County Commissioner District 1
Johnson County, Kansas
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
This seat represents District 1, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 57 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 620,631 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(2,947,197 ÷ 620,631) ÷ ln(50,000) = 57.2, measured against a statewide vote in KS (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Becky Fast is the incumbent Johnson County Commissioner for District 1, representing the district since 2019 and serving a term that began in 2023.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Public Infrastructure 1 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Ben Hobert is a Johnson County resident and candidate for County Commissioner District 1; his campaign biography says he has attended more than 200 Johnson County Board of Commissioners meetings since 2021.
Sources: jocoelection.org2