Kansas Governor
The Johnson County Public Policy Council has distributed surveys to all candidates. If a candidate returned a completed survey to the Johnson County Public Policy Council before the stated deadline, it is linked below their name as Candidate Survey.
In some contests, the Johnson County Public Policy Council chose to record video interviews. All candidates involved in those selected races were invited to participate. Those videos are linked below the candidate’s name, labeled as Candidate Interview.

General Election – November 8
Kansas Governor
Kansas Governor & Lieutenant Governor (4-year term)
Democratic Candidate
- Laura Kelly/David Toland (Incumbent)
Candidate Survey
Libertarian Candidate
- Seth Cordell/Evan Laudick-Gains
Candidate Survey
Republican Candidate
- Derek Schmidt/Katie Sawyer
Candidate Survey
Primary Election – August 2
Kansas Governor
Kansas Governor & Lieutenant Governor (4-year term)
Democratic Candidate
- Laura Kelly/David Toland (Incumbent)
Candidate Survey
- Richard Karnowski/Barry Franco
Candidate Survey
Libertarian Candidate
- Seth Cordell/Evan Laudick-Gains
Candidate Survey
Republican Candidate
- Derek Schmidt/Katie Sawyer
Candidate Survey
- Arlyn Briggs/Lance Berland