Elections and Voting
The general election is November 4, 2025.
Below you'll find information about early voting, locating your polling place, doing candidate research, and more. We're always here to help answer questions through email at Ask a Question and by Live Chat, but remember: the library is not an elections office, and you can find the contact information for the County Clerk's office below.
Primary Election Dates
- June 2, 2025: Candidate filing deadline
- July 15, 2025: Deadline to register to vote or to update your voter registration for the 2025 primary election
- July 16, 2025: Advance in-person voting for the primary election begins
- July 29, 2025: Last day to apply for an advance voting mail ballot for the primary election
- August 4: Advance in-person voting for the primary election ends at noon
- August 5, 2025: Primary election, 7am-7pm
General Election Dates
- October 14, 2025: Deadline to register to vote or to update your voter registration for the 2025 general election
- October 15, 2025: Advance in-person voting for the general election begins
- October 28, 2025: Last day to apply for an advance voting mail ballot for the general election
- November 3, 2025: Advance in-person voting for the general election ends at noon
- November 4, 2025: General election, 7am-7pm
Registering to vote? The Douglas County Clerk's Office recommends registering through ksvotes.org or visiting the elections office at 711 W. 23rd #1 in Lawrence (23rd and Louisiana Streets).
County resources:
Looking for reliable information on political candidates and issues? Want to know who is running for office?
- The County Clerk's Voting and Elections page, opens a new window has complete and updated information about where and how to vote, which offices are up for election, what candidates have filed so far, and more. Make it your first stop!
- Douglas County, Kansas Elections Hub: Find out who’s running, who your current reps are, and your voter registration status.
- KSBallot.org is a tool provided by the Voter Network (in both English and Spanish) that gives Kansas voters a nonpartisan, comprehensive look at the candidates and issues that will appear on their ballots.
- Vote411.org: See who is on your ballot, find upcoming debates in your area, and more!
- Election 2025: Lawrence Times coverage of local election news
Need help deciphering information from misinformation? Try these sites:
- Factcheck.org (Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania)
- PolitiFact (Poynter Institute)
- RumorGuard (News Literacy Project)
- Is it legit? Five steps for vetting a news source (News Literacy Project)
Candidate fields set for 2025 Douglas County races; a closer look at who's running in this year's local elections (Lawrence Journal-World)
Here's a look at the 2025 candidates for Lawrence City Commission (Lawrence Times)
Race for Lawrence City Commission set; 13 candidates will vie for seats as Larsen declines to run again (Lawrence Journal-World)
Here's a look at the 2025 candidates for Lawrence school board (Lawrence Times)
7 now running for Lawrence school board; no primary will occur (Lawrence Journal-World)
Here's a look at candidates who have filed for Lawrence City Commission and school board elections so far (Lawrence Times)
Second candidate withdraws from Lawrence City Commission race; 12 candidates remain (Lawrence Journal-World)
Lawrence City Commission candidate Gary Rexroad drops out of race due to health issue (Lawrence Journal-World)
Lawrence City Commission (2 open at-large seats)
- Paul Buskirk
- Michael K Courtney
- Mike Harreld
- Eric B. Hyde
- Steve Jacob
- Ruby Mae Johnson
- Alex Kerr
- Bart Littlejohn
- Amanda Nielsen
- Kristine Polian
- Bob Schumm
- Peter Victor Shenouda
- Courtney Shipley
USD 497 School Board (3 open at-large seats)
- Bob Byers
- ChrisTopher Niles Enneking
- Kelly Jones
- Shannon Kimball
- Matt Lancaster
- Molly Starr
- Pam Shaw
Upcoming Events:
There are no state level elections in Kansas in 2025.
There are no ballot measures for 2025.
No U.S. House of Representatives or Senate seats for Kansas are up for election in 2025.
Interested in being a poll worker in Douglas County? Click here for requirements and application information.
Interested in running for office in Kansas or Douglas County? Click here for forms and filing information.
The Douglas County Clerk’s Office is responsible for overseeing all national, state and local elections conducted in Douglas County.
- Email: elections@douglascountyks.org
- Phone: 785-832-5267
- Address: 711 W 23rd St #1, Lawrence, KS 66046
- Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm