Voter Guide

2025 Voter Guide: What Wichita candidates think about local issues

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Voters across Wichita will head to the polls on Nov. 4 to choose school board and city council members.

Three Wichita City Council seats and four Wichita school board seats are up for election. Only residents in a specific district can vote on the candidates in that district. To learn which districts you are in, go to the secretary of state’s VoterView.

Advance voting by mail is open now. Request a ballot here by Tuesday, Oct. 28. Advance voting in person started Monday, Oct. 20 at the Sedgwick County Election Office, 510 N. Main, Suite 101, in Wichita. Go here for details and information on satellite sites opening Thursday, Oct. 30.

We asked candidates in all seven races to answer questions about key topics facing the city or Wichita school district. To see their responses, click on the links below:

Wichita City Council voter guide

District 1: LaWanda DeShazer, Joseph Shepard

District 3: Mike Hoheisel, Genevieve Howerton

District 6: Brett Anderson, Maggie Ballard, Margaret Shabazz

Wichita school district voter guide

District 1: Diane Albert, Mackenzi Truelove

District 2: Brent Davis, Julie Hedrick, Valerie Most

District 5: Kathy Bond, Amy Jensen

District 6: Hazel Stabler, Amy Warren

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