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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