Elk Countians will elect a county commissioner this year, but the decision will be made in the general election on Nov. 2.

Two candidates filed for the First District Elk County Commission currently held by Lawrence Jontra. Those candidates are Gus Jones, rural Elk City, a Democrat, and Douglas C. Ritz, rural Fredonia, a Republican. Both names will be listed in next week’s primary but not on competiting ballots.

Elk County voters will see the name of Mike Ward listed as a Republican candidate for District Court Judge, Dist. 13, Div. 4, with no opponent.

The race for District Court Judge, Dist. 13, Div. 1, will be narrowed from four Republican candidates to one in the Aug. 3 primary. Those candidates are: Jan Satterfield, El Dorado, Paul Dean, Madison, Terrence Huelskamp, Andover, and James I. Murfin, Bel Aire.

Numerous precinct officials will be listed on the ballot in Elk County. They were listed in legal advertisement in the July 14 edition of Prairie Star.

Polls for the primary election will open at 7 a.m. and remain open until 7 p.m. See next week’s Prairie Star for results.

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.