Russell County 2026 Primary Election Results
Voters in Russell County went to the polls Tuesday for the 2026 Primary Election.
According to Russell County Clerk and Election Officer Kristi Whitman, the voter turnout was 38.5 percent with 1,772 ballots cast.
The following results are unofficial until canvass on August 17 at 10 AM.
County Commissioner - District 1
Republican
Raeleen Reinhardt - 131
Jason Schoenberger - 197
County Commissioner - District 4
Republican
Dean Haselhorst - 122
Melinda Olson - 145
County Commission - District 5
Republican
Alan Kuntzsch - 119
Tony Mahoney - 215
There were no Democrats running for any of the Russell County Commissioner positions, so effectively the winner of Tuesday's Primary will win the seat unless a write-in candidate challenges in the November General Election.
US Senate
Republican
Roger Marshall - 1,144
Pond Naramore - 255
Democrat
Damon Anderson - 3
Christy Davis - 30
Adam Hamilton - 48
Jason Hart - 14
Kevin Latz - 1
Erik Murray - 10
Sandy Spidel Neumann - 9
Anne Parelkar - 13
Patrick Schmidt - 17
Michael "Mike" Soetaert - 5
Noah Taylor - 68
US House of Representatives - District 1
Republican
Tracey Mann - 1,089
Craig Musser - 315
Democrat
Colin McRoberts - 46
Lauren Reinhold - 156
Governor
Republican
Ty Masterson - 566
Charlotte O'Hara - 30
Nick Reinecker - 42
Stacy Rogers - 57
Phillip Sarnecki - 240
Vicki Schmidt - 148
Scott Schwab - 331
Democrat
Ethan Corson - 124
Cindy Holscher - 75
Curt Skoog - 31
Kansas Supreme Court Constitutional Question
Yes - 859
No - 830
For full statewide results, CLICK HERE.
The November General Election is non-partisan for the Russell City Council, Lucas City Council and Russell Regional Hospital Board races and therefore those positions were not voted on in Tuesday's Primary and will be decided in November.