Chautauqua County voters will narrow the field for an open county commission post when they go to the polls on Tuesday, Aug. 3.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and results will be printed in the Aug. 4 Prairie Star.

Three Republican candidates will compete for votes for commissioner in the First District. They will include: Sundance “Sunny” Young, rural Cedar Vale; Goff Searl, rural Cedar Vale; and Joseph A. Sutton, Sedan.
The candidate who garners the most votes in this primary election will be listed on the general election ballot in November. No Democrats filed for the postion which currently is held by Verne Sweaney.

That will be the only county position up for election this year. All other Chautauqua County elected officers will be up for election in 2012.

In a race for District Court Judge that involves Chautauqua County voters, F. William Cullins, Coffeyville, will be listed unopposed as a Republican on the primary ballot.

For District Court Judge in Dist. 14, Div. 2, Roger L. Gossard of Coffeyville will be listed unopposed as a Republican.

Kasha Kelley, Arkansas City Republican, will run unoppsed for the Dist. 79 Kansas House of Representatives seat she currently holds.

Political races to be listed on the ballot for both Chautauqua and Elk counties in the Aug. 3 primary election will be:

Kansas House of Representatives, Republican — Jeff King, Independence
Kansas House of Representatives, Democrat — Troy Bell, Moline.
U.S. House, Republican — Jim Anderson, Wichita; Wink Hartman, Wichita; Mike Pompeo, Wichita; Paij Rutschman, Latham, Kan.; and Jean Kurtis Schordorf, Wichita and Sedan.
U.S. House, Democrat — Raj Goyle, Wichita; Robert Tillman, Wichita.
U.S. Senator, Republican — Tom Little, Mound City, Kan.; Robert Londerholm,  Overland Park, Kan.; Jerry Moran, Hays; Todd Tiahrt, Goddard.
U.S. Senator, Democrat — Robert A. Conroy, Shawnee, Kan.; David Haley, Kansas City; Lisa Johnston, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; Charles Schollenberger, Prairie Village, Kan.; Patrick Wiesner, Overland Park, Kan.
Governor/Lt. Governor, Republican — Sam Brownback/Jeff Colyer; Joan Heffington/Mark Holick.
Governor/Lt. Governor, Democrat — Tom Holland/Kelly Kultala.
Sec. of State, Republican — J.R. Claeys, Salina; Elizaabeth Ensley, Topeka; Kris Kobach, Piper, Kan.
Sec of State, Democrat — Chris Biggs, Junction City; Chris Steineger, Kansas City.
Attorney General, Republcan — Ralph De Zago, Herington, Kan.; Derek Schmidt, Independence.
Attorney General, Democrat — Steve Six, Topeka.
State Treasurer, Republican — Ron Estes, Wichita.
State Treasurer, Democrat — Dennis McKinney, Greensburg, Kan.
Commissioner of Insurance, Republican — David J. Powell, El Dorado; Sandy Praeger, Lawrence, Kan.
Commissioner of Insurance, Democrat — None filed.
Kansas Board of Education member, Dist. 9, Republican  — Jana Shaver, Independence.
Kansas Board of Education member, Dist. 9, Democrat — Robert E. Medford, Pittsburg.