goes down on Nov. 5
In Harvey County one hyper-local election resulted in a landslide, and that result was pleasing to local business owner Mitch Nodland.
Early voting, mail ballots put Harvey County at 30 percent turnout prior to election day
Harvey County used just one room - a small room in the courthouse that once housed commission meetings - for early voting in the 2024 election.
More than 20 percent of Harvey County voters have already voted
Limited early voting in the 2024 election remains in Harvey County – a single early voting polling site will be open 9 a.m.
Candidate profiles: Kansas House District 74
Name: Mike King City of Residence: Hesston Party Affiliation: Republican 1. What motivated you to run for the District 74 position? I have a 3… Login to continue reading Login…
County commission race a history maker
The 2024 Harvey County Commission election is a bit of a rarity — there are two contested races for commission seats.It has been decades, and it is actually unknown how long ago, since such a thing has happened.
Candidate profiles: Harvey County Commission – District 3
Name: Richard D. McDiffett City of Residence: Rural Newton Party Affiliation: Democrat 1. What motivated you to run for the position of county commissioner? In… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Candidate Profiles: Harvey County Commission – District 2
Name: Mark Jenkins City of Residence: North Newton Party Affiliation: Democrat 1.What motivated you to run for the position of county commissioner? I was motivated… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
‘Ready to Run’ set to launch
Newton mayor Rod Kreie and commissioner Leroy Koehn came up with an idea to help find stronger candidates for local offices – create a program that would educate would-be candidates about the offices to which they aspire.They recruited some help to create such a program, partnering with the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce and reaching across the political spectrum in addition to administrators from the city, county and school district to start creating a program is called “Ready to Run.”“Being an elected official is not easy,” said Rod Kreie, Newton mayor.
County treasurer race gets third candidate
By Chad FreyBecky Fields, who was defeated in the August Republican Primary for the Harvey County Treasurer nomination, officially registered as a write in candidate for the 2024 election this week.