Election coverage
Look back at previous years’ election coverage from The Lawrence Times archives.
These pages will take you to all of our election and voting coverage from the time we launched in 2021.
Douglas County residents can register to vote, update their voter registration and/or request mail ballots at KSVotes.org.
Election 2025
Elected to Lawrence City Commission: Mike Courtney, Kristine Polian
Elected to Lawrence school board: Shannon Kimball, Kelly Jones, Matt Lancaster
Election 2023
Elected to Lawrence City Commission: Mike Dever, Brad Finkeldei, Amber Sellers
Elected to Lawrence school board: Carole Cadue-Blackwood, Anne Costello, GR Gordon-Ross, Yolanda Franklin, Shannon Kimball
Election 2021
Elected to Lawrence City Commission: Lisa Larsen, Bart Littlejohn and Amber Sellers
Elected to Lawrence school board: Kay Emerson, Kelly Jones and Andrew Nussbaum
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Douglas County Commission approves limited tenant eviction defense pilot program
Following months of tense discourse about tenant right to counsel, Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday voted 3-2 for a pilot program that will grant some tenants facing eviction access to legal representation.
Plat for Hunters Hill subdivision in northwest Lawrence gets planning commission approval
Planning commissioners on Wednesday approved a preliminary plat for Hunters Hill, a subdivision of mostly single-family homes planned for northwestern Lawrence.
Hannah Loub/Lawrence Times
Lawrence ecologists provide tips on native plant restoration, how to get involved
If you missed the fall window to plant native plants, spring is still a great time to participate in native restoration, at home or within the community. Local ecologists share tips and how to get involved.
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KU researcher wins competitive NASA fellowship
Hayley Beltz, a postdoctoral researcher at KU, has earned the highly competitive NASA Hubble Prize Fellowship.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Man charged with murder in Lawrence woman’s stabbing death will face jury trial
Aaron Blake Wright will face a jury trial on a charge of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Jina Anne Reyes-Woehler after his attorneys struggled to mount a defense implying Reyes-Woehler was a “fighter.”
