Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran, both current U.S. congressmen, are seeking the GOP nod for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sam Brownback. Tiahrt represents the state's 4th Congressional District, while Moran represents the 1st District.
Brownback, who is running for governor, is the likely winner in the Republican primary. Among the Democratic candidates are Tom Holland and Ken Cannon.
Republican candidates are squaring off for Moran’s 1st Congressional seat are: State Sens. Jim Barnett, of Emporia, and Tim Huelskamp, of Fowler; Hays educator Sue Boldra; Galva attorney and retired Air Force officer Marck Cobb; Tracey Mann of Salina, a commercial real estate salesman; and Rob Wasinger of Cottonwood Fall, former chief of staff to Brownback.
Alan Jilka of Salina is the Democratic lone in the race.
Dickinson County voters will be voting on democratic and republican primary races for governor, U.S. Senate, First District of the U.S. House District, insurance commissioner, secretary of state, attorney general and state treasurer and state board of education seat #7. Voters, depending on where they live will be voting on state representatives for Districts 64, 68, 107 and 108.
In southern Dickinson County, resident will also vote in county commission district #1. Voters, also depending on where they live, will be voting for candidates for township clerk.
Voting on Tuesday’s primary will determine the winners of precinct committeemen and women races.
Poll locations
County election officer Barbara Jones said voting locations in the county will be open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Advance voting, for those who wish to do so, is available at the clerk’s office at county courthouse and closes at noon Monday.
Jones said some voters in the south part of the county will have a new voting place since the New Basel Church will no longer be used for voting. Those who live in Jefferson Township will now vote at the Carlton City Building while those from Garfield Township will now vote in the Solomon City Building.
Polling places in Dickinson County will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Here is the list:
• City of Carlton, Banner, Holland, Jefferson, Holland and Wheatland townships: Carlton City Building, 275 Main Ave., Carlton
• City of Manchester, Buckeye, Cheever, Flora and Willowdale townships: The Lord’s Chapel, 2994 Main St., Talmage
• City of Enterprise and Center and Logan townships: Library Meeting Room, 206 S. Factory, Enterprise
• Fragrant Hill, Hayes and Sherman townships: Blue Ridge School, 1539 Highway 18, Abilene
• Grant and Newbern townships: Grant Township Hall & Fire Station, 922 S. Buckeye, Abilene
• City of Hope and Hope and Ridge townships: Hope City Building, 113 N. Main, Hope
• City of Woodbine and Liberty and Union townships: Woodbine United Methodist Church, Woodbine
• City of Solomon and Lincoln and Garfield townships: Solomon City Building, 116 West Main St., Solomon
• City of Chapman and Noble and Rinehart townships: Chapman Golf Course Clubhouse, 522 Golf Course Road, Chapman
• City of Abilene 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W 1P, 4W 2P: Abilene Civic Center, 201 NW 2nd, Abilene
• City of Herington 1W, 2W,4W and Lyon township: EMS Building, 200 E. Helen, Herington.
Voters can also go online to find their polling place and other information through Kansas VoterView, which has been assembled by the Kansas Secretary of State’s office. Voters can check their voter registration information, search for polling places and other information. It can be found at www.voteks.org. A link to the site is also available on the Dickinson County website at www.dkcoks.org under the county clerk’s site.
Kansas is a closed primary state, which means registered voters receive a ballot based on their declared party affiliation. Jones said a registered voter without a party affiliation can go to the polls on Tuesday and can vote on a Democratic ballot. Unaffiliated voters who wish to vote on a ballot for Republican candidates can do so by declaring they are a Republican, she said.