(Sedgwick County, Kan.) – Election Day for the primary election is tomorrow in Sedgwick County, Kansas. 81 polling locations will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters can find their polling place and view their sample ballot at https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/.
When polling places close on Tuesday, the Election Office will begin the process of reporting unofficial results for the election.
How many votes have been cast so far?
Through Monday, Aug. 1, more than 33,000 registered have cast early ballots at the advance voting locations available in Sedgwick County.
About 25,000 advance ballots were mailed to voters who applied to vote by mail. So far, 18,000 ballots have been returned. Advance by mail ballots need to be returned by Tuesday at 7 p.m. or postmarked by Aug. 2 and received in our office through the mail by Friday, Aug. 5.
Election Day Media Coverage
Media are encouraged to report coverage at the following locations on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, for the Primary Election:
- Andrew’s Lutheran - 2555 Hyacinth Ln., Wichita
- Grace Presbyterian Church - 5002 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita
- Church West Wichita - 3210 N. Maize Rd., Wichita
- Calvary Baptist Church - 1636 E. Patriot Ave., Derby
Please be mindful not to disrupt citizens striving to vote. If you wish to obtain footage inside the polling location, please check in with the Supervising Judge dedicated to each site.
There will be no voting taking place at the Election Office on Election Day. Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Angela Caudillo will be available for media interviews at the following times & locations:
- 7 a.m.: Westlink Church of Christ - 10025 W. Central Ave., Wichita
- 11 a.m.: Catholic Church of the Magdalen - 12626 E. 21st Street N., Wichita
- 4 p.m.: New Life Covenant Church - 1819 W. Douglas Ave, Wichita
Election Night Media Coverage
There will be an Election Office collaboration room available from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the Sedgwick County Historic Courthouse, 510 N. Main, for the media to gather to await results.
The media point of contact for election day & night is Nicole Gibbs, Community Relations Specialist. You can contact her at 316-660-9370 or Communications@sedgwick.gov.
When will results be available?
As votes cast at Election Day polling places are returned to the Election Office and tabulated, the unofficial results will be updated periodically until all precincts are reporting. The first unofficial results will include votes cast at the Election Office’s 17 advance voting locations and mail ballots returned to the Election Office by Election Day.
When unofficial results are available, they will be released to these sites in the following order:
- Sedgwick County Election Office website
- Sedgwick County social media accounts
When all votes from Election Day polling places have been returned, tabulated, and released, the Election Office will close until 8 a.m. on Wednesday. Election Office staff will be unable to respond to media requests during that time.
In the event of close races, please keep these two important things in mind:
- The results are unofficial. There will be votes to count after Election Day, including additional mail ballots and provisional ballots. Those ballots could make the difference in close races. The results will not be official until the canvass for the election is held on Aug. 11.
- There are no automatic recounts in Sedgwick County. Candidates will be able to request recounts at the conclusion of the canvass for the election.
What ballots are left to count after Election Day?
Kansas law allows mail ballots postmarked on Election Day to be counted through Friday. Mail ballots can also be returned to ballot boxes or polling places until 7 p.m. on Election Day. Those ballots will be counted after Election Day.
Additional updates to the unofficial results will be released Wednesday, Thursday & Friday after 12 p.m.
Provisional ballots will be reviewed and counted at the canvass for the election, which begins on Thursday, Aug. 11 at 9 a.m. at the Election Office. The results will be certified when the canvass reconvenes at a time determined at canvass. Media and the public are welcome to attend the canvass. Official final results will be released after the canvass.
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