Kansas Statutes Chapter 25. Elections § 25-3901. Definitions

(a) “District office” means the office of district judge, district magistrate judge, county commissioner, state representative, state senator, district attorney or county attorney.

(b) “Party” means a political party having a state and national organization and of which the officer or candidate whose position has become vacant was a member.

(c) “Party candidacy” means a candidate of a political party for a party nomination at a primary election or the party candidate at a general election.

(d) “General election” means the election held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.

(e) “Primary election” means the election held on the first Tuesday in August in even-numbered years.

(f) “County chairman” or “county chairperson” means the chairperson of the county central committee, provided to be elected under K.S.A. 25-3802, and amendments thereto, of the political party of which the officer or candidate whose position has become vacant was a member.