Platte County Voter Guide: What’s on the ballot, what to know for Aug. 6 primary election
The 2024 KC Voter Guide is a collaboration between The Kansas City Star and the KC Media Collective. All voter guide content is free and outside of the paywall.
Platte County voters will have the chance to cast a ballot in the primary elections on Aug. 6 — or sooner. Early voting starts on July 23.
In addition to the statewide governor’s race, voters will weigh in on races for U.S. House, the Missouri General Assembly, Platte County public administrator and more.
On Election Day, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
You can check your voter registration, your voting districts and your polling place through the Missouri secretary of state.
The 2024 KC Voter Guide is a collaboration between The Kansas City Star and KC Media Collective.
See what’s on your ballot
After you’ve checked your voting districts, see which U.S. House, state General Assembly and local races will be on your ballot.
U.S. House
Missouri House
Platte County
Platte County voters will also decide on a 20-year sales tax that would expand the county jail.
You can also jump to the guides for each of the statewide races.
Or read about the two ballot measures on the Missouri ballot.
Find the full 2024 KC Voter Guide at kcvoterguide.org.
Behind the KC Voter Guide
The Kansas City Star teamed up with local newsrooms in the nonprofit KC Media Collective to create a comprehensive guide to all the races on the Aug. 6 ballot in Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Platte and Wyandotte counties.
This effort brought together dozens of reporters and editors to provide information about every candidate in more than 100 races across five counties in the Kansas City region, on both sides of the state line.
Collaborators include: The Kansas City Star, The Beacon, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, KCUR, Missouri Business Alert and Startland News, along with American Public Square and RevEd.
How we reported these guides
Reporters in our newsrooms used a variety of methods to compile brief bios and policy positions for each candidate on the ballot.
Whenever possible, reporters interviewed candidates directly. In some cases, candidates did not respond to our attempts to reach them or had minimal information available online or elsewhere. We have made note of this in their candidate profiles.
Reporters also utilized campaign websites, social media feeds, press releases and other news articles. We reviewed the legislative records of incumbents, including bills they have sponsored and votes they have taken.
Each candidate entry has been reviewed by editors.
Sections of the election guide and resources have also been translated into Spanish, with the assistance of our partner organization RevEd and other translators.
