Good luck to those in the race today.

WOW i am an idiot......
i had to vote provisional ballot today! i forgot you need to do a change of address. i voted, but it won't be counted till April 13. so how does that work...what if someone i did not vote for is elected but after counting the provisional what happens if a different candidate counts as the winner after the announcements are made tonight.

Good question, nanny. I'm not sure, especially in a case like the mayor where literally someone can win the election with a third of the votes.

If there were two things I could change in our city government, it would be that anytime there are more than two candidates for a position, there must be a primary to narrow the field to two choices. That way, whoever wins does so with a majority of the city voting for them.

Also, I'd like to change the mayor term to 4 years instead of 2. 2 years is just too darn short in my opinion. I've been doing my current job for 9 years, but I wasn't good at it the first couple years.

Tnt, do we get to sign you up for the next election?
I believe the way it works is that if the vote totals are close enough that the number of provisional and disputed ballots may make a difference, the results are not certified until the provisional and disputed are counted.

thk P. i also believe TNT should run!

any counts yet?

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8:30 p.m. (Nick Sloan): One race that's particularly interesting is the Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees race.

Just like last election cycle, qualified and "big-name" candidates have thrown their names into the hat.

There has been controversy in this election as well, centering on current Trustee Nolen Ellison. Along with the story we reported last week concerning an anonymous letter showing up at The Kansan's door, I've received a handful of calls suggesting that Ellison was left out of a recent candidate forum.

Supporters of the incumbent believe there's a movement from the college administration to oust Ellison from the board. An Ellison victory would certainly make future board meetings interesting.

8:16 p.m.: (SH) During my drive across the city tonight, I spent a few minutes shooting the breeze with a group of Sheriff's Deputies maintaining order outside of the Wyandotte County Election Office. They were throwing around a turnout figure of around 30 percent. That's better than I was expecting, though as always, the turnout never seems to be high enough. Nothing official though.

7:59 p.m.: (Sam Hartle) I just got back from the Reardon campaign's election night headquarters, held appropriately enough at the Jack Reardon Civic Center (Unified Government Commissioner At-Large, District Two candidate John Mendez is also holding his watch party at the Reardon Center). Attendes were still arriving when I got there, but I was able to snap this photo of some of the mayor's most strident supporters:



7:25 p.m. : Results will probably not stream in until at least after the 8 p.m. point.

Polls have just closed in Wyandotte County. Turnout is not expected to be high, even in a night where a number of interesting races conclude.

Wyandotte County could elect a new sheriff by the end of the night, Edwardsville will have a new mayor, voters could reshape both the Board of Public Utilities and the Unified Government and could elect new members to various education governing bodies.

Stay tuned. Sam Hartle is currently at Unified Government Mayor-CEO Joe Reardon's election night headquarters.